In this exclusive HDT interview, Charles Willmott, a 30-year veteran of the trailer industry, explains why this market segment is ripe for massive, disruptive change.
Load-matching technology provider Convoy said it has reached a major milestone: The company reports that its freight marketplace is automatically matching — without human intervention — 100% of loads to trucks in top markets.
The change points that will bring sweeping changes to the transportation and tire industries are already happening, argues Goodyear CEO Rich Kramer. And anyone not thinking and acting now on those changes has already fallen behind, says Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.
Kramer warned attendees at the company’s 2019 North American Dealer Meeting that “inflection points” are already affecting Goodyear, as well as the customers and industries it serves.
Ryder System has joined forces with new technology suppliers to showcase smart warehouse operations, such as robotics; autonomous vehicles and drones; sensors and automatic identification tools; and wearable technology.
2018 saw a host of old and new trucking suppliers putting the final touches on a host of amazing new technologies. If the past is any indication, that period of refinement is set to end, and the deployment of these new technologies is imminent, says Senior Editor Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.
Three years ago, the company Convoy was founded with the goal of using technology to provide an Uber-like service for booking on-demand freight shipments. Investors like Jeff Bezos and Waymo-parent Alphabet have invested in the company, which recently surpassed $1 billion in valuation. HDT's Deborah Lockridge checked in to see what the company is working on now.
Startup company dexFreight says it has completed its first blockchain-based shipment using smart contracts, allowing the shipper and carrier to directly connect, negotiate rates, and schedule pickup and delivery.
Applying blockchain technology to trucking may hold promise in the future, but at the present, its application in the industry is somewhere between “hype and reality."
A whole new means of moving people and freight is quickly moving from concept to reality all around the globe.