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InPerson interview: Bret Bruin of Toyota Material Handling
Bret Bruin is the vice president of aftermarket operations for Toyota Material Handling (TMH), where he is responsible for all Toyota Forklift service parts sales and field service operations, fleet services, digital advanced services,…
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The shifting winds of sustainability: an interview with Dr. Robert Sroufe
With the recent political upheaval in Washington, the U.S. appears to be turning away from the sustainability path it had followed in the previous four years. The new administration is gutting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),…
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AccuWeather forecasts “turbulent” hurricane season for 2025
With the Atlantic hurricane season set to start on June 1, forecasters say 2025 is poised to be a turbulent year with 13 to 18 storms, including hurricanes that can rapidly strengthen leading up to landfall, AccuWeather said…
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A3 says “National Robotics Strategy” will protect U.S. technology leadership
Robotics trade group the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has shared a set of policy recommendations for the U.S. Congress that would establish a “National Robotics Strategy” meant to ensure the United States maintains its…
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Tool lets fleets switch off driver video tools by geography
Amid various legal concerns about the use of in-cab cameras to train and monitor truck drivers, the video telematics provider Lytx has launched a product that allows commercial fleets to automatically turn off digital video cams in…
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Gartner: human-centric strategy is key to operating the “connected factory”
The “connected factory” offers potential for big gains from automation and digitalization, but research from Gartner shows that a human-centric strategy is key to gaining the best return on investment (ROI) from that approach.According…
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Automotive supplier throttles up operations with smart robots
The world may know Valeo as an automotive parts supplier, but the Paris-based manufacturer considers itself a tech company—one that designs “innovative solutions for smart mobility” (think driver-monitoring systems, high-definition radar…
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White House nominates former Florida highway patrol chief for FMCSA
Two trucking industry groups are offering support for the Trump Administration’s nomination of Derek Barrs, a former chief of the Florida Highway Patrol, to serve as administrator of trucking industry regulatory board the Federal Motor…
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Descartes acquires transportation software vendor 3GTMS
"Twenty years ago, we could not build software with the capacity to store and access huge caches of historical information and data and calculate 10-dimensional optimization," recalls Pawan Joshi, chief strategy officer for
e2open,…
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Fleetio raises $450 million for acquisition plan
“A ton of carriers rushed in and would have left earlier, but they are hanging in longer because of an infusion of government stimulus money,” which helped shore up their balance sheets and enabled them to weather the downturn.
The…
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