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Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Volvo, Waabi Partner to Produce Autonomous Trucks

Waabi will integrate its autonomous driving system, the Waabi Driver, with Volvo’s production-ready VNL Autonomous model. Commercial pilots will begin in Texas in the coming months.

February 4, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous

Atlas Energy Begins Driverless Truck Deliveries to Wells

Bulk carrier Atlas Energy Solutions began shipments of proppant on two driverless trucks equipped with self-driving technology from Kodiak Robotics recently, the companies said.

January 28, 2025
Business, Technology, Autonomous

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Plans Dallas-Fort Worth, Ann Arbor Offices

The company is shutting down its European operations simultaneously, and existing employees in Europe will have to reapply for new jobs.

December 4, 2024
Business, Fuel

Exxon Plans to Cut Almost 400 Pioneer Jobs in Texas by 2026

Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to lay off 397 employees from Pioneer Natural Resources Co. after purchasing the Permian Basin operator for $63 billion earlier this year.

November 13, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, TCA

TxDOT Campaign to End Traffic Deaths Focuses on Permian Basin

ODESSA — The Texas Department of Transportation announced a statewide public campaign to end fatalities on Texas roadways.

November 8, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Plus Ramps Up Autonomous Truck Testing in Texas, Sweden

Automated driving technology company Plus has been ramping up on-road testing of autonomous heavy-duty trucks in the United States and Europe in cooperation with Traton Group.

October 31, 2024
Business, Equipment

Holt Truck Centers Expands With Kyrish Acquisition

Following the deal, Holt Truck Centers will have 35 locations, which the parent company said would make it the third-largest International Motors dealership in the U.S.

October 29, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Three Alabama Trucking Firms Deliver Aid to Texas Farmers

Three Alabama trucking companies responded to a call from agriculture commissioners in that state and Texas to deliver loads of hay to ranchers whose livestock were facing starvation.

October 13, 2024
Business, Fuel

Permian Gas Starts Flowing Via Matterhorn Pipeline in Texas

Matterhorn Express Pipeline has begun transporting natural gas into Williams Cos.’s Transco pipeline, a long-awaited addition to midstream infrastructure serving the Permian Basin.

October 1, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, TCA

Continental Tire to Open First US Distribution Center

Continental Tire announced Sept. 19 that Dallas-Fort Worth would be home to the company’s first fully owned tire distribution center in the United States.

September 20, 2024