2 Firms to Develop Electric Trucks
CityFreighter and XPO Sales have agreed to jointly pursue development and sales of electric trucks for the last mile, company officials said. The partnership includes the signing of a letter of intent…
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Peterbilt Testing Opposed-Piston Engines
A pair of heavy duty, opposed-piston engines will be produced for an emissions-reduction project in California, officials with the program said last month. The two 10.6L, 450-horsepower engines designed by Achates Power will run in…
Will Autonomous Trucks Replace Drivers?
America is facing a dire shortage of truck drivers. The causes include lack of competitive wages, a perception problem, demographic challenges, and technology that might soon make truckers obsolete. And now a new research study…
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…
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:…
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…
Viability of Electric Trucks Depends on Usage, Experts say
Companies decisions to buy electric vehicles nuanced Elon Musk might have made it look easy to sell electric semi-trucks to fleet owners, but the reality is that a company’s decision to buy electric vehicles…
BlackBerry Launches Truck Tracking Tag
BlackBerry Radar asset tracking tag launched that delivers near real-time data on the location and condition of truck trailers and containers. Trucking companies that subscribe to the “BlackBerry Radar’’ system can improve on-time deliveries, theft prevention, and fuel efficiency…
World’s supply chain increasingly turning to blockchain
Maersk Incorporating Blockchain – It currently takes a stack of 200 communications between 30 different parties to ship a container from Mombasa, Kenya to the Port of Rotterdam, according to a recent study by shipping carrier…
