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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Smart Windshields Seen as the New Ad Billboards

The next frontier in digital advertising may be your car’s windshield.

Alex Webb | Bloomberg News
January 6, 2017
Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment

Consumer Comfort Gauge in 2016 Was Strongest in Nine Years

American households were more upbeat last year on average than at any time since 2007, according to figures in the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Jan. 5.

Vince Golle | Bloomberg News
January 5, 2017
Government, Business, Technology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 2: Tunneling Out of Infrastructure Mess

If federal lawmakers need a reminder of an infrastructure mission statement for the 115th Congress, they should visit the House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing room at Rayburn. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. 

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
January 3, 2017
Letters to the Editor, Business, Fuel, Government, Logistics, Technology, Autonomous

Letters: Skepticism Over Hydrogen Claims, Shipper Tactics

The Nikola One isn’t actually a zero-emissions vehicle when you see the entire process.

January 2, 2017
Technology, Autonomous

V2V Proposal Travels Winding Road

The United States has been on the cusp of connected vehicles that communicate directly with each other and with traffic signs and highway infrastructure since 1999, when a slice of electromagnetic spectrum was reserved for such a purpose by the Federal Communications Commission.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 2, 2017
Business, Fuel, Government, Technology, Equipment

Diesel, Crude Prices Ascend to 2016 Peaks at Year’s End

The average U.S. retail price of diesel jumped 1.3 cents a gallon to $2.54, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 26, as the price of oil rose past $53 a barrel because evidence is growing that plans to cut production will jell.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 2, 2017
Business, Logistics, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Government, Fuel

Schneider Files to Go Public; Family, Execs to Keep Control

Truckload and intermodal carrier Schneider National Inc., No. 7 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, filed financial documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 22 as a prelude to the company going public, possibly later this year.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
January 2, 2017
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Uber-Like Package-Delivery Service Roadie Harnesses Holiday Travelers

Roadie, an Atlanta-based company which began service in central Ohio earlier this year, connects road-trippers with those who are looking for a way to ship a package, either across town or across the nation.

Tim Feran | The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
December 28, 2016
Government, Business, Technology

Maryland Applies to US DOT for Automated Vehicle Testing

Maryland wants to be the next state to join the automated vehicle revolution.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
December 27, 2016
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Uber for Trucking Firm in China Valued at $1 Billion

Truck Alliance Inc., an Uber-type service for trucks known in China as Huochebang, raised about $115 million in a financing round that valued the startup at $1 billion.

Lulu Yilun Chen | Bloomberg News
December 22, 2016