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Uber Freight taps AI to help compete in tough cargo market
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Bloomberg | Top Story | September 28, 2023

Uber Freight taps AI to help compete in tough cargo market

With cargo shipments falling in the post-pandemic era, some shippers have turned to artificial intelligence to boost efficiency. The freight unit of Uber Technologies Inc. has tapped its vast data files to use AI to predict late shipments — and make suggestions for alternative routes.
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Nelson-Jameson featured in season three of “We Supply America”

AJOT | September 28, 2023 | Trucking

Digital documentary series highlights distribution companies operating as a “force for good”

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AtkinsRéalis to design Central Florida Expressway extension

AJOT | September 28, 2023 | Trucking

AtkinsRéalis [SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.], a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, announces today it has won a design and support contract with the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) for a state road extension near Orlando.  

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2 Emerging Trends in the Transportation Sector

AJOT | September 28, 2023 | Trucking

The outlook in the transportation sector is becoming more positive, thanks to some emerging trends.

Exxon barred from trucking oil from California offshore platform

Bloomberg | September 27, 2023 | Energy | Trucking

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Ferrovial and Georgia Tech partner to advance U.S. infrastructure

AJOT | September 27, 2023 | Trucking

• Ferrovial and Georgia Tech entered a master agreement to focus on innovation in transport infrastructure to develop a more sustainable future for mobility • The agreement was formally signed at the university’s campus

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Polar Leasing adds depot serving Central California

AJOT | September 27, 2023 | Trucking

Polar Leasing Company, Inc. (PLC) announces that Golden Empire Towing is the newest freight partner to offer validated, electric ground-resting outdoor walk-in freezer and refrigerated rental units.

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Trucker Path provides quick access to spot cargo insurance for app users

AJOT | September 26, 2023 | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Powered by MiKargo247, all-risk coverage is now available as single trip policies and per load pricing

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New terminal and E-trucks for cleaner logistics: First Volta Zero deployed to Norwegian operations at new branch in Bergen

AJOT | September 25, 2023 | Green Shipping | Trucking

Roll-out of 1500 Volta Zero trucks in Europe • Next important step for electromobility in the land transport in Norway • New modern terminal strengthens the network in the region

Russia’s diesel exports dropped by almost 30% before export ban

Bloomberg | September 25, 2023 | Energy | Trucking

Clevon has delivered nearly one and a half thousand DHL Express packages
Trucking
AJOT | Top Story | September 22, 2023

Clevon has delivered nearly one and a half thousand DHL Express packages

Clevon, a global autonomous delivery innovator with U.S. headquarters in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and DHL Express Estonia began their partnership in the summer of 2022. Customers have warmly received the service, and the partners are moving towards expanding their collaboration.
Why Russia’s ban on diesel exports will last weeks not months

Bloomberg | September 22, 2023 | Energy | Trucking

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Russia’s diesel ban threatens to roil global markets—if it lasts

Bloomberg | September 22, 2023 | Energy | Trucking

Russia’s decision to ban exports of diesel — and gasoline — risks disrupting fuel supplies ahead of winter, but how deep the impact will be depends on how long it lasts.

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HVS celebrates milestone testing phase with rollout of engineering prototype vehicle

AJOT | September 22, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping | Trucking

• HVS achieves another milestone on its journey to bring its ground up design, fuel cell powered, zero emission HGVs to market • The creation of the X1.5, the first of a fleet of prototype test and development vehicles, enables the start of whole vehicle testing this autumn • Prototype vehicle will now enter the dyno and systems testing and calibration phase • A key vehicle in the HVS engineering programme, X1.5 is the first of several test “mules”

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Truckmaker Volvo picks new chairman amid spin-off talk

Bloomberg | September 22, 2023 | Trucking

Volvo Group, one of the world’s largest truckmakers, has proposed that Par Boman be appointed its new chairman at the Swedish company’s annual general meeting in March.

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From ocean to plate: How to ensure excellence in salmon road transportation

AJOT | September 21, 2023 | Trucking

As dawn breaks over the coastal town of Lofoten, Norway, a large truck makes its way through the winding fjord roads. Inside the truck, thousands of fresh salmon, just hours away from their watery home, are on a race against time, journeying to distant markets and dinner tables across the world.

Waabi and Uber Freight partner to build an industry-first solution for seamless autonomous truck deployment
Trucking
AJOT | Top Story | September 21, 2023

Waabi and Uber Freight partner to build an industry-first solution for seamless autonomous truck deployment

Over the next ten years, the two companies intend to deploy billions of miles of Waabi Driver capacity, with the first commercial route now live in Texas
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Nelson-Jameson earns Wisconsin Motor Carrier Association’s Fleet Safety Award  

AJOT | September 21, 2023 | Trucking

Top dairy distributor honored for its safe trucking operations

Russia temporarily bans diesel exports; European prices jump

Bloomberg | September 21, 2023 | Energy | Trucking

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