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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.

Truck Techby Jack RobertsMay 22, 2024

Magical Thinking Won’t Take Trucking to Net Zero Emissions

Jack Roberts ponders the state of zero-emission trucking transition while at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo.

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Futuristic-looking Kenworth SuperTruck 2 freight efficiency demonstration truck
Newsby Jack RobertsMay 21, 2024

Kenworth SuperTruck 2 Looks to the Future

Kenworth engineers asked themselves, "What does the next-generation vehicle for long-haul transportation look like?" Their answer was the SuperTruck 2 freight-efficiency demonstrator at ACT Expo in Las Vegas.

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ChargePoint Megawatt Charging system.
Newsby Jack RobertsMay 17, 2024

ChargePoint Announces Three Megawatt EV Truck Charging Architecture

The ChargePoint Megawatt Charging system delivers enough electricity to power approximately 1,000 residential homes.

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Goodyear experimental tire.
Articlesby Jack RobertsMay 17, 2024

The Quest for Greener Truck Tires

Environmentally friendly heavy-duty truck tires are a tough proposition, both from a manufacturing and usage standpoint. Here's how two global tire companies are working to make tires cleaner and greener.

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Amazon Volvo VNR Electric truck.
Newsby Jack RobertsMay 10, 2024

Amazon Building Electric-Truck Fleet in Southern California

Amazon said its southern California fleet of Volvo VNR Electric trucks is the company's largest fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks in any country so far.

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Volvo VNL sleeper cab.
Articlesby Jack RobertsMay 10, 2024

Electric APUs Make Inroads in Trucking

Auxiliary power units on heavy-duty trucks are getting greener, cleaner and more essential for driver recruiting and retention — and they are increasingly electric.

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Toyota-Kenworth Tri-gen power.
Newsby Jack RobertsMay 7, 2024

Toyota Pushes the ZEV Envelope

Toyota has unveiled an array of cutting-edge zero-emission vehicle technologies that could soon benefit fleet operations in North America.

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2024 Volvo FH16 780
Truck Techby Jack RobertsMay 6, 2024

Trucking and GHG: Emissions Impossible?

Expecting the entire trucking industry to simply switch over to all-new powertrain technologies overnight isn’t going to happen, says Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog. A more phased-in approach is needed for trucking's mission zero.

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1928 Volvo LV Series truck.
Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsMay 3, 2024

World of Volvo's World Class Vehicle Collection

The new World of Volvo center in Gothenburg, Sweden, is more than just a global meeting center. It's also a museum celebrating almost a century of Volvo cars, trucks, construction machinery and marine drive systems.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsApril 24, 2024

Great American Trucks: The Mack B Series

World War II was over. The American economy was booming. Mack Trucks needed a workhorse truck fleets could rely on to do any number of jobs. What they delivered became an icon.

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