Technology
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.
QuikQ Announces Cardless Fueling Project
QuikQ, a provider of cardless fueling for trucking fleets, said it is teaming with LHP Software and Impinj Inc. to develop a product that will deliver internal vehicle data to and from RFID tags during fueling.
March 5, 2012Engineers Mull Various Technologies OEMs Will Use to Meet 2014, 2017 Fuel Standards
TAMPA, Fla. — Engineers for truck makers said they are comfortable with their approaches to meet 2014 and 2017 federal greenhouse-gas and fuel-mileage standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks.
March 5, 2012Fleets Say Newest Engines Cost More, but Reliability and Efficiency Are Better
TAMPA, Fla. — Fleet managers said they generally prefer the current generation of U.S. truck engines over 2007-2009 models because of improved fuel economy and reliability, but they also cost more and are more complicated, a new survey found.
March 5, 2012CARB Pushes Back Compliance Deadline for Fleets to Phase in SmartWay Add-Ons
California environmental regulators have delayed until June the first compliance deadline for large fleets seeking to phase in SmartWay technologies for 2010 and older model 53-foot box-type trailers and the tractors that pull them.
March 5, 2012Bendix Parts Recall Remedied, Navistar Ships Its Backlog
Efforts to overcome the effect of defective brake valves supplied by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems are progressing, with Navistar Inc. reporting that all its trucks delayed for repairs have now been shipped.
March 5, 2012ATA Supports EOBR Rule in Court Brief
American Trucking Associations has defended the federal government’s moves to encourage the use of electronic onboard recorders among trucking fleets in a brief filed in federal court.
Swift Partners With Internet Truckstop
Swift Transportation said it has increased capacity through an alliance with Web-based load matching service Internet Truckstop.
February 27, 2012Canadian Trucking Alliance Again Backs EOBRs
The Canadian Trucking Alliance is once again urging its members to support electronic onboard recorders.
February 27, 2012iTECH: Tire Maintenance in the Information Age
Tracking systems to help fleets analyze the performance of the tires on their trucks and trailers have come of age — specifically the information age — and the data they compile can help carriers maximize every dollar spent on tires, according to manufacturers.
February 27, 2012Sylectus to Focus Software on Flatbed Shippers’ Needs
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Transportation software company Sylectus, which primarily serves the expedited and truckload markets, said it is turning its attention to the flatbed sector.
February 27, 2012