Technology: Page 9

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    Deep Dive

    Top trucking trends to monitor in 2024

    Rising costs will be a chief concern for carriers as they work to retain labor and integrate technology in a stubbornly soft freight environment this year.

    By • Jan. 29, 2024
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    Autonomous group’s new chair calls for unified federal framework

    Aurora’s Melissa Wade is taking on a new role advocating for self-driving vehicles.

    By • Jan. 24, 2024
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    Kodiak, Ryder launch AV truckport in Houston

    The facility will help kickstart the tech company’s driverless operations in Texas this year, the companies said.

    By • Jan. 24, 2024
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    Maverik brings Relay’s fuel payment tech to 86 stores

    The Salt Lake City-based convenience store retailer joins Yesway and Pilot in tapping into Relay’s contactless purchasing platform.

    By Brett Dworski • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Texas receives $70M grant for hydrogen fuel stations

    The money will support the creation of a hydrogen fuel corridor for medium- and heavy-duty trucks between Southern California and Texas.

    By • Jan. 12, 2024
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    Kodiak’s autonomous truck tech will reach profitability before competitors, COO says

    The business plans to complete its first driverless runs in the second half of this year.

    By • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Continental to help develop new Aurora backup safety system over the next 2 years

    Through a partnership, Continental is also slated to produce hardware at its new facility in New Braunfels, Texas.

    By • Jan. 5, 2024
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    Estes cyberattack exposed Social Security numbers of 21,000 people

    The carrier is providing credit monitoring and protection services for free to those affected.

    By • Jan. 4, 2024
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    ‘A legend at J.B. Hunt’: Longtime executive Craig Harper retires

    The carrier's first chief safety officer served as COO for decades before retiring as EVP and chief sustainability officer.

    By • Dec. 20, 2023
  • A rendering of a Greenlane location where electric trucks could charge with electricity and refuel with hydrogen. The overhead view shows tractors and tractor-trailers in the facility's lot.
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    Greenlane charging stations slated to open next year

    The Daimler-backed venture’s collaboration with Uber Freight is providing data on how to prioritize locations for zero-emission infrastructure.

    By • Dec. 20, 2023
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    ‘She’s not new to your business’: US DOT multimodal office head worked on AI truck parking project

    Washington State Transportation Secretary Roger Millar and Washington Trucking Association President and CEO Sheri Call said Allison Dane Camden knows trucking.

    By • Dec. 19, 2023
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    Torc Robotics to leverage Uber Freight network

    The partnership intends to inform the AV company how to best deploy autonomous trucks.

    By • Dec. 13, 2023
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    Q&A

    10 minutes with DOT’s multimodal office head

    Deputy Assistant Secretary Allison Dane Camden discussed her background, her new office's staffing and the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative's progress in a Trucking Dive interview.

    By • Dec. 12, 2023
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    Up to 20 Aurora trucks to haul freight without operators next year: CFO

    “We’re going to continue to do exactly what we’re doing today,” the finance chief said. “We’re just going to do it without a human operator.”

    By • Dec. 7, 2023
  • President Joe Biden gives remarks on his Trucking Action Plan on the South Lawn of the White House in front of a pair of trucks.
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    White House launches DOT Multimodal Freight Office

    The office, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will develop a national multimodal freight network and advance freight logistics improvements.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
  • Estes Express Lines' headquarters is in a former life insurance building on West Broad Street in Richmond.
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    Timeline: How Estes responded to a cyberattack

    The company shut down its systems after detecting “outside actor activity” on Oct. 1 and restored all capabilities in about three weeks, executives said.

    By • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Schneider: EV fleet is a competitive advantage

    The intermodal provider invested in more than 90 electric trucks this year as it prepares for California emissions rules.

    By • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Coca-Cola distributor receives order of 20 Freightliner EV trucks

    Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling's eCascadias will charge at the company's site in Downey, California, according to Daimler Truck North America. 

    By • Nov. 17, 2023
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    Aurora completes 84% of safety case

    The tech company extended its target date to complete a safety analysis but said it’s keeping its commercial launch target.

    By • Nov. 17, 2023
  • Estes Express Lines CIO Todd Florence and President and COO Webb Estes discuss the October cyberattack on the company.
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    ‘Honesty’: Estes details its playbook for responding to a cyberattack

    Being open about the incident engendered goodwill from customers and colleagues, executives said.

    By • Nov. 16, 2023
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    CH Robinson staff cuts lower Q3 expenses

    The brokerage cut its personnel expenses by 21.5% year-over-year to $343.5 million in Q3.

    By • Nov. 9, 2023
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    Aurora opens Houston terminal, creates driverless lane to Dallas

    The autonomous trucking firm's terminals feature on-site weigh stations for pre-trip inspections that allows trucks to bypass inspection sites.

    By • Nov. 3, 2023
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    Flexport buys Convoy’s tech stack, plans to relaunch truckload service

    Convoy’s network of more than 80,000 carriers will help Flexport build out its nascent trucking services, CEO Ryan Petersen said.

    By • Nov. 1, 2023
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    UNFI unveils zero-emission refrigerated delivery system linked to efficiency efforts

    The new semitrucks and refrigerated trailer systems in the Sacramento and Gilroy, California, markets support the grocery wholesaler’s emissions-reduction goals.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 30, 2023
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    National Grid begins modeling Northeast electric trucking charging needs

    The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, will focus on highways with heavy trucking traffic and areas with commercial activity like ports.

    By Robert Walton • Oct. 27, 2023