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Jack Roberts

Executive Editor

With nearly three decades covering trucking, Jack Roberts is known for reporting on advanced technology, such as intelligent drivetrains and autonomous vehicles, in an industry being transformed by technology.

In his Truck Tech blog, he offers his insights on everything from the latest equipment, systems and components, to telematics and autonomous vehicle technologies. A commercial driver’s license holder, he also does test drives of new equipment and covers topics such as maintenance, fuel economy, vocational and medium-duty trucks and tires.

He has been covering trucking since 1995.

Mahle EV cooling fan.
Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 20, 2024

Mahle Showcases ZEV Innovations at IAA 2024

Mahle is one of the fastest-growing suppliers of zero-emission powertrain components to the global trucking industry. At IAA 2024, the company showcased a host of new vehicle components and technology for fuel cell trucks.

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PepsiCo's Dejan Antunovic and Tesla's Dan Priestley speak at IAA 2024.
Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 19, 2024

PepsiCo Looks to Scale Tesla Semi EV Operations Beyond California

Tesla's Dan Priestley and PepsiCo's Dejan Antunovic gave IAA 2024 attendees an update on the Tesla Semi and PepsiCo's experiences with the battery-electric truck, including what Tesla is doing to drive down total cost of ownership.

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Zeppelin airship.
Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsSeptember 19, 2024

A Zeppelin's-Eye View of IAA 2024 [Photos]

Join HDT for a tour of the IAA Truck Show in Hannover, Germany, as seen from ZF's famous Zeppelin airship.

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Clarios battery state of charge screen
Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 17, 2024

Clarios Developing 24-Volt Lithium Truck Battery

Clarios is showcasing a newly developed lighter, safer, and more robust trucking battery at IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany.

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Daimler Trucks incoming president Karin Radstrom.
Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsSeptember 17, 2024

Photo Gallery: IAA 2024 Day 1

IAA 2024 has kicked off in Hannover, Germany, with trucking sights from the past, present and future everyone attendees look. Here's a taste of what HDT saw walking the show on Day 1.

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ZF board member Peter Laier.
Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 16, 2024

ZF Debuts Hybrid Truck Transmission at IAA

ZF introduced a host of new products and technologies at the IAA commercial vehiclle show in Hannover, Germany, including an all-new hybrid transmission for heavy-duty trucks.

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Experimental ZF powered truck trailer.
Articlesby Jack RobertsSeptember 11, 2024

The Promise of Powered Trailers Part 2

The potential for smart, connected, power-generating trailers encompasses everything from power for TRUs, air systems and even electric drive axles that can extend range on battery-electric tractor-trailers or reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions on diesel-powered units.

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A Volvo FH Electric in a garage.
Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 3, 2024

Volvo Announces Electric Truck Range Breakthrough

Volvo has announced that its new FH Electric models in Europe can now go 600 km on a single battery charge.

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AI Newspaper
Truck Techby Jack RobertsAugust 30, 2024

Trucking's Top 5 News Stories from the Summer of '24

Summer is usually a pretty slow time of year in trucking. But a lot of major news broke in the trucking industry over this past summer. HDT executive editor Jack Roberts takes a look back.

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ConMet powered trailer crossing a bridge.
Articlesby Jack RobertsAugust 29, 2024

The Promise of Powered Trailers

New powered trailers can make diesel-powered tractor trailers cleaner and more efficient than ever before, as well as help with adoption of zero-emission trucks.

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