ATLANTA — Daimler Trucks North America outlined its vision for electric trucks and platooning and showcased its latest advances in active safety and connectivity in the first press conference held by a truck manufacturer here at the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show.
September 25, 2017Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Daimler Trucks Outlines Vision for Electric Vehicles, Platooning, Connectivity
Business, Technology, Logistics
ScanTech Prepares to Open Food Treatment Facility
ScanTech Sciences Inc. announced that it will partner with Freight Handlers Inc. to staff and operate the company’s first electronic cold-pasteurization food treatment center in McAllen, Texas.
September 25, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment
Nikola Taps Bosch for eAxle, Other Key Components
Nikola Motor Co. announced Bosch Group will play a key role in supplying powertrain components for its over-the-road and day cab Class 8 hydrogen-electric trucks, which are scheduled to come to market in 2021.
September 25, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
Safety, Productivity to Improve With Proliferation of Autonomous Trucks, Executives Say
ATLANTA — Advancements in the technology facilitating autonomous trucks will enhance safety and productivity across the freight sector, two executives helping to drive the issue said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 25.
September 25, 2017Business, Technology, TCA
App Aims to Increase Communication in Intermodal Industry
Paul Burgoyne has been in the transportation industry for 25 years, and the Poland, Ohio resident knows the ins and outs of the industry, and its problems.
September 25, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
DTNA Already Working on Phase 2 GHG Compliance
ATLANTA — Presentations by Daimler Trucks North America looked to the future, including the notion of CascadiaE, an all-electric Class 8 the parent company of Freightliner Trucks might one day produce.
September 25, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Lytx to Launch Expanded Video Services
Lytx Inc., provider of the DriveCam video-based safety system, is preparing to launch an added service designed to eliminate operational blind spots through expanded use of onboard video.
September 25, 2017Business, Technology, Logistics
Truckstop.com Adds LTL Insurance
Truckstop.com introduced a less-than-truckload option for its CargoShield insurance product, it said.
September 22, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Editorial
Editorial: King Sisyphus, Driver Manager
A parallel can be drawn between Greek mythology and the predicament trucking managers face in recruiting and retaining drivers.
September 21, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Uber Unveils Second Generation Self-Driving Car in Pittsburgh
Uber is taking the co-driver out of its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh as the company rolls out the second generation of its autonomous Volvo SUVs.
September 21, 2017