Results from the testing demonstrate that in approximately 90% of runs through the snowy conditions under study, VMF should operate successfully, or pause and resume travel within acceptable shipper delivery windows.
May 9, 2022
The world will get its first look at the all-new Western Star vocational truck on Sept. 29, 2020.
September 1, 2020
The speed of innovation and product development in trucking today keeps accelerating, but one bottleneck is the ability to test in real-world conditions. Allison Transmission says it has a solution for that in its new Vehicle Environmental Test center.
August 21, 2020
Self-driving truck developer Plus.ai recently made an agreement with the Transportation Research Center (TRC) to conduct capability tests of Plus.ai’s self-driving system using a multi-vehicle approach.
July 21, 2020
Locomation will test at the Transportation Research Center to advance its autonomous truck-platooning platforms alongside TRC’s research and development team.
May 17, 2020
At the Work Truck Show, Allison Transmission announced a new Vehicle Environmental Test Center in Indianapolis and that the new Mack medium-duty trucks will have Allison transmissions as standard.
March 5, 2020
Mercedes-Benz has been testing its all-electric eActros commercial trucks in real-world usage for about a year. So far, it has received positive feedback for using the electric vehicles in short range distribution applications.
November 7, 2019
Three trucks. Three sets of tires from three tire manufacturers. Two tests. One battle for fuel efficiency.
January 11, 2019
Walmart has begun testing self-driving Ford vehicles as part of a third-party delivery experiment with Postmates to deliver tacos, floral arrangements, dry cleaning and other items, Ford has announced.
November 14, 2018
California startup udelv recently finished a public test of its autonomous, last-mile delivery vehicle along a stretch of road in San Mateo, California.
January 30, 2018
The new four-cylinder Isuzu FTR truck achieved a strong all-around showing in independent testing, according to results announced by Isuzu commercial Truck of America.
January 2, 2018
Autonomous vehicle technology company Embark has partnered with Ryder System and household appliance maker Frigidaire, on a pilot test program to transport goods on public highways in the Southwest.
November 16, 2017
Canada's PIT engineering research group is overseeing a month-long series of truck platoon tests in order to evaluate how the new technology will perform in real-world fleet operations.
August 9, 2017
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a safety advisory to owners and operators of certain cargo tanks that were improperly inspected and tested, and warned that the tanks must be re-inspected and retested before being used in hazardous materials hauling.
April 15, 2016
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Yves Provencher, manager of PIT Group by FP Innovations, is a clear believer in testing new vehicle technologies. But every test model has strengths and weaknesses, he told the audience at the inaugural Canadian Fleet Maintenance Summit Wednesday.
April 14, 2016
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