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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2019

China Post to Begin Autonomous Truck Operations in April

China Post and Deppon Express, two of China’s leading delivery and logistics companies, will begin autonomous package delivery services this April with the first self-driving vehicles to be put into daily commercial use in the country.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 1, 2019

NACFE Issues Electric Charging Infrastructure Guidance Report

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency released a Guidance Report detailing what fleets can expect in the near term future as an effective charging infrastructure for electric trucks begins to take shape.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

Roadrunner Transportation Closes $450 Million Rights Offering

The $450 million rights offering will allow Roadrunner Transportation to pay down debts and expenses and refocus the company after a tumultuous 2018. 

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ArticlesFebruary 28, 2019

Commentary: Freight Market Tightness Points to 3 Possible Economic Outcomes

The freight market is still tight in 2019, despite changing conditions over the course of 2018 that originally drove it forward. Noël Perry, chief economist at Truckstop.com, thinks that the current data points to three possible outcomes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

FedEx Begins Testing Autonomous Delivery Robot

FedEx has begun evaluation trials of its new SameDay Bot robotic delivery system in Memphis, Tennessee, in partnership with high-profile customers.

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NewsFebruary 27, 2019

Class 8 Truck Production Remains on Growth Track; Diesel Power Still Tops

Class 8 truck production is forecast to continue its growth trend into 2019 and the diesel engine will remain the dominant power source, per ACT Research and Rhein Associates.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2019

Memphis Mall Finds New Life as Truck Fleet Headquarters

A Memphis, Tennessee, fleet is investing $84 million to turn a derelict shopping mall into its new headquarters facility.

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Newsby Jim BeachFebruary 27, 2019

The Changes Driving Trucking Are Accelerating

Change happens quickly in trucking, and the pace of change will only accelerate in the coming years, according to Susan Beardslee, principal analyst at ABI Research, whether that's electric vehicles, blockchain, government actions, or disruptive technologies.

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Articlesby Jim BeachFebruary 25, 2019

Omnitracs CEO Wants Fleets to Focus on Time, Not Miles

Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer kicked off the company's User Conference 2019 by advising fleets to maximize time through smart routing rather than focus on total miles.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2019

Platform Science Platform Integrates Document Capture Feature

Platform Science, an enterprise IoT fleet management platform, has partnered with Vector’s (previously LoadDocs) mobile-first workflow, document capture and transportation management software.

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