Suppliers to Apple are scrambling to get enough screens ready for the new iPhone 6 smartphone as the need to redesign a key component has disrupted panel production ahead of next month’s expected launch, supply chain sources said. It is unclear whether the hiccup could delay the launch or limit…
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is implementing a system for monitoring parking availability at truck stops along a section of Interstate 94. Three rest areas on an Interstate 94 corridor to the west and northwest of the Twin Cities are equipped with the parking system to tell drivers if parking…
MAGDEBURG, Germany — Daimler Truckshas a radical vision of the near future based on a truck that drives itself. It’s not driverless, rather the driver can give almost complete control to the truck on the highway. And then turn his seat 45 degrees to the right while using his tablet to…
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — PeopleNet said it will soon add Android mobile devices and unveiled plans to launch a video-based safety system as it expands its onboard fleet-management capabilities. The company also is preparing a new “mobile gateway” to accelerate the transfer of data and serve as a more efficient hub…
Growth in U.S., food consumption, more regionalized distribution patterns, a strong harvest and tight freight capacity are helping create extra and more profitable demand for temperature-controlled trucking operations – with the particular route structures of refrigerated truckload carriers going a long way to determine winners and losers. “Temperature controlled freight…
Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. said it is creating New Patriot, a separate publicly traded carrier, as part of a plan to split the business into transport and real estate units. Patriot, based in Jacksonvil le, Florida, made the filing as a follow-up to the May announcement that its board had decided…
DALLAS, TX. Rand McNallyrolled out the fourth generation of its IntelliRoute GPS devices for commercial truck drivers – along with new platform options for its HD 100 electronic logbook or “E-log” device and TrueTrack, a new web-based applications for providing more accurate truck arrival time information – at the Great American Truck Show this week. …
DALLAS, TX. A panel discussion here at the 2014 Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference examined some of the ways technology – including in-cab camera systems, performance scorecards and automated manual transmissions (AMTs) – is being used to “change” the truck driver culture to one focused on safer vehicle operation, greater fuel…
Tire firm China Manufacturers Alliance said it has launched a new brand of commercial tires called Duraturn TBR. The tires are available in steer, drive, trailer and mixed service, and several are U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Smartway-verified for low-rolling-resistance applications. Read more here.
Here’s something that will make returning to school less painful for some college students: Starbucks is launching food trucks. The lucky students at Arizona State University, James Madison University in Virginia and Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina won’t have to hit up the school cafeteria for a cup of coffee…
