Autonomous Truck Company Expanding
TuSimple, a self-driving truck company, announced plans for further expansion in Tucson, AZ. The company has been testing its Level 4 Class 8 autonomous trucks in the state of Arizona for more than a year…
Amazon Drawing Competitors Across U.S.
With $40 million in new investments announced in September, Chicago-based e-commerce logistics company ShipBob is eyeing an expansion, starting with a new fulfillment warehouse in Cicero, Ill., and a push to hire 100 people in
In Future, There Will Be 2 Truck Markets
The global recovery from the economic crisis has major implications for the commercial vehicle and tractor-trailer manufacturing industry. There are, essentially, two worldwide markets for trucks in the near future. The first, in Europe, North America, Japan…
ELD Rule Impacting Parking, Truckers Say
Drivers are feeling the effects of reduced flexibility from the electronic logging device mandate and are spending more time searching for and worrying about parking, according to a report from Trucker Path. Trucker Path found…
K&L Freight Putting Data To Work
Chicago’s K&L Freight is like a unicorn, or a diamond in the rough: the kind of company that’s so rare you almost never hear about one, much less get to see one up close…
Uber Dropping Autonomous Trucks
Uber is pulling the plug on its autonomous trucks, just four months after it demonstrated the vehicles shipping freight across Arizona. The ride-hailing firm has shifted plans dramatically ever since one of its autonomous cars…
Trucking Entering ‘Technology Arms Race’
Along with the rest of the trucking industry, Doug Waggoner, chief executive of Echo Global Logistics, faces a major staffing challenge. But the talent Waggoner is pursuing won’t be behind the wheel:…
States using technology to address truck parking shortage
There is some good news regarding an issue that has been vexing truck drivers for the past several years: Federal funding has created an eight-state initiative to begin tackling the nation’s truck parking problems…
Daimler Unveiling Electric Trucks
Daimler Unveiling Electric Trucks PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America recently unveiled electric Class 8 and medium-duty trucks, with plans to have a 30-truck “innovation fleet’’ working in…
Use of RFID Depends on Company Goals
Use of RFID Depends – From its inception, radio frequency identification (RFID) has had a questionable role in a world accustomed to cheap, convenient bar codes. Despite plummeting costs, the old advice remains valid: Use…
Mack To Unveil Electric Refuse Truck
Mack Trucks said it plans to introduce a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019. The company, a part of the Volvo Group, said the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will test the demonstration vehicle when it is introduced…
