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Fuel Smartsby StaffSeptember 30, 2021

ATRI: Electric Vehicles Could Contribute to Highway Trust Fund

The American Transportation Research Institute released research that describes a framework for electric vehicle taxation to support transportation infrastructure.

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 29, 2021

Daimler, Torc Continue Autonomous Truck Collab

Daimler Truck and Torc Robotics are in their third year of partnership, and are working toward commercialization of the first scalable, profitable Level 4 autonomous truck.

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 29, 2021

Allison’s Regional Haul Series Integrated into Freightliner Cascadia

Allison Transmission’s 3414 Regional Haul Series (RHS) has been integrated into Daimler Trucks North America’s Class 8 Freightliner Cascadia day cab models.

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Fuel Smartsby David CullenSeptember 29, 2021

New York State: New Trucks to Emit Zero Emissions by 2045

New York State requires that come 2045, the only new medium- and heavy-duty trucks for sale in the state will be zero-emission vehicles.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 28, 2021

TCA Names Best Overall Fleet to Drive For

The Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge named Illinois-based Nussbaum Transportation and Massachusetts-based Boyle Transportation the Best Overall Fleets in the Best Fleet to Drive For contest. 

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Equipmentby David CullenSeptember 28, 2021

Truck and Trailer Markets: Red Tags Holding Sway

Given the ongoing kinks in the global supply chain and the rise in domestic freight demand, OEMs won’t catch up with demand until 2023, according to FTR's Don Ake. That’s why FTR’s equipment outlook calls for pent-up demand to continue into 2022 — and possibly into 2023.

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Equipmentby Vesna BrajkovicSeptember 28, 2021

Q&A: Kodiak's Next-Gen Autonomous Truck

In an interview with HDT, Kodiak Robotics CEO Don Burnette discusses the company’s plans to more than double its fleet with its newly unveiled fourth-generation autonomous truck.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 28, 2021

Volvo Reveals Prototype Autonomous Truck for North America

Volvo says it’s a step closer to production of autonomous trucks in North America with the unveiling of a prototype Volvo VNL long-haul model integrated with Aurora Driver technology.

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 27, 2021

Paccar, Aurora, Fedex Pilot Autonomous Linehaul Trucking Operation

Paccar’s autonomously-enabled trucks configured with the Aurora autonomous Driver platform will haul FedEx loads between Dallas and Houston along the I-45 corridor.

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 24, 2021

ATA: Truck Tonnage Index Increases in August

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for first time since March.

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