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Volvo rolls out latest VNR Electric and an autonomous diesel VNL

Volvo Trucks debuted an autonomous diesel VNL and a next generation VNR Electric this week at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, Calif.

May 13, 2022

A battery-powered ECR25 Electric Excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment at ACT Expo

Kodiak Robotics clears significant 'driverless' hurdle with fallback system demo

The Kodiak Driver fallback plan safely pulls the truck over to the side of the road.

May 12, 2022

Top fleet partners with Aurora to explore bringing autonomous tech to long-haul trucking

Covenant will explore the integration and deployment of Aurora's autonomous tech within its operations. Also: Drivewyze e-Inspections expanded to California, Nevada; Cummins, Daimler partner on hydrogen fuel cell production; more.

May 12, 2022

Embark completes winter-conditions autonomous test

The autonomous tech developer found that its system worked successfully on 90% of snowy runs. Also: Solo AVT unveils long-haul, battery-electric autonomous truck specs; Embark also announced a partnership with U.S. Xpress; more.

May 10, 2022

Plus readies deployment of semi-autonomous retrofit

PlusDrive is designed for integration into various truck brands and models but is optimized for late model tractors.

May 9, 2022

plus semi truck

Driver training curriculums changing as widespread autonomous truck usage inches closer to reality

Experts say truck drivers will become more like IT professionals as their jobs shift more toward monitoring systems as a truck drives itself down the highway, and curriculums are changing to meet those requirements.

May 5, 2022

Locomation truck on the road

Yards shift closer to autonomy with outdoor wireless systems

Experts say the use of outdoor wireless systems is on the rise. It's something they say can bridge the gap between the antiquated walkie talkie era and autonomous yards while increasing uptimes and improving driver satisfaction.

April 12, 2022

yard tractor pulling a container

U.S. Xpress, Kodiak Robotics complete 6,350 mile, 131 hour autonomous run

Kodiak Robotics partnered with U.S. Xpress to launch the first-ever level 4 autonomous trucking commercial lane to the East Coast.

April 7, 2022

Kodiak driverless truck

Aurora, Werner team up on autonomous hauls between Fort Worth and El Paso

The Fort Worth to El Paso stretch is more than 600 miles and takes approximately nine hours to complete, making it unappealing for truck drivers.

April 6, 2022

Werner terminal

How far could the crash-liability chain for autonomous vehicles extend?

The answer may surprise you. This Truckload 2022 panel of autonomous-systems developers weighed liability risks for systems developers, carriers and truck manufacturers in crashes involving possible future rigs piloted in large part by unmanned systems.

March 31, 2022

Google's Waymo, Plus.ai, and Aurora semi-trucks

Aurora launches 2.0 Beta version of its autonomous platform

The updated platform includes new capabilities and improvements to prepare the Aurora Driver for commercial launch.

March 31, 2022

Aurora Peterbilt and Toyota Sienna

Christenson Transportation set to roll out 500 autonomous trucks, operate nearly around the clock

Locomation’s ARC system is a human-led convoy of two trucks that are electronically tethered. Christenson Transportation, which recently signed on to deploy 500 ARC units, said it is important to deploy a model that doesn't seek to replace the driver.

March 25, 2022

Christienson Transportation

Former YRC, Con-Way exec to lead autonomous truck startup's freight operations

Chet Richardson will be responsible for building Kodiak's network of partners and supporting commercial customers as they deploy the Kodiak Driver.

March 23, 2022

Kodiak driverless truck

U.S. Xpress partners with autonomous trucking firm Aurora

The Top 250 fleet will work with Aurora on the deployment of its autonomous Aurora Driver system. Also: Diesel prices surge past $4/gallon national average for the first time in eight years.

February 16, 2022

Aurora Tractor Trailer 3

Autonomous backing tech added to Outrider yard tractors

Autonomous yard tractor developer Outrider has added autonomous backing capabilities to its system. Also: Drivewyze adds new weigh station bypass locations in Iowa; Women in Trucking seeks industry feedback.

February 11, 2022

Outrider autonomous yard tractor backing into dock

Knight-Swift to become first fleet to own, maintain autonomous truck

The CCJ Top 250 carrier has entered into a new partnership with autonomous truck tech developer Embark. Also: Fuel prices near $4/gallon nationwide; TCA opens Highway Angel of the Year voting to the public.

February 9, 2022

TuSimple, Union Pacific team up on first driverless deliveries

Union Pacific Railroad will become the first customer to move freight on TuSimple's fully-automated trucking route between Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona.

February 2, 2022

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TuSimple inks deal to expand autonomous freight network

TuSimple President and CEO Cheng Lu said his company is "seeing unprecedented demand for autonomous trucking capacity."

January 25, 2022

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Pay a top factor for driver turnover but 'not always an amount issue'

More than 50% of respondents to a recent CCJ driver survey said their carrier had raised pay at least twice since 2020.

electronic log

House bill offers recruiting and retention incentives, grants to truck drivers

Julie Van de Kamp

U.S. Xpress names Julie Van de Kamp president of dedicated

truck hauling a container

Supply chain correction helps put the 'worst of the inflation crisis behind us'

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Heavy-Duty Maintenance Checklist

Maintenance is a critical part of vehicle upkeep—we’re preaching to the choir here, but you know what? It doesn’t hurt to repeat it at times. Check out our latest downloadable maintenance checklist and give it a whirl!