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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeAugust 5, 2020

Levandowski Sentenced for Stealing Autonomous Vehicle Documents

Self-driving truck entrepreneur Anthony Levandowski has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets related to autonomous vehicles, in what the judge called “the "biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen."

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Safety & Complianceby StaffAugust 4, 2020

Drivewyze Adds 12 New Weigh Station Bypasses in Montana, Illinois

Drivewyze recently added 12 new locations in Montana and Illinois, expanding the company’s weigh station services in both states with more bypass opportunities: Montana now has 12 sites, Illinois has 17.

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Driversby StaffAugust 4, 2020

Driver Feedback Gauges First 6 months of 2020

Since the beginning of 2020, WorkHound has been collecting driver feedback on everything from pay to COVID-19, safety, and logistics.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeAugust 4, 2020

DTNA's New Engineering Chief on Autonomous Tech, Electric Trucks and More

When Rainer Müller-Finkeldei started working on artificial intelligence at Daimler in 1995, few people knew what AI was or had heard of neural networks. Now he’s in the thick of autonomous truck development and more as the new senior vice president of engineering and technology at Daimler Trucks North America.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffAugust 4, 2020

Whip Around Now Available on the Geotab Marketplace

Whip Around is now available on the Geotab Marketplace, providing fleets with electronic driver vehicle inspection reports (eDVIR) and work orders to keep their trucks FMCSA-compliant.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkAugust 3, 2020

Nikola Could Roll Electric Trucks Off the Line by Late 2021

Electric heavy-duty trucks – including a Euro-style high cabover for the North American market – could begin driving off the assembly line at Nikola's new Coolidge, Arizona, manufacturing facility in as little as 12-14 months, albeit in hand-built, very limited numbers.

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 3, 2020

HDMA President Set to Retire

After 16 years as president and COO of the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, Tim Kraus has decided to step down at the end of February 2021. An active search is currently underway for his successor.

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Equipmentby StaffAugust 3, 2020

SelecTrucks Opens New Center in Chattanooga

SelecTrucks’ newest location, SelecTrucks of Chattanooga, is the third center to open this year and the 29th store in its network.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 3, 2020

Trucking Radio Icon Bill Mack Dead at 88

Bill Mack, whose Midnight Cowboy Trucking Show overnight program on Texas clear channel WBAP-AM entertained truckers for decades, died July 31 at age 88, according to published reports.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkAugust 3, 2020

OOIDA to Congress: Suspend HVUT for One Year

A one-year suspension of the HVUT would be the best way to provide economic relief to all motor carriers, according to OOIDA

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