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Can a Self-Driving 40-Ton Truck Be Safe? Developers Say Yes
Shipping companies and software developers are experimenting with self-driving trucks as a way to solve a driver shortage worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing fire from safety advocates who call the technology a risk to motorists.
A truck carrying a J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. intermodal container enters the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
LA Port Truckers Seek to Unionize in New Gig Work Showdown
Hundreds of truckers who haul goods at Southern California ports and railyards are petitioning to unionize, hoping to convince federal authorities they’re really employees and not contractors as their company claims.
Trucks enter and exit the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Trucker Vaccine Rule Is Making Freight and Fruit Pricier
New rules requiring truckers to show proof of vaccination when crossing the Canada-U.S. border are cutting into shipping capacity and boosting the cost of hauling everything from broccoli to tomatoes.
A woman holds up her vaccination card. Photo: Bloomberg.
Routed Deliveries Help Reduce Inventory Backlogs
Retailers can use routed deliveries to reduce inventory backlogs and other unpleasant shipping issues.
Parcels with tracking codes are stacked. Photo: Leonid Iastremskyi/ Alamy.
Omicron’s Surge Gives Bosses a Reason to Order Shots Biden Can’t
The U.S. Supreme Court may have rejected a federal rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or testing, but businesses threatened by omicron’s spread might be forced to implement one anyway to protect the workers they have and keep factories open.
Baskets of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.
Imaginnovate Enhances Fleet Enable to Track Final-Mile Teams in the Field
Logistics technology developer Imaginnovate announced a new feature to Fleet Enable providing final-mile carriers significant advantage in managing white glove deliveries.
Smart Fleets, Driver Rights: What’s Coming for Trucking in 2022
Creative problem-solving, with help from modern technology, will help stabilize U.S. trucking and move the industry forward.
A driver poses in front of his truck. Photo: Getty Images.
How Six States Could Transform the U.S. Trucking Industry
The U.S. trucking industry is set to be transformed by a handful of states adopting zero-emission vehicle requirements.
A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
HERE and Swiss Retailer Migros Offer CO2 Insights for Shippers and Fleet Operators
HERE Technologies, a location data and technology platform, announced a new commercial fleet analytics tool that predicts the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per route, considering factors such as vehicle and fuel type, traffic conditions and the road networks’ physical attributes, including topography, curvature, slope and elevation.
Amazon, Stellantis Team Up on Delivery Vehicles, Software
Amazon is partnering with Stellantis to develop software and agreed to buy a new electric delivery van in a move that may provide competition for Rivian.
The Amazon.com Inc. company logo on the side of a delivery van. Photo: Bloomberg.
Firms Hit by New Brexit Red Tape as IT System Stops Trucks
U.K. traders are falling foul of a new IT system policing goods crossing the English Channel, as companies grapple with a fresh wave of post-Brexit red tape.
A truck passes a British Union flag at the Port of Dover Ltd. in Dover, U.K. Photo: Bloomberg.
Truck Drivers, Seafarers Quit as Omicron Spreads
From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures trumps the lure of higher pay, the transport industry is bracing for another roller coaster year of supply chain disruptions.
Crew transfer at Tanjong Pagar Terminal in Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg.
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