25 Feb Lytx Debuts New Platform, Hits Milestone SAN DIEGO — Video telematics and analytics provider Lytx is rolling out a customizable platform that lets users select and shift between features on its video-based safety data and fleet tracking services, just as the company is surpassing a milestone for driving miles analyzed, it said. Read more...
24 Feb NTSB Takes Lead Investigating Crash of Amazon Air Cargo Plane A widebody cargo plane hauling packages for Amazon with three people aboard abruptly plunged out of the sky and slammed into a bay Feb. 23 as it was preparing to land in Houston. Read more...
24 Feb North American Leaders Discuss Future of USMCA WASHINGTON — Trade officials representing the United States, Canada and Mexico committed to advancing the treaty that is meant to serve as a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was announced in late September as an update to NAFTA, which took effect in 1994. Read more...
23 Feb Governors Discuss Trucking’s Role in Raising Infrastructure Funds WASHINGTON — The trucking industry can serve as a testing ground for vehicle miles traveled programs, according to governors gathered to discuss infrastructure. Read more...
23 Feb Training Programs Vital as AI Becomes More Prevalent, Experts Say WASHINGTON — Education and training programs can help members of the workforce adjust to the difficulties that artificial intelligence will present to certain jobs, said policy expert Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan organization. Read more...
22 Feb Chatbots Are Emerging as Powerful Tools for the Transportation Industry Artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are often not even known as such by the user. Instead, they are often packaged among the automated features of enterprise resource planning systems increasingly used by shipping firms as AI and data science continue to evolve. Read more...
22 Feb Rachel Lovell Becomes First Woman to Win Transport Topics Recruiter Award NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rachel Lovell, a recruiting manager at Milan Supply Chain Solutions Inc., was named Transport Topics’ Recruiting Professional of the Year after being the first woman nominated for the honor. The presentation was made Feb. 22 as part of the 2019 Recruitment and Retention Conference. Read more...
22 Feb House Transportation Panel to Examine Climate Change Impact The wave of climate policy-centric hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives this month continues. Read more...
22 Feb ATA’s Bob Costello Predicts Slower Market Growth in 2019 NASHVILLE, Tenn.— The freight market will grow at a slower pace this year than it did in 2018, according to American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello. Read more...
22 Feb Ford Fesses Up on Emissions Early in Effort to Limit the Damage Ford Motor Co. revealed its emission testing could be flawed and took pains to soothe anxiety among investors in an industry wracked by years of pollution scandals. Read more...