TuSimple Autonomous Truck

Orders Rising For Driver-Less Trucks

TuSimple has received 6,775 reservations for a new line of SAE Level 4 International LT Series autonomous trucks. The trucks will be equipped with TuSimple’s advanced autonomous driving system and manufactured by Navistar beginning in…

Hub building higher trailers, Hub Group, which developed a special 14-foot-high trailer designed for a dedicated customer based in California

Hub Building Higher Trailers

Trailers are 13 feet, 6 inches high, right? That’s not always the case for Oakbrook, Ill.-based Hub Group, which developed a special 14-foot-high trailer designed for a dedicated customer based in California. Many western states allow 14-foot-high…

Ahmed Shaaban Trucker that stopped police pursuit

Friends Aiding Intrepid Trucker

A truck driver who used his semi truck to stop a fleeing alleged murderer said his insurance claim has been denied, leaving him in a tough position financially. The incident happened on the evening of…

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Former Trucking Firm Owner Indicted

A former trucking company owner was recently indicted by a federal grand jury in New York in an alleged conspiracy to defraud the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) about the company he controlled and…

Repair Sector Forms Trade Group, Repair ACES (Association for Commercial Equipment Solutions) - technician working

Repair Sector Forms Trade Group

Repair ACES (Association for Commercial Equipment Solutions) announced its launch at the Diesel Laptops Virtual Truck Repair Expo on May 7-8. The association has been created “by industry professionals who saw a need and had…

Trucks on Roadway

Freight Demand Likely To Remain High

The largest drivers of freight demand are consumption and production, and for the past year the growth in consumption has been unprecedented. The four largest month-over-month gains in retail sales have come since April 2020…

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) HQ

Daimler Promotes 2 Executives

David Carson has been appointed to the expanded role of senior vice president of sales and marketing at Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). Additionally, Drew Backeberg has been promoted to senior vice president of aftermarket at DTNA…

Line of colorful semi-trailer cabs.

Truckers Unite Against Freight Broker

A coalition of trucking companies filed a petition in May to force an Indianapolis, Ind.-based freight brokerage into Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings for unpaid transportation services. The involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, filed in U.S…

NTTC Hires Manager of Education and Government Relations Will Lusk

NTTC Hires Manager

Will Lusk has joined National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) as manager of education and government relations. Lusk will be responsible for managing NTTC’s Tank Truck University and the regulatory resource functions of the association. He…

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5 Tips For Retaining Drivers

Truck driver recruiting and retention practices are really an exercise in adjusting company culture, retention coach Ray Haight said during a Truckload Carriers Association webinar where he shared top tips for creating and maintaining a…

Volvo & Mack opening training site

Volvo & Mack Opened Training Site

In an effort to support customers in the western U.S. and Canada, as well as battery-electric vehicle training efforts for the Volvo VNR Electric and Mack LR Electric, Volvo and Mack Trucks announced the companies…

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