Bendix has launched a new hub of commercial vehicle information at its website safertrucks.com, focusing on a new multimedia center called the Knowledge Dock. Bendix takes their commitment to education and support seriously. This outlet was developed to provide a fresh voice and easy way to stay connected to the industry. The material is available 24/7/365 where partners can access the base on their own terms and when they need it most.

The ride-matching service Uber has entered the heavy-duty trucking business. UberFreight load-matching service opened its portal for business December 27, 2016. The company has kept a lid on the operation thus far but you can register on the site as either a carrier or a shipper.

Save the date for The NATSO Show 2017, which will be held January 21 – 24, 2017 in Savannah, Georgia. The NATSO Show is two-and-a-half days of smart ideas, great new products and good advice—all designed to meet the unique needs of travel plaza and truckstop leaders.

Total US rail traffic for the week ending January 14th came in at 516,229 carloads and intermodal units, marking a 2 percent increase compared with traffic the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

V2I technologies capture vehicle-generated traffic data, wirelessly providing information such as advisories from the infrastructure to the vehicle that inform the driver of safety, mobility, or environment-related conditions. In a sophisticated scenario, velocities & accelerations of vehicles and intervehicle distances would be suggested by the infrastructure on the basis of traffic conditions, with the goal of optimizing overall emissions, fuel consumption and traffic velocities.

Amazon doesn't want to have to rely on (and pay) third-party delivery companies. It's already taken control of trucks and planes and now it's taking control of ships. Amazon has integrated all those services into one basket. Creating this type of shipping service will give it a lot of strategic value.

Brno, Czech Republic Takes First Step to Create European Hyperloop Connecting to Slovakia.