15 Sep Drov, Stoughton Partner on Smart Trailer Applications CLEVELAND — Drov Technologies announced its AirBox One smart trailer platform of sensors and data collection features is now an option at Stoughton Trailers. Read more...
15 Sep Goodyear Boosts Automated Tire Inspection Tech With New Leasing Options CLEVELAND — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is adding customized leasing options for its automated tire inspection device, the company announced Sept. 14. Read more...
15 Sep Intermodal Needs Greater Cooperation to Remove Bottlenecks LONG BEACH, Calif. — Surging U.S. import demand combined with years of underinvestment have thrown intermodal shipping so far out of balance that it will take years to return to an equilibrium the industry considered normal, an expert panel told attendees at the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Expo. Read more...
15 Sep Spot Rates Have Peaked, Some Shipping Lines Say One of the world’s biggest shipping lines has decided to stop increasing spot freight rates on routes out of Asia to Europe and the U.S. as it sees an end to the rally that has put prices at record highs. Read more...
15 Sep Hyundai Translead Launches HT LinkSense CLEVELAND — Trailer maker Hyundai Translead unveiled a smart trailer system called HT LinkSense, which is intended to provide connectivity for all sensor and telematics providers. Read more...
15 Sep Tesla Probe Leads NHTSA to Request Documents From 12 Carmakers The top U.S. auto safety regulator sent letters to 12 automakers as part of its investigation into Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system and a dozen collisions at crash scenes involving first-responder vehicles. Read more...
15 Sep Thinking About Shifting to Electric Trucks? Start Planning, Panelists Say CLEVELAND — Fleets looking to incorporate electric trucks into their fleets should plan thoroughly and well in advance, according to experts assembled at the American Trucking Associations’ 2021 Technology & Maintenance Council Fall Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition. Read more...
15 Sep Kroger, Instacart Target 30-Minute Grocery Delivery Kroger Co. and Instacart unveiled a new home-delivery service in which the companies will drop off food and household staples in as little as 30 minutes. Read more...
15 Sep NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Calls for a Shift in Safety Focus No traffic deaths on U.S. roadways can become a reality as they did in the aviation industry with a persistent fundamental shift known as the “safe system approach” to road safety, the new head of the National Transportation Safety Board said. Read more...
15 Sep Storms From Texas to China Set to Worsen Global Ship Snarls Global supply chains already tangled by the pandemic, labor shortages and sustained consumer demand in the U.S. are getting walloped by another disruptive force: Mother Nature. Read more...