Author: Transport Topics

Best Transportation announced it used a Class 8 battery-electric vehicle to deliver a container from Port Newark to a Costco wholesale location within New Jersey without incident, calling it a first at the port and part of the carrier’s ongoing evaluation of electric trucks.

Technology company TruckPark Inc. announced a strategic partnership with logistics and transportation industry software developer UTECH to provide truck drivers with easy access to find safe, secure parking.

Drivewyze announced its Safety Notifications service is being offered free to subscribers of its PreClear weigh station bypass service. The new notifications provide alerts when a Drivewyze-enabled truck approaches a high-rollover area, plus it alerts …

Kenworth Truck Co. announced the availability of the new Alcoa Dura-Black wheels with alternative styling for its heavy- and medium-duty conventional truck models.

Total Quality Logistics announced it would construct a second building on its headquarters campus to accommodate nearly 600 new employees that the company anticipates hiring, primarily in sales and information technology roles, over the next five years.

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, North America’s largest truckload transportation company, reported second-quarter declines in net income and revenue amid 2019’s softer freight environment.

Link Manufacturing announced its ROI Cabmate Semi-Active Cab Suspension that uses multiple sensors and is constantly assessing environmental circumstances while simultaneously responding.

Design Interactive Inc. announced its Virtual Equipment Training feature to be used with Augmentor, its transportation-focused augmented reality software.

A day ahead of its second-quarter earnings release, Daimler AG July 23 announced Beijing Automotive Group Co. Ltd., had acquired a 5% stake in the company.

Transoft Solutions Inc., a provider of transportation engineering design and analysis software, acquired Keysoft Solutions Ltd., according to a July 22 news release.