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Daimler Trucks establishes global organization for highly automated driving

The newly established Autonomous Technology Group is part of Daimler Trucks’ global effort to put highly automated trucks onto the roads within a decade.

June 10, 2019

Daimler Trucks, a Portland, Ore.-based division of the Daimler Group, announced plans to establish an Autonomous Technology Group for automated driving.

Study: How ELD mandate impacts trucking industry

Approximately 67.55% of the fleets surveyed were compliant prior to the ELD mandate while another 21.85% of fleets were compliant by the ELD enforcement date in April.

November 6, 2018

Zipline Logistics, Columbus, Ohio, surveyed more than 150 trucking companies about the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate and its impacts on the trucking industry.

Purpose-built analytics solution retains quality drivers

May 15, 2018

SmartDrive Systems, San Diego, Calif., developed SmartDrive SmartIQ Driver Scorecard, which provides fleets with industry-proven, data-driven insights.

Study unveils equipment lease vs. buy for private fleets, for-hire carriers

The analysis illustrates a missed opportunity for cost savings when comparing a 7-year ownership of one truck to a 4-year ownership and a 4-year lease of two consecutive trucks.

October 18, 2017

New analysis from Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., shows the operating and financial benefits of a lease vs. ownership structure for private truck fleet operators and for-hire carriers.

How senior transportation executives can be held liable for food safety

Lindsay Glass

August 22, 2017

Getting organizations to comply to the regulations or getting companies to adhere to their own food safety plans is not going to help achieve the ultimate goal of superior food safety.

Selling a fleet vehicle: Keys to the best ROI

Partha Ghosh

August 8, 2017

Timing the sale of a vehicle starts with effective planning, and then strictly adhering to that plan.

CX North America opens North America HQs

CX North America Information Services delivers advanced freight collaboration solutions to the transportation industry.

January 26, 2017

CX North America Information Services Inc., a leader in freight collaboration solutions for the transportation industry, opened its Tecumseh, Ontario, headquarters office.

KJM Capital rolls out family of refrigerated truckload carriers

Cold Carriers offers full truckload, temperature-controlled transport services with a combined fleet of over 450 tractors and 700 refrigerated units.

January 24, 2017

KJM Capital, LLC, an Orlando, Fla.-based private equity firm, announced plans to roll out a family of regional, refrigerated truckload carriers under the Cold Carriers brand name.

KJM Capital acquires two refrigerated carriers

The combined fleets increased to 450 tractors and 700 refrigerated units, providing transportation needs to blue chip shippers nationwide.

January 24, 2017

KJM Capital, LLC, an Orlando, Fla.-based private equity firm, announced that, in separate transactions, it acquired Interide Transport, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Blue Sky Logistics, Smithfield, Utah.

Knight Transportation selects SmartDrive to improve driver safety

The pilot program aimed to assess the impact of video-based safety programs against a number of core safety and operational metrics.

August 11, 2016

Knight Transportation, a Phoenix, Ariz.-based truckload transportation company, deployed SmartDrive’s video-based safety program to better manage the safety and efficiency of its fleet.