IVECO, a brand of CNH Industrial N.V.announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Plus, a leading global autonomous trucking company, to jointly develop autonomous trucks. Under the terms of the non-binding MOU, IVECO and Plus will...
2021 was a watershed year for Waymo Via when it came to deep industry collaboration, and 2022 will be no different. Starting the year off strong, we're expanding our relationship with J.B. Hunt and entering into a long-term, strategic alliance to...
Bridgestone Americas  announced it has made a minority investment in Kodiak Robotics, a leading U.S.-based self-driving trucking company. The partnership will allow Bridgestone to integrate its smart-sensing tire technologies and fleet solutions into Kodiak’s level 4 autonomous trucks. The companies...
Mack Trucks announced that the aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Mack Anthem day cab model will be spotlighted in the Mack booth at the National Private Truck Council Annual Management Conference and Exhibition, June 13-15 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in...
Torc Robotics and Daimler Truck kick off their third year of partnership poised to commercialize the first scalable, profitable Level 4 autonomous truck that will help fleets improve their operations while bolstering the backbone of the U.S. economy. Torc...
The first time Daniel Bearden, Marrlin Transit vice president, laid eyes on a Kenworth truck was when he watched the classic film Smokey and the Bandit (1977) as a kid. The movie featured a Kenworth W900A, driven by a...
Originally introduced in Europe in 2001, more than 1 million Volvo trucks around the world have been sold with the Volvo I-Shift transmission, reinforcing Volvo Trucks' belief in a clutch-based transmission system as the most efficient design for automated...
Many variables form the equation for success in the trucking industry, but for Central Oregon Truck Company in Redmond, Ore., two matter most. Those variables are driver satisfaction and truck reliability, according to Luke Williams, the president of the 48-state...
Getting goods where they need to go safely and easily is at the heart of Waymo Via’s mission. They’ve been carrying freight for customers since 2018, when they completed their first commercial pilot with Google’s Data Centers, and have continued...
With the launch of Kenworth’s new T680 Next Generation truck model, also comes the 2021 PACCAR MX-11 and PACCAR MX-13 engines, giving even better performance and efficiency to Kenworth’s Class 8 truck lineup. Both engines feature re-designed internal components to...