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Trucking is embracing artificial intelligence to reduce costs and improve safety, but company leaders warn that carriers must balance efficiency gains against legitimate concerns.

The autonomous trucks will be manufactured at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley production plant in Dublin, Va. The first batch was built there in the final quarter of 2024.

ATA President Chris Spear emphasized the federation's active role in this year’s regulatory changes, including in a meeting with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump last summer.

The latest weapon in the fight to keep America’s truck drivers safe — and carriers’ legal fees down — is real-time video footage and risks monitored by artificial intelligence.

Grote Industries debuted two services designed to address roadside and rear-end collision risks with digital and lighting alerts, the company announced Oct. 26 at MCE 2025.

Daimler Truck Financial Services USA and Geico launched a connected insurance program that uses real-time driving data to lower premiums for Freightliner and Western Star truck owners.

"There are a lot of these little things we take for granted — that’s what attackers prey on," Isaac Instruments' Joe Russo said during a cybersecurity panel discussion at MCE 2025.

“We are delivering a natural language interface that the dispatcher or load planner can enter information that just popped up," says CEO Hans Galland.

Secretary Sean Duffy is turning up the heat on California after another truck driver holding a non-domiciled CDL issued by the state was involved in a fatal crash. But California is pushing back.

The 2025 ATRI Top Industry Issues report, released Oct. 26, found that the economy was the top concern among industry stakeholders for the third year in a row.