Wondering why you don’t see drones everywhere, despite the intention of Amazon andothers to deliver all the things with flying robots? Here’s why: It’s illegal. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) doesn’t permit filming, crop-spraying, spying, tour-guiding, pizza delivery or any other commercial drone applications (you can, however, fly one privately). “But that’s unjust!” you may rail. “Why should the government…
U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 6.8% in the week ended June 7 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported. Railroads moved 269.823 intermodal trailers and containers that week, AAR said June 12 in its weekly report. Read more here.
Almost a third of fleet operators would consider using self-driving vehicles, a week-long survey by the comparison website TrackCompare.co.uk has discovered. Asked whether they would consider self-driving vehicles for their fleet; one-in-three (32%) respondents said yes, while 68% said no. The question was prompted by the recent launch of Google’s…
GREEN BAY, WI — Nearly since the invention of numbers, seven has been called a lucky number. For truckload, intermodal and logistics provider Schneider, the good fortune comes in the form of seven straight years of cargo theft decrease—including a sizeable 20-percent drop in 2013. According to Schneider, the decrease…
If you think you need a bigger warehouse, you are not alone. Seventy-one-percent of warehouse operators responding to an April 2014 Motorola Solutions survey have their sights set on expanding warehouse operations. Thirty-five-percents of respondents say they want either more warehouse space or more loctions, while 38 percent want to…
WASHINGTON — The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.4 percent in April from March, increasing for the third consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) released Wednesday. The April 2014 index level (117.6)…
A European invasion is coming, but no need to worry – U.S. retailers will be welcome beneficiaries.Many U.S. companies are exploring European materials handling and last-mile strategies as omnichannel complexity, delivery urgency, and urban logistics complicate new market opportunities. A few notable examples of this European invasion were on display…
Class 8 truck orders climbed 14.2 % in May from a year earlier, ACT Research reported, providing analysts further evidence a gradual expansion of the nation’s truck fleet is under way. North Americasn truck makers received about 25,900 net orders last month, up from 22,688 in May 2013, according to…
Carriers and aftermarket manufacturers are working to improve fuel economy by bolstering the airflow around every aspect of a trailer with a variety of devices, including side skirts, trailer tails, wheel covers, air tabs and mudflaps. While some of the devices provide only small fuel savings, when added up,…
Preliminary data released June 3 by FTR shows May 2014 North American Class 8 truck net orders at 25,605 units, a 14% year-over-year increase and the strongest May since 2006. Class 8 orders have now had sixteen consecutive months with year-over-year increases.Backlogs…
