asset utilization

Norfolk Southern poised for opportunistic growth in 2025

On Wednesday, Eastern Class I railroad Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) reported a solid operating beat for the fourth quarter of 2024, surpassing Wall Street expectations for earnings even on revenue that was slightly down. 

The company has gotten leaner under EVP and COO John Orr’s operational leadership, reducing overtime by 20% in the second half of 2024, accelerating its trains and cutting down on terminal dwell.

A renewed focus on asset utilization saw NS put 500 locomotives into storage over...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/norfolk-southern-poised-for-opportunistic-growth-in-2025

U.S. Xpress running Dallas-to-Atlanta autonomous pilots with Kodiak Robotics

When it comes to autonomous trucking pilot programs, U.S. Xpress is getting around.

The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based carrier is running autonomous pilots with Kodiak Robotics, its third deal with an autonomous trucking startup following partnerships with TuSimple and Aurora Innovation.

USX (NASDAQ: USX) is Kodiak’s first “cornerstone truckload partner” in its Partner Deployment Program, helping the startup deploy self-driving technology. 

The partnership also marks the launch of Kodiak’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-xpress-running-dallas-to-atlanta-autonomous-pilots-with-kodiak-robotics

Aurora deepens Uber relationship with autonomous freight partnership

Aurora Innovation is further integrating its autonomous trucking operation with Uber, working with Uber Freight to eventually integrate its Aurora Horizon into the digital freight brokerage’s network.

But first, Aurora is using about a dozen autonomous trucks with a safety driver to haul freight on the Uber Freight network in Texas, where it is currently conducting a drop-and-hook pilot with FedEx and Paccar Inc. along the trucking-dense Interstate 45 corridor from south of Dallas to Houston.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aurora-deepens-uber-relationship-with-autonomous-freight-partnership

Study: Autonomous trucking transfer hubs promise huge cost savings

A Georgia Tech study funded by Ryder System Inc. suggests huge cost savings for autonomous trucks using a network of autonomous transfer hubs that gain efficiencies beyond avoiding the cost of pay and benefits for human drivers.

Ryder (NYSE: R) provided order data from its dedicated transportation solutions operation in the Southeast to researchers at the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Miami-based Ryder has alliances with four...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/study-autonomous-trucking-transfer-hubs-promise-huge-cost-savings

Vorto’s platform solves ‘love triangle of supply chains,’ CEO says

Vorto released an autonomous supply chain platform.

Autonomous supply chain platform provider Vorto announced Thursday its new platform, Reload, which is designed to solve inefficiencies and increase sustainability in supply chains and logistics from procurement to final delivery. 

Vorto CEO Priyesh Ranjan told FreightWaves that Reload is an industry-agnostic “centralized autonomous supply chain platform that does everything,” including predicting demand for suppliers, finding fleets and drivers for outbound transportation, and automating...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/vortos-platform-solves-love-triangle-of-supply-chains-ceo-says

Taking command: KeepTruckin rolls out integrated fleet management platform

KeepTruckin adds integrated Fleet View platform

Fleet management and asset visibility go hand-in-hand — without one, the other doesn’t provide the operational value it could.

KeepTruckin is out to change that with its new Fleet View GPS tracking command center. Fleet View combines GPS tracking, electronic logging device compliance, driver safety management and asset visibility into a single, integrated fleet operations center.

“KeepTruckin’s mission is to build modern technology that improves the safety and efficiency of businesses that keep...

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