Jason Cannon (HWT)Jason Cannon is the Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. He has a Class A CDL and is a graduate of the Porsche Sport Driving School. Reach him at [email protected].PerspectivesSearching for Tesla’s place in trucking from behind the wheel of the Model SIf there was a polar opposite of a tractor trailer, Tesla‘s Model S just might be it. The sporty sedan is limited to whatever cargo capacity five people can wedge into its front storage compartment – the “frunk” – or and the traditional rear trunk compartment. But, as I made my way to Los Angeles […]November 27, 2017TrucksOrders trickle in for Tesla SemiJust two days after California automaker Tesla revealed its battery-powered Semi, orders started rolling in. John Roberts, J.B. Hunt president and chief executive officer, says his company has placed a reservation for “multiple” Tesla tractors, each requiring a $5,000 down payment for a 2019 production date. Roberts says reserving the trucks was an important step […]November 22, 2017PerspectivesShould we call it Trucksgiving?More than 70 percent of all freight tonnage moved in the U.S. goes on trucks, according to the American Trucking Associations. Moving 10.5 billion tons of freight each year requires more than 3.4 million trucks and about 3.5 million truck drivers. But if you plane to celebrate in the traditional style tomorrow, you have to give […]November 22, 2017TrucksTesla debuts electric semi with up to 500 mile range, production set for 2019With a style more fitting of Star Wars than Smokey and the Bandit, Tesla’s electric semi made its twice-delayed debut Thursday in Hawthorne, Calif., the home of Tesla Motors’ design center and company founder Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket factory. Promising a range of up to 500 miles at maximum weight and highway speed, the company says the […]November 17, 2017TrucksRyder exec Scott Perry bolts to hydrogen-electric truck maker NikolaScott Perry, formerly Chief Technology and Procurement Officer for Ryder’s Fleet Management Solutions division, has been named Chief Operating Officer of Nikola Motor Company. Perry’s move to the hydrogen-electric truck startup, which last December unveiled a prototype of its alternative-power Class 8 tractor, brings longstanding trucking experience to the company’s management team. “Scott Perry is one of […]November 9, 2017Class 3-6Test drive: Chanje’s fully electric cargo vanA fully-electric powertrain is all-the-buzz in commercial transportation these days, but the problem is that it’s somewhat of a unicorn on the road. Electric vehicle startup Chanje on Thursday changed all that, offering me a test drive of its V8070 around Brooklyn, N.Y. The company’s flagship auto is the first electric medium-duty panel van designed […]November 7, 2017VocationalTest drive: Mack’s new driver-centric GraniteThe Mack brand is built on the idea of ruggedness and toughness and the Granite is the punch to the gut of its truck lineup.October 26, 2017TrucksFuso first to showcase heavy-duty, electric on-highway truckWhile parts of the trucking world wait for the twice-delayed debut of Tesla’s electric truck, Fuso on Wednesday beat them to the punch. A division of Daimler Trucks, Fuso unveiled its Vision ONE Class 8 concept truck at the Tokyo Motor Show, featuring a Gross Vehicle Weight of 51,150 pounds and a range of up to 220 […]October 25, 2017Class 3-6Electric van upstart readies deployment of smart charging platformChanje, an electric delivery truck and energy solutions company, announced Wednesday a partnership with eMotorWerks to deliver an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) program to its commercial fleet customers with a smart charging platform. Chanje CEO Bryan Hansel says the partnership – through eMotorWerks’ line of intelligent and cloud- connected electric vehicle (EV) charging hardware and software solutions […]October 25, 2017TrucksMusk announces second delay for Tesla semi revealTesla’s long-rumored electric semi will now make its debut next month company founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted Friday. The tractor was originally slated to roll out last month before being pushed back to the end of this month, announcements Musk also made via his Twitter account. Musk’s new tentative date, Nov. 16, marks the […]October 8, 2017Previous PagePage 16 of 102Next PageTop StoriesInsuranceOral arguments in nuclear Werner crash fatality case begin in Texas Supreme CourtWerner is seeking the reversal of a $100 million windfall from a 2014 accident that saw one of its trucks struck by another driver who crossed the median.Hydrogen fuel cellFirst Hyundai fuel cell trucks go to work in GeorgiaCCJ InnovatorsNussbaum Transportation’s custom program streamlines pricing strategyMergers & AcquisitionsSchneider acquiring Cowan Systems for $390 millionFeatured Sponsor13 Step Plan To Boost Tech Efficiency from Fullbay
