Technology
Driverless semi truck startup pivots to making sci-fi movie and video game
This week, driverless truck tech company TuSimple announced a surprising pivot toward content creation after winding down operations in the U.S. last year. On...
J.B. Hunt hits 50K ‘autonomous long-haul trucking miles’ hauling tires between South Carolina and Dallas
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. announced a major autonomous trucking milestone in partnership with self-driving truck tech company Kodiak Robotics, Inc. and tire maker Bridgestone.
Electric truck charging roadway to undergo testing in Indiana soon
A roadway designed to charge electric semi trucks as they drive will soon undergo testing in Indiana. The “Electrified Roadway” is a project started in...
California TA to be home to ‘one of the nation’s first’ public commercial truck charging stations
TravelCenters of America (TA) broke ground on a heavy- and medium-duty truck charging station in California this week.
Chinese company to build electric semi trucks at Georgia plant
A Chinese electric truck manufacturer is reportedly planning to build a plant in Georgia to assemble zero-emissions semi trucks. Reuters reports that Windrose Technology...
Trucks are now hauling frac sand in Texas with ‘no one inside the cab’
Autonomous truck technology company Kodiak Robotics Inc. announced the completion of their "first driverless delivery of frac sand in West Texas’s Permian Basin."
Was your ELD hit by the Microsoft outage? Here’s what FMCSA says you should do.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) provided guidance for truckers with an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) affected by the Microsoft outage.
Volvo rolls out new engine to meet strict California emissions standards
This week, Volvo Trucks North America debuted a California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliant heavy-duty engine.
Miss. government joins opposition to CMV EV mandate
Several Mississippi Senators and Congressional Delegates have signed onto a letter opposing the EV mandate for commercial vehicles this week. Mississippi’s U.S. Senators, Roger Wicker...
Renewable natural gas fueling station for CMVs opens in New Jersey
A renewable natural gas fueling station has opened up in New Jersey for heavy-duty trucks and other fleet vehicles. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. opened the...
Cummins conducting layoffs to focus on “operational efficiencies”
Cummins Inc. is going through a round of layoffs in an attempt to improve business and operational efficiency, company representatives say. Cummins has not specified...
Firefighters suing over natural-gas powered commercial vehicle explosion
Firefighters injured in an explosion caused by compressed natural gas fueling a burning semi truck are filing a lawsuit against multiple parties for the...