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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.

Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 17, 2021

Getting Tires to Talk

Tires are tough to manage. But what if they could alert fleet managers when there’s a problem? Or provide a complete history of the tire with a simple scan?

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 15, 2021

Back to Basics: Batteries

Batteries can be confounding to deal with, but there are surefire ways to determine if there’s any life left in them.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 15, 2021

How to Get Truck Specs Right

Getting truck specifications correct is a constantly evolving process and never-ending balancing act, according to TMC experts.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 14, 2021

The Realities of Electric Trucks

Truck makers and electric fleet pioneers laid out real-world lessons learned as electric trucks begin to move out of infancy and into wide-scale operations at TMC.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 14, 2021

Spear: Infrastructure Bill Will be Tier One Victory for Trucking

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear praised trucking’s response to the COVID-19 crisis and the pending infrastructure bill at the TMC Fall Meeting.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsSeptember 10, 2021

Volvo Stakes Out a Green Leadership Role

Electric trucks have truly arrived, if the recent Advanced Clean Transportation Expo is any indication. But Volvo's message stood out to Senior Contributing Editor Jack Roberts, as he writes in the Truck Tech blog.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsSeptember 9, 2021

Maverick Improves Driver Visibility with New Camera Systems

To make trucks safer and reduce accidents, Arkansas-based fleet Maverick Transportation uses an camera monitoring system to give drivers an enhanced view of the vehicles and traffic conditions around their trucks.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 3, 2021

Will the Last Mile be Electric?

The last mile may be the perfect application for electric trucks and vans. And the adoption of new battery-electric technology has already begun.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 2, 2021

Shell Starship 2.0 Pushes Fuel Economy Forward

Shell’s Starship 2.0, a Class 8 demonstration truck built with energy-efficient technologies for high fuel efficiency and reduced emissions, exceeded the results of its predecessor in its second cross-country run.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 1, 2021

HDTX: How HDT Innovators Handle the Driver Shortage

Dealing with the driver shortage was top of mind during a panel discussion with HDT’s 2020 and 2021 Fleet Innovator honorees at Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange.

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