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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2019

Mark Russell Named President of Nikola Motors

Nikola Motor's new president has more than 20 years of experience in building successful manufacturing companies.

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ArticlesFebruary 15, 2019

Commentary: Does Truck Platooning Have a Future?

Daimler announced that it would no longer invest in platooning but other manufacturers are still betting on the technology's benefits, so who's right?

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Newsby Jack RobertsFebruary 14, 2019

Q&A: NACFE Celebrates a Decade of Profiling New Technologies

Mike Roeth, executive director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, sat down and talked to HDT about what the last 10 years have been like showcasing and validating new trucking technology and what he thinks the next decade will bring.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2019

Autonomous-Truck Developer TuSimple Raises $95 Million in Fundraising Drive

Autonomous trucking technology developer TuSimple has raised a whopping $95 million in Series D funding investments, fueling the company’s quest to develop the world’s first fully driverless truck fleet.

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Newsby Jack RobertsFebruary 11, 2019

Nikola Teases New All-Electric Truck Models on Twitter

“ICE” – the internal combustion engine – “is the enemy. Not hydrogen or BEV,” said Nikola as it said in a tweet that it's going to produce both battery-electric and hydrogen-electric trucks.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsFebruary 4, 2019

Why You Need to Prepare for the Disruption of 'Inflection Points' in Trucking

The change points that will bring sweeping changes to the transportation and tire industries are already happening, argues Goodyear CEO Rich Kramer. And anyone not thinking and acting now on those changes has already fallen behind, says Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2019

Ryder Rethinks Smart-Warehouse Concept

Ryder System has joined forces with new technology suppliers to showcase smart warehouse operations, such as robotics; autonomous vehicles and drones; sensors and automatic identification tools; and wearable technology.

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ArticlesJanuary 15, 2019

Commentary: What a Car-Trends Survey Tells Us About Future Truck Tech

74% believe that mixing autonomous and non-autonomous traffic will lead to severe safety issues.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2019

Ford Testing Last-Mile Delivery with Postmates

Ford announced it is working with Postmates, an on-demand delivery platform, to evaluate how customers interact with autonomous delivery vehicles and other last-mile issues.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2019

Udelv Unveils Newest Autonomous Delivery Van at CES

Udelv, manufacturers of the Newton van, also announced a series of strategic partnerships with retailers worldwide at the show.

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