The widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could eliminate the more than 30,000 annual U.S. road fatalities, improve travel time by as much as 40 percent, recover up to 80 billion hours lost to commuting and congestion, and reduce fuel consumption by as much as 40 percent.

CaroTrans International, a non-vessel operating common carrier, has inaugurated a direct less-than-containerload (LCL) import service from Nhava Sheva, India to the Port of Charleston, S.C.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given its final substantive approval for the deepening of South Carolina's Charleston harbor to accommodate post-Panamax container ships.

DAT Solutions has launched an online analytics service for transportation and logistics professionals to access truck and load data on the 149 key market areas in North America with the highest concentrations of inbound and outbound freight. Through a Tableau web portal, customers access a set of trucking freight data visualizations. Users also have the option of importing data into their own systems.

MiX Telematics, a provider of truck fleet and mobile asset-management technology, has introduced MyMiX, a driver-engagement platform designed to help customers run safer and more efficient fleet operations.

CEVA Logistics has launched a weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service from Singapore to New York.

UDrove and ITS Dispatch have integrated their product lines, providing a Web-based means of managing the operations of carrier fleets and freight brokers.