The economy has been declining since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply Chain Quarterly said that in 2021 “volatility, inflation, and surging demand caused U.S. business logistics costs to increase by 22.4%.” 2022 wasn’t any easier as overall costs, especially maintenance and fuel costs, skyrocketed. In partnership with FreightWaves, Bestpass asked fleets of all sizes across…
Several of North America’s largest trucking associations are calling on Canadian and U.S. ambassadors to help remove unnecessary trade barriers for cross-border operators and truck drivers. Related letters – signed […]
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Outrider Inc., whose automated distribution yard robotics led to a $73 million capital raise in a brutal market for startup funding, is adding computer vision and deep learning to track wayward semi-trailers. The patent-pending trailer inventory technology provides real-time tracking of trailers and containers in yards. That includes trailers missing radio frequency identification tags. Trailers…
WASHINGTON — New ideas that reduce truck pollution at U.S. seaports will be considered for federal funding in a grant program rolled out Thursday by the Federal Highway Administration, according to FHWA chief Shailen Bhatt. The Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program is a five-year, $400 million program authorized by the infrastructure…