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McLeod Software sprinting to help carriers, brokers meet FSMA requirements

Tom McLeod said it is a top priority for his software company to develop new features that help carriers and brokers meet the FSMA requirements by April, 2017.

September 19, 2016

Tom McLeod gives the keynote at the 2016 McLeod User Conference in San Antonio, Sept. 19

Vehicle automation to dramatically change trucking landscape in the coming decades, forecaster says

“The last major change we had was deregulation,” he said. “And it had only a fraction of the power of this one. It eliminated almost all of the carriers in business at the time. A few came through, but not many. This change is even larger.”

September 19, 2016

Perry and Gross see the industry as on the verge of the automated revolution, which they say will be a major shock to the industry. Carriers need to prep to survive, they said.

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Trucking autonomy upstart Otto acquired by Uber

“Basically, we’re starting a commercial transportation business,” says Otto founder Lior Ron. “Specifically we’re going to build on Otto’s capabilities for self-driving trucks and introduce other ways to help the freight industry and truck drivers.”

August 18, 2016

NTSB says Tesla in fatal crash involving tractor-trailer was speeding

A preliminary report issued last week by the National Transportation Safety Board on the fatal July crash involving a Tesla Model S using the self-driving Autopilot mode and a full-length tractor trailer determined the Tesla was traveling 9 mph over the posted 65 mph speed limit.

August 5, 2016

Orbcomm lands trailer tracking contract from Barnes Transportation

Barnes Transportation Services Inc. (Barnes) has chosen Orbcomm to provide solar-powered asset tracking for its dry van trailers.

August 4, 2016

Orbcomm’s GT 1100 device uses an integrated solar panel to increase longevity and frequency of reporting.

Auto safety advocates want autonomous tech off the road

The letter was sent to Obama as the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) prepare to issue as early as next Tuesday new guidance on autonomous vehicle technologies.

July 13, 2016

A demonstration of ZF’s Highway Driver Assist — an autonomous system that enables the truck to pilot itself in on-highway driving.

Tesla in autonomous mode hits truck, kills passenger; DOT investigating

The trailer’s “white side…against a brightly lit sky” caused the car’s Autopilot system to fail to register the full-sized tractor-trailer crossing the highway, Tesla said in a blog post on its site. The Autopilot system is still in public beta testing, Tesla says, and users are warned before using the system that the technology is new and that drivers should not take their hands off the wheel.

July 6, 2016

The dash of a Model S

Pennsylvania establishes Autonomous Vehicles Testing Policy Task Force

PennDOT will chair the task force, which is comprised of state, federal and private-industry officials.

June 1, 2016

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Is autonomy the technology the public doesn’t want?

If 85 percent of respondents want nothing to do with autonomous cars, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that even more want nothing to do with self-driving heavy trucks.

May 30, 2016

Trucking's Future Now - Driver in Autonomous Truck

Spireon adds refrigerated telematics to produce line

Spireon says its new FleetLocate Temperature Monitoring helps with regulatory compliance for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

April 14, 2016

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Distribution Solutions selects Orbcomm for trailer telematics

Orbcomm announced that Distribution Solutions Inc. (DSI) has selected its trailer telematics systems for its mixed fleet of dry van and refrigerated trailers.

April 5, 2016

Orbcomm’s GT 1100 device uses an integrated solar panel to increase longevity and frequency of reporting.

Up close with Daimler’s new Highway Pilot Connect autonomous platooning system

CCJ Editor Jeff Crissey offers an up close look at Daimler’s new autonomous platooning system on a stretch of Germany’s Autobahn this week following the introduction of the system on Monday.-

March 22, 2016

Bay and Bay Transportation installing Orbcomm devices on trailer fleet

Bay and Bay will use Orbcomm’s GT 1100 device to monitor its mixed fleet of dry van, refrigerated trailers and dry tank assets.

February 26, 2016

Orbcomm’s GT 1100 device uses an integrated solar panel to increase longevity and frequency of reporting.

Autonomous update: Obama, DOT call for $4B investment to ‘accelerate’ self-driving vehicle development

Two recent news items out of the White House show at least some interest in a unified approach to managing the advent of the autonomous era and a potential starting point to broader government interest in advancing such technology.

January 29, 2016

Trucking's Future Now - Driver in Autonomous Truck

Peformance Food Group selects CarrierWeb for managing trucks and reefers

PFG Customized Distribution, a division of Performance Food Group Company (PFG), has selected CarrierWeb for its truck mobile communications and of reefer command and control systems.

January 15, 2016

Performance Food Group selected the CarrierMate and ReeferMate products from CarrierWeb

Orbcomm, Add On Systems integrate two-way trailer data

Orbcomm’s platform integrates closely with AOS’s software for the ability to capture near real-time trailer data for both refrigerated and dry transport assets.

November 10, 2015

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Behind the wheel of Freightliner’s Inspiration autonomous truck

“Your hands hover over the wheel for a few seconds, waiting to grab it if something goes wrong. Except nothing goes wrong. Freightliner engineers designed Highway Pilot to be extremely fluid and smooth in its movements. There is no jerking or jarring of the steering wheel.”

September 15, 2015

Trucks Low Angle

Peterbilt showcases ‘stepping stone to autonomous driving’

Bill Kahn, principal engineer for Peterbilt, says the outfitted Model 579 test unit – which would be classified as a Level 3 autonomous vehicle – is far from an autonomous truck.

May 29, 2015

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Heartland Express will integrate and rebrand CFI U.S. operations by year-end

Drivers will remain in their current trucks but will have the option to choose from pay packages available in the legacy Heartland fleet or transfer to other subsidiaries, including Millis Transfer and Smith Transport.

With more than 50 locations across the United States, Hogan manages a portfolio of comprehensive commercial transportation services, which includes full-service truck leasing, truck rental, dedicated services, and other custom-designed transportation and logistics solutions. With a fleet of more than 10,000, Hogan offers tractors and trailers as well as cargo vans, straight trucks, sleepers, refrigerated trucks and trailers and other specialty equipment.

Hogan Transports acquired by vehicle rental conglomerate

Trucks On Highway Detroit

Carriers share insight into driver pay

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Frequency of lawsuits, size of jury verdicts against motor carriers rising

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USPS contractor 10 Roads going out of business

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