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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.

Volvo D13 Variable Geometry Turbo Diesel Engine.
Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 13, 2025

Volvo Launches D13 Variable Geometry Turbo Diesel Engine

The new Volvo D13 VGT engine will be standard in the all-new Volvo VNR and available as an option in VNL day cab models.

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Michelle Ross, Goodyear, and Ralph Dimena, Aperia.
Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 13, 2025

Aperia-Goodyear Announce Exclusive Automatic Tire Inflation Agreement

Goodyear’s Tires-as-a-Service solution will now feature Halo Connect i3 automatic tire inflation technologies.

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ATA president Chris Spear.
Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 11, 2025

ATA President Spear Cheers Emissions Reg Rollbacks

In his address to attendees at ATA's TMC Annual Meeting in Nashville, on March 10, ATA president Chris Spear said that U.S. environmental policies are no longer being dictated out of California.

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Volvo VNR launch.
Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 11, 2025

Volvo Launches All-New Volvo VNR at TMC

Featuring a 90% redesign over its previous-generation regional model, Volvo said its new Volvo VNR integrates the latest proprietary safety systems from the ground up.

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Mack Granite.
Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 11, 2025

Mack Trucks Adds Allison Transmission to GuardDog Connect

Mack’s integrated GuardDog Connect telematics solution will now directly incorporate Allison Diagnostic Trouble Code data and other parameters in its 24/7 monitoring service.

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David Gal, vice president, products and engineering, Samsara.
Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 10, 2025

Samsara Smart Trailers Brings Trailer Insights to Fleets

Samsara’s Tractor-Trailer Mismatch Alert allow fleets to halt costly mispulls in minutes by receiving real-time notifications whenever the wrong trailer is pulled.

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NACFE Executive Director Mike Roeth.
Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 10, 2025

NACFE Releases ‘Messy Middle’ White Paper

A new NACFE white paper on trucking's "Messy Middle' transition period away from fossil fuels toward zero-emission vehicles takes a detailed look at the technologies available today.

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Velociti customer service center.
Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 9, 2025

Velociti Announces VeloCare Unlimited Support Program

Velociti’s new Unlimited program removes boundaries and allows customers to fully leverage VeloCare to ensure technology solutions are performing at maximum uptime.

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Nuclear verdict jackpots.
Truck Techby Jack RobertsFebruary 27, 2025

The Dark Forces Funding Nuclear Verdicts Against Trucking

Financial speculators are investing money in “nuclear verdict” court cases in hopes of walking away with millions in settlement dollars — often in trucking. It’s ghoulish. It’s wrong. And it needs to be stopped.

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HDT Talks Trucking: Fleet owner Jamie Hagen.
Videosby Jack RobertsFebruary 25, 2025

HDT Talks Trucking: Jamie Hagen on Running a Small Fleet

Jamie Hagen started out as a fleet driver. And he uses the things he learned working for someone else every day as president and founder of his own 10-truck fleet -- Hell Bent Xpress.

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