17 Jun Fidelitone Expands Fulfillment Service With Purchase of Remar Fidelitone, a Wauconda, Ill.-based warehousing and distribution firm, is expanding its order fulfillment services with the purchase of Remar Inc., the company announced June 5. Read more...
17 Jun ZF Showcases Steering Assistance as Next Advance in Truck Safety EAST LIBERTY, Ohio — ZF Group recently showcased its latest automated steering technology, offering a preview of the next advances in driver assistance that will soon become available in commercial trucks. Read more...
17 Jun Domino’s Brings Self-Driving Pizza Delivery Pilot to Houston Domino’s Pizza Inc. plans to test unmanned pizza delivery in Houston later this year. The chain, known as a technology leader in the restaurant industry, is teaming with Nuro, a Bay Area robotics startup run by two former Google employees. Read more...
17 Jun Balancing Work, Family Key for California Grand Champion Steve Hutton Steve Hutton of Walmart Transportation first started driving at 23 to support his family. Sixteen years later, the job has become not just a source of income, but a rewarding career. Read more...
17 Jun Amazon, ExxonMobil Among Corporations Called Out Over Climate Transparency Amazon.com, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Volvo are among more than 700 companies being targeted in a campaign backed by a large group of investors advocating for greater transparency when it comes to environmental impact. Read more...
17 Jun Amazon’s Foray Into Last-Mile Delivery Could Disrupt E-Commerce Sector Amazon, the e-retail giant, has built up its logistics infrastructure over the years. This expansion includes a new warehouse just outside Omaha, Neb., as part of an effort to control more deliveries on its own rather than relying on FedEX Corp., UPS Inc. or the U.S. Postal Service. Read more...
17 Jun After 20 Years, Gary Wrobel Returns to Winner’s Circle and Adds Michigan Grand Champion Title Gary Wrobel first earned a No. 1 finish in the 5-Axle competition at the Michigan Truck Driving Championships in 1999. Twenty years later, he won the 5-Axle again, and added the Grand Champion title at the competition June 7-8. Read more...
17 Jun Lanehub to Reward Shippers for Helping Fleets Secure Backhauls Lanehub, a provider of freight lane matching services, said it will soon begin providing financial incentives to shippers that help their contract carriers find backhaul opportunities with other shippers in its collaborative freight network. Read more...
14 Jun Oberon Receives Grant to Produce Ultra-Low-Carbon Transport Fuel Oberon Fuels announced it received a $2.9 million grant from the California Energy Commission to produce for the first time in the United States renewable dimethyl ether, a clean-burning, ultra-low-carbon transportation fuel. Read more...
14 Jun Exxon, Saudis Bet on Plastic, Chemicals With Coastal Texas Plant Exxon Mobil Corp. and Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled petrochemicals company formally approved construction of a chemical complex in Texas that will process production from the Permian Basin’s booming oil and natural gas wells. Read more...