25 Sep Daimler Trucks Outlines Vision for Electric Vehicles, Platooning, Connectivity ATLANTA — Daimler Trucks North America outlined its vision for electric trucks and platooning and showcased its latest advances in active safety and connectivity in the first press conference held by a truck manufacturer here at the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show. Read more...
25 Sep ScanTech Prepares to Open Food Treatment Facility ScanTech Sciences Inc. announced that it will partner with Freight Handlers Inc. to staff and operate the company’s first electronic cold-pasteurization food treatment center in McAllen, Texas. Read more...
25 Sep Crossword Puzzle Solution September 25, 2017 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the September 25, 2017 print edition. Read more...
25 Sep Nikola Taps Bosch for eAxle, Other Key Components Nikola Motor Co. announced Bosch Group will play a key role in supplying powertrain components for its over-the-road and day cab Class 8 hydrogen-electric trucks, which are scheduled to come to market in 2021. Read more...
25 Sep Safety, Productivity to Improve With Proliferation of Autonomous Trucks, Executives Say ATLANTA — Advancements in the technology facilitating autonomous trucks will enhance safety and productivity across the freight sector, two executives helping to drive the issue said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 25. Read more...
25 Sep App Aims to Increase Communication in Intermodal Industry Paul Burgoyne has been in the transportation industry for 25 years, and the Poland, Ohio resident knows the ins and outs of the industry, and its problems. Read more...
25 Sep Trac Unveils Apps to Book Chassis, Request Emergency Roadside Repairs Trac Intermodal launched two new applications to make it easier to book chassis and get roadside assistance in an emergency through a smartphone or tablet. Read more...
25 Sep Canadian TL Carrier Kriska Acquires Service Freight Systems Canadian truckload carrier Kriska Transportation Group has acquired Service Freight Systems of Ontario and has kept the management team there in place. Read more...
25 Sep Transportation Rebounding From Hurricane Harvey’s Havoc Container ships bound for Houston called on other ports as Hurricane Harvey slogged its way across the upper Texas coast and into the history books. Read more...
25 Sep DTNA Already Working on Phase 2 GHG Compliance ATLANTA — Presentations by Daimler Trucks North America looked to the future, including the notion of CascadiaE, an all-electric Class 8 the parent company of Freightliner Trucks might one day produce. Read more...