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Freightliner Inspiration Truck Unveiled at Hoover Dam. First Licensed Autonomous Commercial Truck to Drive on U.S. Public Highway

Self-Driving Fleets Gain Traction

Technology has been the cause of many changes within a number industries, ranging from self-driving cars, online payments and autonomous workers at factories and fast food restaurants. While there has been a lot of research…

General Motors Closing Plants May Hurt Trucking

GM Closings May Hurt Trucking

The decision by General Motors to cease production at five of its factories in the United States and Canada will have consequences for trucking companies that serve those plants, industry experts said…

Tesla Semi with Legal Gavel stopping it on road

High-Tech Trucks May Face Legal Obstacles

Tesla, Otto and other companies have been developing driver-less vehicles for years, with Mercedez-Benz placing a semi-autonomous truck on the road in 2015. Tech leader and financiers alike are confident that self-driving trucks will become…

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Daimler Delivers Electronic Truck

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) in December delivered the first vehicle in its newly created “electric innovation fleet’’ to Penske Truck Leasing in Carson, Calif.. The delivery was the result of a nine-month collaboration between…

Volvo VNR Electric

Volvo Introducing All-Electric Trucks

Volvo Trucks is hoping to electrify California. The company plans to introduce all-electric Volvo regional-haul demonstrators next year in the Golden State, operating in distribution, regional-haul and drayage operations. Volvo said sales of the VNR Electric…

Teletrac and McLeods partnership helps companies stay on top of their Hours of Service and remain federally compliant

ELDs Simplifying Truck Dispatching

The days of dispatchers spending much of their time attempting to track down drivers are history. Electronic logging devices (ELDs) and other modern technologies have turned today’s dispatchers more into data analysts…

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Michelin Adding RFID to Truck Tires

Michelin North America Inc. has begun building radio frequency identification (RFID) tags into its commercial truck tires and retreads that can help users track the tire throughout its lifecycle, including retreading. Initially the sensors’ data…

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