Technology: Page 17

  • President Joe Biden greets American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear during an April 2022 Trucking Action Plan event on the South Lawn of the White House.
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    Q&A

    ATA leaders outline trucking’s 2023 priorities

    President Chris Spear and Chair Dan Van Alstine share their vision for the next year in an interview with Transport Dive.

    By • Jan. 4, 2023
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    High fuel prices, driver constraints are likely to remain issues in 2023

    Trucking industry wades through challenges in shadow of regulatory change.

    By • Jan. 3, 2023
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

    These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

    By Trucking Dive staff
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    The top trucking trends of 2022

    Driver recruitment, economic concerns, investments in equipment and EVs were top of mind over the past year

    By • Dec. 29, 2022
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    Cost-cutting, regulatory roadblocks: Trucking’s top stories in 2022

    The past 12 months saw conditions normalize while firms dealt with problems from overstaffing to cost escalation.

    By • Dec. 27, 2022
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    TuSimple will cut 25% of workforce, scale back freight lanes

    The layoffs, part of a restructuring plan, cap a year of turmoil for the autonomous trucking startup.

    By • Dec. 22, 2022
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    Meijer deploys all-electric trucks with eye on cold weather performance

    The retailer says the trucks will operate within a 200-mile radius of its home charging site in Michigan.

    By • Dec. 20, 2022
  • A Waymo Via truck inside a convention space of the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.
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    Trucking tech hit major milestones in 2022

    Companies achieved new feats in hydrogen fueling and autonomous trucks, part of a slew of innovation transforming the industry.

    By • Dec. 19, 2022
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    Volvo tech startup to pilot autonomous loads on Uber Freight platform

    The pair seek to transform empty miles and address other challenges for trucking in a new initiative. 

    By • Dec. 14, 2022
  • A Battle Motors truck on display at WASTECON in December 2022.
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    EV waste trucks face a ‘cutthroat business’

    The CEO of Battle Motors talked risks and what’s next for rapidly evolving fleet technologies at a recent industry conference.

    By Maria Rachal • Dec. 13, 2022
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    How XPO’s new CIO keeps tech on track in trucking

    The logistics company is leveraging data and an engineering culture to optimize LTL.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 9, 2022
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    Electrifying trucking would require a major chunk of the US power grid: ATRI

    Shifting all vehicles to battery electric vehicles would demand more than 40% of the country’s electricity production, the American Transportation Research Institute said in a report.

    By • Dec. 8, 2022
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    Navistar, TuSimple end autonomous tech partnership

    The two companies broke off plans to develop fully autonomous trucks by 2024 but said future agreements remain possible.

    By • Dec. 6, 2022
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    The 7 top transport stories in 2022

    Here’s a look at key issues facing the industry as it also shows signs of contraction.

    By • Dec. 5, 2022
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    Aurora, Uber Freight add autonomous route in Texas to help with peak season

    The self-driving company seeks to scale before a commercial launch in 2024, aiming to reach 100 loads per week.

    By • Dec. 5, 2022
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    Kodiak touts AV milestone: navigating a tire blowout

    The company shared results of a series of self-driving tests in addition to a video showing how a truck can recover.

    By • Nov. 30, 2022
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    AV truck market gets more crowded with Waabi Driver debut

    The tech startup says its technology stands out given its emphasis of simulations over on-road testing to improve abilities. 

    By • Nov. 28, 2022
  • Transport Dive reporter Colin Campbell rides with driver Guztavo Martinez in a Plus semi-autonomous truck at ATA MCE 2022 in San Diego last month.
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    An inside and on-the-road look at Plus’ semi-autonomous truck

    The vendor gave Transport Dive a ride on Interstate 5 in California to demonstrate its AV technology.

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Ryder acquires e-commerce fulfillment firm as it looks to grow network

    The deal includes Dotcom Distribution's 400,000-square-foot New Jersey facility and about 100 workers.

    By • Nov. 3, 2022
  • XPO Logistics founder Brad Jacobs and Mario Harik talk between photos with colleagues in front of the New York Stock Exchange on the day of the Nov. 1 spinoff of RXO, the company's brokerage arm.
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    Deep Dive // XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    Why XPO and its spinoffs expect growth even as Brad Jacobs steps back

    The logistics juggernaut has broken up. But incoming executives plan to continue the founder's emphasis on tech integration and creating shareholder value.

    By • Nov. 2, 2022
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    XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    XPO Logistics completes brokerage spinoff

    RXO is now a standalone company based in North Carolina.

    By • Nov. 1, 2022
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at ATA MCE 2022.
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    ‘Leaving talent on the table’: Buttigieg urges trucking to recruit more women drivers

    The transportation secretary called the gender disparity “mathematical madness” amid a driver shortage.

    By • Oct. 26, 2022
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    Ikea tests autonomous trucking deliveries with Kodiak Robotics

    The two companies, which began discussing autonomous tech in 2019, are now testing it through daily longhauls in Texas.

    By • Oct. 18, 2022
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    Q&A // XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    XPO’s next CEO on the carrier’s future as a pure-play LTL

    After years of acquisitions, the carrier will now focus on organic growth. "M&A is not in the priority list," Mario Harik said in an interview.

    By • Oct. 13, 2022
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    Werner wants to ‘stay at the forefront’ of autonomous tech

    In an interview with Transport Dive, executives shared why it’s pursuing multiple arrangements with AV startups.

    By • Oct. 12, 2022
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    Waymo makes autonomous beer deliveries in Constellation partnership

    The pilot involved daily hauls of Modelo and Corona products on a 222-mile stretch of I-45 from Dallas to Houston.

    By • Oct. 10, 2022