Technology
Texas company touts plan for ‘driver-out’ commercial freight operations in 2025
An autonomous trucking company laid out plans for launching a driverless commercial freight lane in Texas this year. On March 4, Houston-headquartered Bot Auto...
Tesla releases plans for “public” electric semi truck charging station
Tesla has plans for a full-scale public electric semi truck charging station in the Los Angeles area. Tesla’s first electric semi truck charging station, also...
Pennsylvania to deploy tech that gathers real-time ELD data to extend green lights for commercial vehicles
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plans to launch a new pilot program intended to cut down on traffic by reducing the amount of...
California cancels proposed transition to zero emissions commercial vehicles
California has withdrawn its request for a federal waiver requiring the trucking industry to transition to zero emissions vehicles. California’s Advanced Clean Fleets rule was...
Tesla finally breaking ground on electric semi truck factory
The new Tesla semi truck factory is finally under construction in Nevada. The structure of the new facility, built next to the Giga Nevada factory,...
New mobile thermal imaging technology uses AI to pick out “high risk” trucks for NHP
A van equipped with the technology to quickly scan commercial vehicles has been deployed in southern Nevada. The Nevada Highway Patrol has deployed a van...
CSP sets up automatic warnings to ELDs in dangerous mountain areas
The Colorado State Patrol has set up a system of automatic warnings directly to driver’s Electronic Logging Devices in dangerous mountain areas. The Motor Carrier...
NYS has installed “zero” electric truck chargers ahead of January 2025 “Advanced Clean Truck” regulations
The state of New York has not installed a single electric semi truck charging station ahead of its January 2025 “Advanced Clean Truck” regulations. The...
DHL claims Tesla semi is “ready to roll” based on summer trial run
DHL says that it is ready to integrate the Tesla semi truck into its normal operations after a trial run with the electric vehicle...
Nearly 24k electric Nissan cars recalled for lithium-ion battery overheating
Nissan North America Inc. has issued a recall of nearly 24,000 electric cars due to a risk of overheating batteries during charging. The warning was...
Lithium batteries catch fire in shipping container at Port of Montreal
Firefighters responded on Monday night to a lithium battery fire at the Port of Montreal. The fire started around 3:15 p.m. on September 23...
50K gallons of water required to douse battery-powered Tesla Semi fire, feds say
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a new report on the Tesla Semi fire the closed a portion of I-80 in California for...