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Newsby Jack RobertsDecember 13, 2018

Autonomous Trucks Could Radically Transform U.S. Logistics Within a Decade

A new report from a global logistics think tank predicts that autonomous trucks could cause massive disruption and upheaval by 2027.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 10, 2018

Commentary: The Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles

When we’re talking about autonomous vehicles, the ethics questions are many, and developing a single ethical standard may be harder than it sounds.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsNovember 26, 2018

GM, Ford and VW Prepare for a Disruptive Future

News stories this week show how volatile and disruptive the global automotive industries are today. And the upheaval is only beginning. Commentary by Senior Editor Jack Roberts

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 29, 2018

Daimler Deals with Booming Market, Preps Electric Trucks

Daimler Trucks North America chief Roger Nielsen spoke about managing a runaway truck market, electric trucks, automation and more to trucking reporters at the American Trucking Associations' conference in Austin, Texas.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2018

Autonomous Truck Developer Ike Emerges

A new autonomous truck company called Ike is looking to focus exclusively on long-haul routes.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsOctober 19, 2018

Five Reasons There's Never Been a Better Time to be in Trucking

All this talk about disruption and new technology can be overwhelming at times. But if you take a step back and look at where trucking is, and where it's heading, there's never been a better time to be in the fleet business. Blog commentary by Jack Roberts

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsOctober 12, 2018

Money and Manpower: Autonomous Trucks' Two Transparent Trends

Workers are suddenly in demand. But what happens if companies can't find or afford the people they need to get work done and freight moved?

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ArticlesOctober 2, 2018

Commentary: Are Autonomous Trucks Job Killers?

We’re on a path where tech developers and big companies decide what technologies get introduced, while workers and the public bear the cost.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 1, 2018

McLeod Software Targets 'Extreme Connectivity' for Truck Fleets, Brokers

“Extreme connectivity” is the buzzword at McLeod Software, said President Tom McLeod at the company’s 2018 user conference, whether that’s helping its fleet and broker customers connect with load matching, working with truck makers on how to connect autonomous trucks to real-world fleet business, using blockchain to automate payments, or connecting with products that haven’t even been developed yet.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsSeptember 12, 2018

A Volvo Vision of the Future

An animated short by Volvo shows the company's vision for how electric, autonomous trucks could soon work in ports and other drayage applications.

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