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Videosby Jim ParkJanuary 20, 2022

Electrifying Transport Refrigeration Units

Find out what challenges the transportation industry faces in bringing electric transportation refrigeration units to trucking in this Leadership Insights video podcast interview with Thermo King.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2022

Logistics Providers Invest Millions in Remote Forklift Tech

ArcBest and NFI invested $42 million into Phantom Auto’s remote operation software for logistics vehicles, and announced orders for thousands of warehouse and cross-docking forklifts powered by Phantom’s software.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2022

J.B. Hunt Preps to Complete Fully Autonomous Transport in Texas

J.B. Hunt and Waymo Via have expanded their collaboration and pilot of Waymo’s autonomous Class 8 trucking unit powered by the Waymo Driver.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJanuary 14, 2022

Daimler Gives an Inside Look into SuperTruck II Development

As OEMs get ready to unveil their SuperTruck II projects, Daimler explains how engineers and designers collaborated on the project.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJanuary 13, 2022

Driving Kenworth’s Electric Trucks

Kenworth showed off its zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty trucks at the Paccar Innovation Center. HDT’s Jack Roberts reports on what it’s like behind the wheel of these not-so-futuristic commercial vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2022

Trailer Orders Soften in December 2021

The decline in trailer orders is attributed to supply chain disruptions, a labor shortage, and OEMs having to continue to manage backlogs.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2022

Volvo Trucks Opens Orders for Next Generation VNR Electric

Volvo Trucks North America will begin production of an enhanced VNR Electric model, which features an up to 85% increased range, faster charging, and more configurations for heavy-duty transport.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2022

Embark to Develop Autonomous Truck Tech to Navigate Snow

Embark Trucks will develop and deploy technology that would allow trucks equipped with Embark’s autonomous technology to navigate in snowy conditions by the end of winter 2022.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2022

Class 8 Orders Recover in December 2021

After hitting a Class 8 cancellation speed-bump in November, orders rebounded to a level just above the second half of 2021 production trend in December, ACT Research reported.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2022

Peterbilt Showcases First Model 579 with Aurora Driver

Peterbilt unveiled the first Model 579 equipped with the Aurora Driver Level 4 advanced autonomous system during the CES 2022 convention in Las Vegas.

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