Technology

The future can be a tricky and subversive thing. For many people, it conjures up images of flying cars and jetpacks and vaguely humanoid robots scurrying about, handling all the tasks society has deemed too menial or perfunctory for humans to carry out themselves. It encompasses all sorts of elaborate speculations and flights of sci-fi…

The trucking industry has often been referred to as the lifeblood of the American economy, and for good reason. Over 70 percent of all yearly freight in the United States – more than 9.2 billion tons in all – is transported via the nation’s nearly three million trucks. However, this staggering volume and its vital…

Trucking stands at a crossroads, as the ceaseless march of technology looks poised to significantly change the way one of the country’s largest and most important industries operates. As the industry changes and adapts to the future, so too must the many ancillary services that have grown up around it – none more so than…