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Truck Techby Jack RobertsFebruary 27, 2020

Connectivity Comes Online at TMC

It’s usually not by design, but trade shows usually have an unofficial theme that can provide clues as to where a particular industry is heading. At the TMC Annual Meeting, HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts thinks connectivity was the most dominant topic of discussion.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 31, 2020

A Big Week for Electric Trucks

Did the tide just turn from "theoretical" to "eventual" on electric truck deployment in North America? HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts thinks so.

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How Far Have We Come with Electric Trucks?

Jim Park, HDT Equipment Editor, and Jack Roberts, HDT Senior Editor, discuss the electric future and their experiences driving and reporting on various electric trucks in recent years. You will also hear excerpts from Fleet Forward Conference presentations given by Bill Combs, Director of Connected Fleet at Penske Transportation Solutions, and Chris Nordh, Senior Director of Advanced Vehicle Technology at Ryder Systems.

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Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsJanuary 17, 2020

2020 Ford Super Duty Launch [Photos]

Ford launched the latest iteration of the venerable Super Duty truck line in the high desert outside of Phoenix, Arizona, and Jack Roberts was on hand to see all the new medium-duty line has to offer.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 13, 2020

Alexa Everywhere – Even in Big Trucks

Artificial intelligence personal assistants in the truck cab may completely revolutionize the driver-vehicle interface experience, says Senior Editor Jack Roberts in the Truck Tech blog.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 3, 2020

2020 Trucking Ahead

The early signs indicate this will be a newsworthy year -- both inside trucking and out. Blog commentary by Senior Editor Jack Roberts.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsDecember 31, 2019

Trucking Technology: 2019 in the Rear-View Mirror

2019 wasn't so much a year of earth-shattering headlines on the trucking technology front, as it was a year of consolidating gains and making solid business cases for new ways of moving goods. Commentary by HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsNovember 27, 2019

Tech Breakthroughs Big and Small

Chevron's new diesel engine oil is a disruptive technological breakthrough in its own right. Blog commentary from HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts

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Articlesby Jack RobertsNovember 27, 2019

Test Drive: Driving the FTR, Isuzu's Biggest Truck

It's Isuzu's biggest truck in North America. But does that mean it's a departure from the OEM's tried-and-true design philosophy? HDT's Senior Editor, Jack Roberts, climbed behind the wheel to find out.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJuly 19, 2019

Peloton Scores a Platooning Point

In Josh Switkes’ view, it's way too premature to write truck platooning off as a dead end technology. And HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts agrees with that point.

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