Volvo Trucks enters the electromobility age with FE and FL Electric truck variants and Vera, a fully autonomous electric truck concept that could redefine transportation within logistics hubs.
Beyond the Technology presented by LaunchIt Public Relations …From ELDs to automated yard management systems, technology has become more and more prevalent in every corner of the supply chain. While technology can make things more efficient when it works well, dysfunctional tech can lead to major headaches for everyone involved.
Consumers are expecting brands to reduce unnecessary waste, source products responsibly, and use environmentally friendly transportation and logistics practices. Does this added pressure and complexity impact a company’s bottom line?
Volvo Trucks has unveiled its concept autonomous electric vehicle that it believes could help create a more efficient and cleaner transportation network, while acting as a complement to existing solutions.
In partnership with Reliance Partners …One of the most important opportunities remains frequently overlooked when it comes to data: the human element.
RTS is injecting technology into the archaic garbage industry processes, helping bring visibility and transparency into waste disposal and recycling.
Which jobs in the trucking industry are most at risk to autonomous trucking, and what can we do to prepare?
xChange is helping container lines reduce their dead miles, by providing them with one-way container moves or SOCs from 2500 locations across the world.
Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).
Offshore oil drilling across the East coast could end up destabilizing the fishing industry which brought in more than $500 million last year. Building offshore wind power farms could be a better alternative as it would keep the oceans clean while producing energy.
Intelligent Audit can help you leverage the power of your carrier contracts and perform predictive analytics to determine how your future spend will unfold
Just how a Deerfield, IL, company became so important to the industry is a long story that starts with the teletypewriter, a macaroni-twisting machine and its namesake and founder, Edward Kleinschmidt.
ELDs are one part of the overall telematics picture that fleets can utilize to greater efficiency, according to a new survey of fleets.
Ecommerce in Indonesia supports 4 million jobs today, with McKinsey expecting the number to reach 26 million in the next five years. All that the country needs right now is a strong logistics network and surplus skilled labor.
In partnership with Reliance Partners …The idea that technology will save lives is exciting on the one hand. On the other, just how seamless will the technology be? Will it be optional or mandatory?
Maersk foresees a $2 billion increase in fuel costs due to sulfur-emissions cap; U.S. consumers might witness increase in car prices after U.S.-Mexico deal; Indonesia is seeing a tremendous growth in ecommerce; German car manufacturers are facing a battery production crisis.
LaneAxis is looking to drive efficiency in the trucking network by using blockchain to help shippers connect directly with carriers without brokers or 3PLs.
China has toyed with the concept of bike-sharing but met with disastrous results due to an unsustainable business model and excessive dumping of bikes on the streets. The U.S. bike-sharing startups could take a leaf out of their book and improvise accordingly.
John Henry, director of sales for ZED Connect, explained to FreightWaves how the evolution of the company is developing to deliver vehicle data solutions centered around what its parent company Cummins knows best – engines.
While technology startups have jumped into trucking with the latest and greatest solutions, the old guard, if you will, has not been sitting idly by. This week at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, C.H. Robinson is showing drivers its Navisphere apps and how they can help drivers and small fleets find freight success.
