Applied Intuition Acquires Embark Technology
Embark's test fleet of autonomous trucks will be coming off the road as the company is acquired by Applied Intuition, which provides software and tooling for autonomous vehicle development.
Embark's test fleet of autonomous trucks will be coming off the road as the company is acquired by Applied Intuition, which provides software and tooling for autonomous vehicle development.
ZF’s PowerLine 8-speed automatic transmission production line at its manufacturing facility in South Carolina has been installed and testing is underway. Production is slated to begin this fall.
Inspectors found brake-related critical vehicle inspection items on 11.3% of the vehicles checked during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Day, resulting in 773 commercial vehicles placed out of service.
Keen Transport’s heavy-haul fleet is set to use Einride battery-electric trucks shuttling loads out of the Port of Savannah.
Progressive Insurance is offering heavy truck roadside assistance as optional coverage to its commercial auto customers.
Five bills recently advanced by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would affect trucking, including truck parking and driver licensing. Two trucking groups have mixed responses.
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.7% in April after decreasing 2.8% in March. In April, the index equaled 112.7 (2015=100) compared with 114.7 in March.
While celebrating the production of 2.5 million engines at its heavy-duty engine plant in Jamestown, New York, Cummins announced it will invest $452 million in the facility to produce its new fuel-agnostic engine line.
If you’d like to submit a seminar topic or speaker proposal, abstracts are due by June 6.
Over the past year, public policy and new funding have shifted more emphasis to building the zero-emissions commercial vehicle market, according to the fourth annual State of Sustainable Fleets Market Brief.
ACT Research reports the supply and demand dynamics in the freight market are beginning to recover. Its recent data suggests demand fundamentals improving and capacity starting to tighten may signal the industry is approaching the bottom of the freight cycle.
Volvo Trucks said it has a deal to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Holcim, a global manufacturer of building solutions. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks.
While the Mexican government recently appeared to be pointing a finger at the governor of Texas for slowing trade, delays during periods of increased inspections at border crossings are a part of doing business for the state’s trucking industry.
Starting May 25, the editors of Heavy Duty Trucking are producing a special three-part Road to Zero webinar series to provide real-world fleet insights into how fleets can chart a path to emissions reduction.
Volvo Group introduced an augmented reality safety application for electric trucks, specifically developed to assist first responders.
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