In a move to increase its penetration into trucking and fleet management communications, Verizon Communications recently reported it has a deal to acquire Fleetmatics Group PLC for $2.4 billion. “Fleetmatics is a market leader in North America — and increasingly internationally — and they’ve developed a wide-range of compelling SaaS-based products and solutions for small-…
Tesla founder Elon Musk’s latest master plan includes an electric semi-truck, which he sees as a major development in cutting down on vehicle emissions. Musk isn’t the only one thinking about an electric solution to the emissions dilemma. Siemens is developing an overhead catenary system near the ports in Los Angeles to test the feasibility…
Randolph, New Jersey-based Farren International, a premier total logistics provider since 1959, has announced its merger with EZE Trucking out of Houston, Texas. This new partnership also includes the EZE affiliates Patterson Freight and Rig Runners Inc. With this merger Farren, well known for its quality services in the Northeast, will now have locations and…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has established the Build America Bureau, which will drive transportation infrastructure development projects in the United States by streamlining credit and grant opportunities while providing technical assistance and encouraging innovative best practices in project planning, financing, delivery, and monitoring. “The Build…
Money is lending credibility to a new crop of Uber-like trucking startups, with two large investment firms recently spending millions of dollars to fund the startups Transfix and CargoX, according to an article in truckinginfo.com. Transfix, a provider of on-demand trucking, raised $22 million in Series B funding led by an investment from New Enterprise…
In July, Daimler Bus unveiled its Mercedes-Benz Future Bus on Europe’s longest bus rapid transit line in Amsterdam, demonstrating autonomous technology in a city bus environment. The Future Bus was controlled by Daimler’s CityPilot, adapted from the company’s Highway Pilot software. “We showed nearly two years ago with our Highway Pilot that autonomous driving will…
Now that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have officially become the nominees of their respective parties, the question looms for the trucking industry – which candidate would be better for their business interests? A recent Overdrive magazine survey found that most respondents favored Trump for his outspoken stance against regulation and his commitment to repair…
Alibaba’s marketplaces in China represented more than $450 billion in online sales in 2015, which made it the largest e-commerce company in the entire Asia-Pacific region, according to an article in the Business Insider. But its influence does not end there, as the company is starting to become an important potential partner for U.S. shippers…
Sandhills Publishing introduces NeedADriverNow.com, a new website that serves the needs of trucking and transportation companies and drivers in the commercial trucking industry. The website provides a simple avenue for connecting companies seeking commercial truck drivers with qualified drivers seeking jobs. NeedADriverNow.com draws on the widespread reach and success of Truck Paper—the industry’s leading print…
A group of trucking companies in Southern California will pay $5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by drivers who alleged that they were improperly treated as independent contractors, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The settlement marks the latest victory for port truck drivers in a years-long battle they have…
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