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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.

Articlesby Jack RobertsJanuary 17, 2019

Easy Money: Driver Bonuses, Safety Go Hand-In-Hand at Vascor Transport

How one Kentucky fleet leveraged new technology to boost safety and driver pay.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 11, 2019

Trucking Goes Mainstream at CES

The import of CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, is now so massive that even Class 8 truck OEMs want to showcase their vehicles and technologies at the show. Savvy fleet managers would do well to consider why that's so, says Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJanuary 10, 2019

Continental Shows Future Technology Vision at CES

Dog-like robots could one day be delivering packages from driverless vans, as demonstrated in a vision of the future presented by Continental at the CES electronics show in Las Vegas.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJanuary 9, 2019

Peloton CEO: Platooning Still Shows Promise for Enhanced Fuel Economy

In an exclusive HDT interview, Peloton founder and CEO Josh Switkes responds to news reports that Daimler may not pursue further research in truck platooning technology.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 4, 2019

Safety vs. Saturation

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Air Force learned a hard lesson: The consequences of information overload can be severe – even fatal. And that lesson matters as new technology finds its way onto trucks.

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Newsby Jack RobertsDecember 18, 2018

TMC Calls for Proactive Tire Pressure Management System

TMC said in a new report that merely verifying tire pressures based on manufacturers' recommendations does not go far enough in meeting fleet safety and performance requirements.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsDecember 18, 2018

What the Wright Brothers and Huffman's Prairie Can Tell us About Truck Technology in 2018

2018 saw a host of old and new trucking suppliers putting the final touches on a host of amazing new technologies. If the past is any indication, that period of refinement is set to end, and the deployment of these new technologies is imminent, says Senior Editor Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsDecember 13, 2018

Engine Fan Helps Texas Fleet Cut Costs

A new engine fan helped one Texas refuse fleet cut maintenance costs while boosting safety.

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Newsby Jack RobertsDecember 13, 2018

Autonomous Trucks Could Radically Transform U.S. Logistics Within a Decade

A new report from a global logistics think tank predicts that autonomous trucks could cause massive disruption and upheaval by 2027.

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Newsby Jack RobertsDecember 12, 2018

Lucky Seven Comes Up a Winner for 2018 Rush Technician Rodeo Champion

Patience finally paid off for vehicle electronics expert Steven Brain, who went down to the wire for his first Grand Championship win.

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