Technology

U.S. senator also wants Tesla autopilot feature improved or shut down.

Moving to a fixed quarterly RFP program with brokers has added consistency, accuracy and reliability to Bumble Bee’s relationship with intermediaries

The Blockchain in Transport Alliance announced it will participate in two blockchain proof-of-concept projects in the coming months. The organization’s working groups also provided updates on the progress of standards development at its BiTA Symposium Chicago on Nov. 14, 2019.

Every day, more than 40% of all truck drivers on the road use an hour or more of productive driving time to search for a secure parking spot before their hours of service run out.

Eyesight Technologies has taken driver-distraction monitoring to a new level with the ability to trigger driver and fleet alerts when cellphone usage or in-cab smoking is detected.

Continental AG is looking to rapidly restructure its workforce and phase out production plants to catch up with new-age mobility options like electric and connected vehicles.

Proposal could undercut “hundreds of millions” spent on connected-vehicle infrastructure

Democratic candidate Andrew Yang also proposes a $1,000-a-month “universal basic income” for workers displaced by automation.

API, or application programming interface, may soon become a common three-letter word in the air cargo space by making the booking experience similar to shopping on Amazon.

Chainyard’s blockchain solution responds to a common pain point: qualifying hundreds of carriers is a convoluted and inefficient process.

Brian Aoaeh writes about changes in the energy/fuel mix over the next 30 years in developed and developing economies.

Cargo rate platform adds “deep link” to Maersk’s booking portal.

NTSB advises Uber and regulators overhaul AV testing policies.

Jim Blaze writes about the Alameda Corridor in Los Angeles, that takes some of the freight from the harbor to distribution centers. Is it still economically viable?

Hydrogen fuel cell electric truck startup Nikola Corp. is touting a high-storage battery that could increase the current range of electric passenger cars from 300 to 600 miles with no increase in battery size.

Digitization and ecommerce continue to change the movement and delivery of freight. Kayla Matthews examines the issues involved.

Basu said Ondiflo’s “biggest success” was that 65 drivers used the app and they only trained seven.

Freightquote by C.H. Robinson brings Robinson’s information advantage, capacity, and technology to small businesses.

The cosmetics industry uses mica in large quantities, which is predominantly sourced from illegal mica mines across India, where child labor is rampant.

Thinking of technology as static is like buying 100 trucks and running them for 30 million miles — something you set once and forget., according to CarrierDIrect CEO Peter Rentschler.