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Mexico truckers halt protests, demand action on deadly highway crime 

While Mexican truckers have suspended a nationwide strike that disrupted highways across 19 states, industry leaders warned that demonstrations could resume if federal and state authorities fail to address grievances that include cargo theft and violence against drivers. The suspension follows negotiations between Mexico’s Interior Ministry (Segob) and four trucking organizations — the National Chamber of Freight Transport (CANACAR), the Honorable Mexican Alliance of Transport Organizations (HAMOTAC), the Mexican-American Federation of Transporters (FEMATRAC) and the Organization for the Integration of Conventional Rights (INDECO). The groups agreed to establish negotiations with multiple government agencies covering highway security, infrastructure, taxation, labor regulations and social security. However, trucking leaders emphasized that the agreement represents a temporary suspension of protests rather than a resolution of the industry’s demands. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0'); }); The demonstrations began Monday when truckers staged protests and highway blockades over cargo theft, extortion, violence against drivers and rising operating costs. Mexico’s Interior Ministry reported demonstrations at 38 locations across 19 states, involving 691 vehicles and 858 participants. CANACAR disputed the government’s assessment, saying the protest movement extended across all 32 Mexican states. Trucking leaders demand concrete solutions At a Tuesday news conference following negotiations with federal officials, Carlos García Álvarez, national president of HAMOTAC, thanked truckers who participated in the demonstrations and credited their efforts with bringing government officials to the negotiating table. The trucking organizations outlined agreements to establish working sessions with federal agencies responsible for public safety, transportation infrastructure, taxation and labor regulations. Lauro Rincón Hernández, president of FEMATRAC, said highway security remains among the industry’s most pressing concerns. “We cannot continue to endure more highway robberies, more loss of property, more truck drivers murdered,” Rincón Hernández said, according to Mexican transportation publication T21. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot3', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0'); }); The organizations are demanding stronger measures to prevent highway robberies, extortion and violence against commercial truck drivers. According to various media reports here and here, CANACAR representatives said 15 truck drivers have been killed in Mexico this year, including three in Veracruz and two in San Luis Potosí. Trucking representatives also expressed concerns that drivers and fleet owners are reluctant to report crimes because they fear retaliation from criminal organizations. The industry has complained about difficulties recovering stolen commercial vehicles, even after authorities locate them. García Álvarez told Mexican journalist Azucena Uresti that the demonstrations were suspended following months of discussions with federal officials, but highway insecurity remains unresolved. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot4', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0'); }); “It seems like a crime to be a transport worker,” García Álvarez said. Government agrees to four areas of negotiations During the Tuesday news conference, the leaders of HAMOTAC, FEMATRAC, INDECO and CANACAR outlined four major areas of negotiations with federal officials. The negotiations involve fiscal policies and fleet modernization about tax incentives, financing and measures to help carriers replace aging commercial vehicles; highway security, highway infrastructure, and labor regulations and social security. Augusto Ramos Melo, president of CANACAR, said the trucking industry is seeking simplified social security requirements and more affordable options for small carriers and independent operators. Ramos Melo said the discussions would also address proposed reductions in the workweek and how working hours and overtime should be calculated for truck drivers. The CANACAR president emphasized that the industry is dominated by small businesses, making regulatory costs and administrative requirements particularly important. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot5', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767778941-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767778941-0'); }); He said the organizations would seek agreements with defined timelines rather than open-ended discussions. Protests could resume if agreements fall short Despite the suspension, trucking organizations have not ruled out renewed highway demonstrations. Irma Serrano, FEMATRAC’s representative in Guanajuato, told Mexican news outlet La Silla Rota that national leaders had informed regional representatives about the agreements reached with federal officials. Serrano said the suspension is temporary and depends on whether authorities establish specific commitments and deadlines to resolve the industry’s concerns. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot6', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767872042-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767872042-0'); }); No date has been announced for additional demonstrations. Why it matters: Persistent cargo theft, extortion and attacks on truck drivers threaten Mexico’s transportation industry and the reliability of North American supply chains. The post Mexico truckers halt protests, demand action on deadly highway crime appeared first on FreightWaves.

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Schneider to shift eastern rail business to Norfolk Southern from CSX

Schneider will make Norfolk Southern its primary eastern rail provider under an agreement announced Oct. 29 aimed at expanding domestic intermodal capacity and giving shippers more options to move freight across the eastern United States. The agreement, effective in November, shifts Schneider’s NYSE: SNDR) company-owned equipment, drivers and logistics operations away from CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and pairs it with Norfolk Southern’s 22-state intermodal network. The companies said the partnership would expand market access, increase capacity flexibility and help attract freight now moving by truck. “As we transition our primary eastern rail provider to Norfolk Southern, we’ll expand access to key markets, increase network flexibility and create new opportunities to better serve our customers,” said Michael Baumgardt, Schneider’s executive vice president of intermodal and logistics, in a release. The move comes as NS pursues a transcontinental merger with Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP). window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0'); }); Schneider’s intermodal operation includes approximately 23,900 chassis, 26,800 containers and more than 60 rail hubs across North America. Its company drivers handle more than 90% of its domestic dray moves, the companies said. Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) said the partnership builds on a series of infrastructure and service investments intended to accommodate customer growth. Those projects include new service between Cincinnati and Atlanta, double-stack clearance improvements linking the Midwest and New England through its East Edge route, and terminal expansions in Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina and Illinois. The railroad is also upgrading pavement, lighting, storage areas, maintenance facilities, truck access and security at terminals in several markets, including Atlanta, Louisville, Harrisburg, Chicago and St. Louis. Norfolk Southern said the work is intended to improve reliability and reduce the time drivers spend moving through terminals. “Customers are taking a broader view of intermodal than ever before, and we are investing ahead of that demand,” said Ed Elkins, Norfolk Southern’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer. Norfolk Southern reported that its intermodal volumes grew 3% in the third quarter of 2026, citing steady consumer demand, favorable truck-market conditions and network improvements. The companies said the new agreement would support further growth by broadening Schneider’s reach and creating opportunities to convert truckload shipments to intermodal service. The announcement did not disclose financial terms, quantify the additional capacity expected from the partnership or specify a transition date. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot3', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0'); }); Why it matters: While a key win for NS, a longer-term connection to the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger gives Schneider access to additional intermodal markets by reducing the difficulties associated with shorter rail hauls and transfers between railroads. 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Read more articles by Stuart Chirls here. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot4', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0'); }); Read more: U.S. rail traffic up 7.8% as intermodal leads gainers 9 alleged Mexican Cartel associates arrested in California train theft ring CPKC reports record revenue on strength of grain and intermodal traffic First look: CPKC earnings window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot5', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767778941-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767778941-0'); }); Backlog grows as 35,000 containers await rail service at LA–Long Beach The post Schneider to shift eastern rail business to Norfolk Southern from CSX appeared first on FreightWaves.

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New Georgia hub aims to take 26,000 containers off the road

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The facility provides direct Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) rail service between Gainesville and Savannah five days a week, giving regional businesses an alternative to the roughly 600-mile round trip by truck. “Georgia’s ports are a major reason companies choose to invest and create jobs here, and the Gainesville Inland Port brings that advantage directly to Northeast Georgia,” Kemp said. “Connecting this region to the Port of Savannah with new supply chain options makes it easier for Georgia businesses to reach customers around the world and helps ease congestion on our highways.” The inland terminal extends Savannah’s port services into a region with more than 330 manufacturers, including poultry, heavy equipment and forest products businesses. Its rail connection gives shippers access to Savannah’s network of approximately 40 weekly vessel calls. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0'); }); “With the start of operations in Gainesville, we’re extending the reach of the Port of Savannah deep into Northeast Georgia,” Georgia Ports President and Chief Executive Griff Lynch said when operations began. “Manufacturers across the region now have a seamless rail connection to more than 40 weekly vessel calls linking to global markets.” Georgia Ports expects the terminal to shift 26,000 containers to rail during its first year of operation, reducing truck traffic and emissions on highways across Georgia, including in the Atlanta region. The agency has not disclosed volume at Gainesville since it opened. Gainesville is the latest inland hub serving a major East Coast port. Georgia Ports also operates the Appalachian Regional Port serving Savannah, while South Carolina’s inland ports at Greer and Dillon handle boxes from the Port of Charleston. Virginia Inland Port at Front Royal, and North Carolina’s Charlotte Inland Port, alsop connect inland cargo markets to U.S. East Coast seaports by rail, although their terminal arrangements differ. The 104-acre facility, formerly known as the Blue Ridge Connector, is designed to handle 200,000 containers annually at full build-out. It also offers access to Interstates 85 and 985. Georgia Ports also funded $4.8 million in surrounding road improvements, including rerouting an access road, eliminating an at-grade rail crossing and resurfacing another road. The opening comes amid industrial growth in Gainesville-Hall County. Since 2020, 78 new and expanding businesses have added more than 4,800 jobs and $2 billion in capital investment, according to figures cited by Georgia Ports. Manufacturing, processing and logistics account for 33% of the area’s workforce. The Gainesville terminal is part of Georgia Ports’ nearly $5 billion, 10-year expansion program, which also includes additional cargo berths in Savannah and Brunswick. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot3', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0'); }); Why it matters: The Gainesville Inland Port gives Northeast Georgia manufacturers a rail alternative to trucking goods to Savannah, a connection state officials say will lower freight costs, support industrial growth and reduce highway traffic. 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Read more articles by Stuart Chirls here. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot4', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0'); }); Read more: Schneider to shift eastern rail business to Norfolk Southern from CSX U.S. rail traffic up 7.8% as intermodal leads gainers 9 alleged Mexican Cartel associates arrested in California train theft ring CPKC reports record revenue on strength of grain and intermodal traffic window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot5', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767778941-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767778941-0'); }); First look: CPKC earnings The post New Georgia hub aims to take 26,000 containers off the road appeared first on FreightWaves.

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Venti brings driverless yard trucks to US yards

Venti Technologies’ driverless container trucks have worked PSA’s port in Singapore for nearly three years. Traffic there runs in one big loop, so the trucks never had to back up. U.S. rail yards are less forgiving. Venti says a Class I intermodal railroad plans to run more than 130 Venti trucks across eight sites by 2027. First, the Boston-based company had to teach its trucks two skills Singapore never required, founder and CEO Heidi Wyle told FreightWaves. Backing an articulated rig is among trucking’s most challenging maneuvers, FreightWaves noted when Outrider added autonomous trailer backing to its distribution-yard tractors in 2022. “So now when we came to the US, we had to teach our big 60-foot-long tractor-trailer vehicles how to back up,” Wyle said. “So you know we have videos of them actually backing up with 4-inch clearance on either side.” window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0'); }); Where the trucks fit in an intermodal yard At an intermodal terminal, hostlers bring containers trackside or to the storage area. That trackside shuttle is the work the railroad wants Venti’s trucks to take on, Wyle said. She put monthly driver turnover in some places at around 20%. “If you ask where is it that people don’t want to be, it’s in Texas in July, right?” Wyle said. “So basically what they want us to do is to be trackside with the trains and have the vehicles do the unloading and the short hauls to get to the long hauls or the other wherever else they’re going to go.” The company’s Oct. 1 release says the trucks will load, move, and unload containers during live yard operations with nobody in the cab and no dedicated lanes. It does not say whether human hostlers will keep working beside them at the U.S. sites. The trucks also have to cross live track on their own. “Our vehicle now sees trains,” Wyle said. “It’s just like you or I. They would see trains, you know, they would see the sign come down. We see lights, red lights, green lights just like humans do.” Six weeks into a three-month pilot The railroad deal grew out of a proof of concept scheduled for three months, Wyle said. Six weeks in, the railroad told Venti it had hit all the metrics. It then took two vehicles before committing to a larger rollout. Venti signed a long-term agreement with the railroad in July, starting at two of its busiest U.S. intermodal facilities, according to the company’s July 8 release. That release projected “100-plus” trucks by 2027. The October release raised the figure to more than 130 and said the fleet could pass 600 by the end of the decade. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot3', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0'); }); But the U.S. fleet has not started work. Neither company has named the railroad or disclosed terms. Venti announced a $28.8 million Series A in March 2023, led by LG Technology Ventures. Nearly three years without a driver in Singapore Wyle co-founded Venti in 2018 with Daniela Rus, director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Their first idea was slow-speed robotaxis for senior communities. Wyle dropped it quickly. “That was a very bad market because they don’t have a lot of money and what they have they don’t want to part with,” she said. PSA, which runs over 70 deepsea, rail, and inland terminals according to its January release, pulled Venti into logistics around 2020, Wyle said. The two mapped PSA’s Singapore port and developed the system there, and the fleet grew from one truck to two, four, and eight. Venti now runs a 30-truck driverless fleet in Asia, Wyle said. At PSA Singapore, those trucks work beside about 1,200 human-driven trucks, according to the Oct. 1 release. The company says its fleet has logged more than 500,000 autonomous miles and moved more than 360,000 containers. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot4', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0'); }); Rebuilding the intermodal yard The larger payoff, Wyle said, is predictability. In intermodal yards today, chassis get dropped wherever there is room, and owners sometimes send drones to find them, she said. “What’s interesting is when you think about it for a minute, autonomy, our trucks are going to be exactly at a place exactly when they’re supposed to be there,” she said. “And so it enables a complete redo of all of those yards and the core supply chain.” The railroad wants to start that work, she said. “One of the things they want to do is actually start rebuilding the supply chain yards so that they’re less chaotic and more controlled,” Wyle said. Why it matters: Venti’s trucks have run without drivers in Singapore for nearly three years. The company is now moving to test this technology in US yards, part of a growing group of autonomous technology providers targeting areas outside of middle mile and long haul applications. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot5', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767778941-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 60000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767778941-0'); }); The post Venti brings driverless yard trucks to US yards appeared first on FreightWaves.

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