transportation

Freight Companies Go Green — and Forgo Costly EV Leases — With ‘Trucks-as-a-Service’
Freight Companies Go Green — and Forgo Costly EV Leases — With ‘Trucks-as-a-Service’
July 26, 2022  |  Delivery

As shippers aim to meet sustainability mandates and carriers look to switch to electric vehicles (EVs), both parties are finding that the project is complicated...

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CFPB Issues $19M Penalty Against Hyundai Over Credit Reporting
CFPB Issues $19M Penalty Against Hyundai Over Credit Reporting
July 26, 2022  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered carmaker Hyundai to pay more than $19 million for providing inaccurate information to credit reporting companies. The...

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Truckers Still Feel Supply Chain Strain Despite Slower Demand
Truckers Still Feel Supply Chain Strain Despite Slower Demand
July 26, 2022  |  Supply Chain

The demand for trucking and other freight services slowed during the second quarter but still exceeds the capacity of a supply chain tested by the...

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Key Metric for Trucking Companies: Number of Drivers
Key Metric for Trucking Companies: Number of Drivers
July 25, 2022  |  Transportation

Among the freight transport companies that held their earnings calls over the last week, the shortage of professional truck drivers was a frequent topic.  “The...

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Protest at Nation’s Fifth Busiest Container Port Fuels Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis
Protest at Nation’s Fifth Busiest Container Port Fuels Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis
July 25, 2022  |  Supply Chain

A weeklong and ongoing protest at the Port of Oakland by independent truckers has had an immediate impact upon the movement of containers from the...

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Automotive Retail Needs to Think More Like Uber and Open Table to Sell Cars Online
Automotive Retail Needs to Think More Like Uber and Open Table to Sell Cars Online
July 25, 2022  |  Technology

Globally, only 2% of car sales take place online. That meager figure, according to Tarek Kabrit, co-founder and CEO of Dubai-based online auto marketplace Seez,...

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Inflation Brings Worries by the Truckload as Freight Demand Slows
Inflation Brings Worries by the Truckload as Freight Demand Slows
July 22, 2022  |  Earnings

Demand for freight transportation is slowing as consumers cope with rising inflation, executives at Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings said Wednesday (July 20) during the company’s quarterly...

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Real-Time Data Untangles Traffic, Logistics, Insurance Challenges 
Real-Time Data Untangles Traffic, Logistics, Insurance Challenges 
July 18, 2022  |  Data

When you look at an in-car navigation system, news broadcast or mobile app and roads marked with red, yellow and green designating the current traffic...

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Sunoco to Accept Car IQ Fleet Payment Solution
Sunoco to Accept Car IQ Fleet Payment Solution
July 13, 2022  |  Partnerships

Sunoco on Wednesday (July 13) announced a partnership with fleet payment solutions platform Car IQ that will allow secure fuel payments without a physical credit...

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