Technology

Federal regulators push for more data as automated trucking rolls from testing to reality.

Available in late 2021, the company’s card will allow drivers to facilitate transactions anywhere Visa is accepted.

Findings from a recent Spireon white paper survey, conducted in conjunction with FreightWaves, found that about 40% of carriers reported losing more than $500 per trailer per week in detention costs.

To tackle this bull market, ITF is adding automation to distribution and fulfillment, adding visibility to customer inventory.

Nowports aims to digitize supply chains from Asia to the Americas with $16 million in Series A funding.

Professional drivers help teach their robotic successors while evangelizing for the technology among truckers who feel threatened.

Regulators in China target two Full Truck Alliance apps in a cybersecurity investigation less than two weeks after the freight platform’s U.S. IPO.

“I think about the fact that if we fulfill this mission, the world is better off and not many opportunities have that.”

FMCSA is proposing to revise rules for advanced driver-assist cameras.

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Excerpt: Mustafa Azizi, co-founder and CEO of ZUUM Transportation, talks to Ryan Schreiber of CarrierDirect about how small and medium-size freight brokerages can leverage technology to compete with the big players.

What does a chief product officer at a trucking sector company do given that the title is usually seen at software firms?

“Working with Transfix has to be an experience that’s better for carriers and it has to allow them to both make more money but in a way that is more sustainable for them,” says Transfix CFO.

There will not be a single tech winner, meaning that the only chance for true end-to-end visibility is through partnerships.

Worldwide Express’ Joel Clum explains how third-party logistics companies are giving small and midsized shippers the technology they need.

Charles Craigmile, CEO at Revenova, talks about what it means to be a TMS in today’s market. His take? It’s more than just an operational system to find carriers.

The product, called E-inspection, allows a quick transfer of data from the truck to the inspecting officer for those trucks that need to go to the weigh station.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration orders trucking manufacturers and operators to report crashes linked to autonomous technology.

The industry is evolving so quickly that technology isn’t just a helpful tool anymore; it’s a requirement to be competitive.

The brilliant thing about implementing telematic solutions is that efforts towards energy efficiency also improve the bottom line.