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Saying the technology required to make platooning produces very limited reductions in operating cost, Daimler Truck North America has decided to pass on platooning and focus instead on advancing its position in vehicle automation.
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A new multi-solution platform is designed to prevent drivers from using smartphones while driving using a combination of software and device tracking.
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The Women In Trucking Association's 2019 Accelerate! Conference & Expo will take place from Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 at the Sheraton Dallas hotel in Dallas, Texas.
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Citing increased demand from its 12 contracted customers TuSimple, a self-driving truck technology company, will increase the number of trucks in fully autonomous operation from 11 to 40 by June of this year.
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Accuride president and CEO Rick Dauch has resigned from his positions with the company and has been replaced in the interim by Jason Luo while the company searches for a permanent replacement.
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Daimler Trucks North America announced at CES in Las Vegas that it’s now offering what it says is the first Level 2 automated truck in series production in North America with the latest enhancements to the Freightliner new Cascadia. Level 2 automation means the truck is capable of both lateral (steering) and longitudinal (acceleration/deceleration) control.
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ATA released its quarterly turnover rate numbers for the trucking industry, showing a decline of 11 percentage points in the third quarter for large truckload carriers. Increases to truck driver pay and a softening freight market were key to the lower turnover numbers.
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December wasn’t a great month for Class 8 truck orders but it did little to dampen what was a tremendous year for the heavy-duty truck market in 2018.
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Sweden’s Volvo Group will set aside $780 million to cover estimated costs to address a faulty emissions control component used in diesel engines sold in certain markets, including North America and Europe.
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The developer of opposed-piston engines has named long-time Cummins executive David Crompton as president and CEO.
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