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Sizing up Peak Season and the Parcel Market with John Haber, Transportation Insight
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews John Haber, president of the parcel business unit, for Transportation Insight.
Trucking Market Overview With FTR’s Avery Vise
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Avery Vise, Vice President of Trucking, for Bloomington, Ind.-based freight transportation consultancy FTR Transportation Intelligence.
Talking Trucking with Bob Costello, Chief Economist for the American Trucking Associations
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Bob Costello, Chief Economist for the American Trucking Associations (ATA).
Blockchain as a Tool for Supply Chain Innovation
Annually, the Automotive Industry loses billions of dollars due to supply chain mismanagement, Blockchain, as a disruptive technology, enhances the ability to identify and track transactions digitally and share that information through distributed ledgers.
Blockchain: Accelerating Technology Disruption in the Automotive Market
The rapid pace of improvements in blockchain technology means that within one to two years, blockchain could provide a solution to many of the challenges faced by the automotive industry today.
U.S. Transportation Department Moves to Ease Hours-of-Service Rules for Truckers
The U.S. Transportation Department is poised to relax the federal regulations that govern how many hours a day truckers can be behind the wheel, interest groups have lobbied to make the rigid “hours of service” rules more flexible.
Truckers Prepare For Era of Self-Driving Autonomous Trucks
There is a lot of work being done behind the scenes involving some of the biggest names in and out of transportation, when it comes to driverless cars and trucks.
10 Reasons Being a Professional Truck Driver Is Better Than Driving for a Ridesharing Service
Even with great compensation, stability and a path for growth for years to come, job-seekers are turning to ridesharing and other positions over truck driving causing a huge driver shortage in the supply chain industry.
Truck Drivers Wanted at Walmart - $1,500 Referral Bonus
With the worsening shortage of truck drivers, Walmart plans to double its spending on attracting and retaining drivers by year-end, the retailer wants to drum up interest in being a long-haul driver.
Toyota Doubles-Down on Zero Emissions Heavy-Duty Trucks
The automaker has unveiled the second generation of its Project Portal semi-truck, which is larger, lighter and has a longer range than the original that was put to work shipping cargo between the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles last year and has since covered over 10,000 miles.
Uber Freight’s New ‘Fleet Mode’ Targets Small Trucking Fleets
With fleet mode, carriers and their dispatchers can find, book, assign and reassign the best loads for their team, once logged in, carriers and their dispatchers can see a full list of their drivers and each driver’s details, schedule, and availability; they can also see all available Uber Freight loads.
Anheuser-Busch Orders 800 Hydrogen-Electric Powered Semi-Trucks from Nikola Motor Company
After bantering a “major fleet announcement” a few weeks’ ago, Nikola Motor Company broke the news today that Anheuser Busch will deploy up to 800 Nikola trucks starting later this year as part of a broader emissions-free vehicle plan that will result in the company converting 100% of its dedicated fleet to sustainable sources by 2025.
eNow Powers “Rayfrigeration” Zero Emissions Transportation Refrigeration Unit
eNow, a company specializing in renewable energy systems and advanced solar power technologies for the transportation industry, has demonstrated the effectiveness of its solar energy-producing systems for transportation by powering the first zero-emissions commercial use transport refrigeration unit.
U.S. Xpress Test Results: 10+ Hour Rest Period HVAC & 300 Watt Solar Battery Charger
This case study describes how eNow collected data from a U.S. Xpress Class 8 Sleeper Truck equipped with a battery-powered air conditioning system and eNow battery charging system, and added 10+ hours of rest-period HVAC with eNow solar.
Calculating Less-than-Truckload Freight Rates, What Should You Be Paying?
Kuebix, the creator of a transportation management system that delivers true freight intelligence, has launched the Kuebix Freight Rate Calculator, a new free tool for all transportation and logistics professionals to research and get instant estimates on their less-than-truckload freight.
Knight-Swift Adds 400 Trucks/Drivers with Abilene Acquisition
The biggest truckload carrier in the United States is growing by 400 trucks with a tuck-in acquisition that it says will immediately add $100 million in revenue and, just as importantly, 400 drivers to its fleet operations.
Patterson High School Takes on Truck Driver Shortage
With commercial truck driver shortage looming, a high school in Patterson, California decided to take a proactive approach by creating a truck driving school program dedicated to bringing new drivers into the industry.
Walmart, J.B. Hunt, Loblaws, Meijer, Onboard with Preorders for Tesla’s Electric Semi Trucks
Despite there being no official pricing information available to date, Walmart, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, retailer Meijer Inc, and Canadian grocery giant Loblaws have all placed orders for Tesla’s new heavy-duty all electric transport semi-trucks.
Self-Driving Technology for Commercial Trucking
Embark is working to make the self-driving future a reality, and while most of the spectacle has been around passenger vehicles, Embark believes that commercial trucking, the backbone of the U.S. economy, stands to reap untold benefits by deploying autonomous trucks, particularly during the “long haul” stretches.
Transitioning To Zero-Emission Heavy-Duty Freight Vehicles
In this report, the International Council on Clean Transportation, ICCT, assess zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle technology to support decarbonization of the freight sector and compare the evolution of heavy-duty diesel, diesel hybrid, natural gas, fuel cell, and battery electric technologies in the 2025–2030 timeframe.
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