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?
The 2018 Fleet Forward Conference convened Oct. 9-10 at The Pearl in San Francisco. The event is dedicated to providing strategies and new mobility solutions to fleets.
How does a self-driving truck get dispatched? What happens when it breaks down? If a receiver keeps it sitting waiting to unload? When it encounters a four-way stop or a policeman directing traffic? These questions and more were explored during a panel discussion at the McLeod Software 2018 User Conference.
The Department of Transportation has expanded its voluntary guidance for the development of what it calls “automated vehicles.”
In an effort to advance the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles for all roadway users, Ford Motor Company is calling upon all self-driving vehicle developers to work together to develop an industry standard for communicating driving intent.
We’re on a path where tech developers and big companies decide what technologies get introduced, while workers and the public bear the cost.
An animated short by Volvo shows the company's vision for how electric, autonomous trucks could soon work in ports and other drayage applications.
Autonomous trucks could have a significant impact on the less-than-truckload sector of trucking and drivers could be left behind unless industry and public policymakers work together to guide the transition.
Bendix says its new electronic parking brake system for commercial vehicles will serve as a foundational technology for more advanced autonomous control systems yet to come.
Despite concerns that a rise in automated vehicles will displace significant numbers of truck drivers, a new report finds that only a modest number of truck driver jobs, if any, will be affected.