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commercial carrier journal | december 2016 37 systems that enable truck platooning and automated trucking systems. Automated trucking systems will rely on secure IoT systems that link manufacturers to distribution facili- ties, carriers and end customers. ese systems will be able to automatically identify what is on the truck, where it needs to be routed and when it will be at the next facility and to the end customer for unloading. e first glimpse of what an automat- ed trucking system looks like came in late October. A self-driving truck created by Otto transported a load of beer exit- to-exit with no human intervention. e next step likely will be the use of already- existing IoT systems to load and unload trailers automatically. To keep up with these and other ad- vancements, the transportation industry will need to converge their disparate IT systems onto a single IP network to enable better information sharing and common communications, Einsig said. e future of trucking is exciting, but automation also carries cyber- related risks that must be anticipated and addressed. MAKING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS WORK FOR YOUR FLEET BY AARON HUFF INTERESTED IN TRUCKING TECHNOLOGY? Scan the barcode or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK to subscribe to the CCJ Technology Weekly e-mail newsletter. AARON HUFF is Senior Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail ahuff@ccjmagazine.com or call (801) 754-4296.