Interest in solar panels has grown because truck batteries often are unable to meet the power needs of today’s trucks due to increased driver comfort demands, new idle reduction legislation and increased freight-tracking requirements, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Autonomous Vehicles Have Ability to Transform Society, Panelists Say
It’s not just hands-free driving that self-guided cars may bring into reality. Autonomous vehicles could unleash new technological and economic development on a level not seen since the dawn of the space age.
June 28, 2018Amazon Enlists Delivery Startups to Help Expand Shipment Volume
Amazon.com’s ever-expanding retail empire is going to need more workers and vehicles to get millions of packages to shoppers’ doors. To do so, the web retailer is encouraging people to start their own delivery businesses.
June 28, 2018How Have ELDs Changed Trucking?
Six months after the electronic logging device mandate went into effect, this LiveOnWeb program explores the impact the change has had on the trucking industry.
June 27, 2018Is Tesla’s Elon Musk Wrong About Lidar Technology?
Elon Musk has called lidar a crutch. The Tesla CEO believes he can build self-driving and semi-autonomous cars without relying on the technology, which uses lasers to help the cars map and navigate their surroundings.
June 27, 2018Volvo, FedEx Team on Live Platooning in North Carolina
Volvo Trucks North America and FedEx Corp. demonstrated on June 27 a platooning system with three twin trucks on a stretch of Route 540 in North Carolina, one of 10 official test sites for driverless cars designated in 2017 by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
June 27, 2018ZF Showcases Hybrid Transmission, Electric Components
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — Equipment and technology supplier ZF showcased a hybrid-electric version of a heavy-duty automated transmission along with all-electric steering and power options that the company said will help commercial fleets meet growing global demand for cleaner operations and better fuel economy.
June 27, 2018I-10 Coalition Applies for Federal Grant to Ease Truck Parking
A group of transportation departments representing southwestern states has applied for a federal grant to develop a system that informs truck drivers of parking availability along Interstate 10. The transportation departments of Texas, Arizona, California and New Mexico, which together make up the I-10 Corridor Coalition, applied for the grant June 18.
June 27, 2018ZF Outlines Tech Strategy, Including Automated, Electric
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — The leader of global supplier ZF believes that commercial applications for automated technology could soon become a reality in certain controlled situations, but believes broader deployment in congested and high-traffic areas will take awhile.
June 26, 2018VTNA Names Peter Voorhoeve President
Volvo Trucks North America appointed Peter Voorhoeve, currently CEO of Volvo Group Australia, as its president, effective Sept. 1.
June 26, 2018