Drones still draw fascination from the public, and their potential use so far in the supply chain has centered on them flying from delivery vans to drop off packages. But what if that role was flipped around? An aptly named Mercedes-Benz Vans project c…
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Logistical twist: New supply chain angle for drones and delivery vans
Drones still draw fascination from the public, and their potential use so far in the supply chain has centered on them flying from delivery vans to drop off packages. But what if that role was flipped around? An aptly named Mercedes-Benz Vans project c…
Effort to include trucks fails before Senate panel advances autonomous bill
A Senate panel has excluded commercial trucks from legislation it approved on Oct. 4 to assist the development and deployment of autonomous cars.
Unanimous passage by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation sends the AV Start A…
Effort to include trucks fails before Senate panel advances autonomous bill
A Senate panel has excluded commercial trucks from legislation it approved on Oct. 4 to assist the development and deployment of autonomous cars.
Unanimous passage by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation sends the AV Start A…
Should the pickup truck be the official vehicle of the United States?
Think bald eagles and America’s pastime, and now picture which vehicles would best exemplify the American spirit. Shell Lubricants has an answer for that: the company announced a formal petition Oct. 3 asking the federal government to name the pickup t…
Should the pickup truck be the official vehicle of the United States?
Think bald eagles and America’s pastime, and now picture which vehicles would best exemplify the American spirit. Shell Lubricants has an answer for that: the company announced a formal petition Oct. 3 asking the federal government to name the pickup t…
Orders continue to climb for Class 8 trucks
Fight for market share among OEMs shaping up for 2018.
Orders for Class 8 trucks continued to soar in September, while demand for medium-duty trucks remained more muted. H…
Orders continue to climb for Class 8 trucks
Fight for market share among OEMs shaping up for 2018.
Orders for Class 8 trucks continued to soar in September, while demand for medium-duty trucks remained more muted. H…
Truckstop.com, FTR release lane-specific rate forecast
Truckstop.com, in partnership with FTR, introduced its Rate Forecasting tool during the FTR and CSCMP conferences in September. Rate Forecasting is a lane-by-lane rate forecast which projects spot market rates using more than 10 years’ of paid rate data.
The rate forecasting service will enable customers to plan based on how rates are expected to fluctuate in the days, weeks and months ahead. It also can provide rate analysis for specific markets and down to the lane level.
Truckstop.com, FTR release lane-specific rate forecast
Truckstop.com, in partnership with FTR, introduced its Rate Forecasting tool during the FTR and CSCMP conferences in September. Rate Forecasting is a lane-by-lane rate forecast which projects spot market rates using more than 10 years’ of paid rate data.
The rate forecasting service will enable customers to plan based on how rates are expected to fluctuate in the days, weeks and months ahead. It also can provide rate analysis for specific markets and down to the lane level.