Technology

Volvo launches hands-on electromobility experience

Volvo Trucks North America recently celebrated the opening of its new electromobility showcase at its Customer Experience Center in Dublin, Virginia. The facility offers its customers the opportunity to test…

DataDis names Mares as sales director

DataDis, which specializes in fleet maintenance software solutions, has appointed Marcus Mares as its new sales director. Marcus Mares (Photo: DataDis) Mares has worked in the industry for more than…

B.C. offering fleets $100K for fuel-saving tech

The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has announced the third offering of the CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency (HDVE) Program is now…

Volvo Autonomous Solutions shows autonomous VNL prototype

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora have developed a prototype on-highway autonomous truck for the North American market. “Volvo Autonomous Solutions is proud to take our first, major steps toward the…

Goodyear and Gatik collaborating on autonomous truck tires

Goodyear and autonomous truck developer Gatik have signed a multi-year deal to collaborate on autonomous B2B shorthaul deliveries. Gatik says it has established the first autonomous middle mile logistics network…

Ballard Power introduces new 100-kW hydrogen fuel cell

Ballard Power expanded its hydrogen fuel cell line, with the addition of a 100-kW version to its FCmove platform. Ballard says the new addition is its most powerful and flexible…

Eaton to work with Ballard on fuel cell technology

Eaton will partner with Canadian fuel cell maker Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology. The partnership stems from a…

NACFE kicks off Run on Less Electric to evaluate electric truck capabilities

Beginning today, all across the U.S. and Canada, 13 truck fleets in a wide array of diverse applications will begin running their electric trucks in a brand-new scientific and engineering…

Can a computerized in-cab coach make you a better driver?

As with most things in trucking, even how we coach drivers has been transformed by technology. Computer-generated driver scorecards allow fleets to identify drivers who are at the greatest risk…

Angel to lead ERoad’s video strategy

Transportation technology services company ERoad on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jim Angel as ERoad North America’s first vice-president of video telematics.  Angel is responsible for ERoad’s video telematics product…

Two more ELDs achieve Canadian certification

Two more electronic logging devices (ELDs) have been added to Transport Canada’s list of third-party-certified devices. Diesel Tech Industries’ Guardian E-log and Pedigree Technologies’ Cab-Mate One have joined Hutch Systems’…

Hino debuts Class 8 fuel-cell-electric prototype

Hino Trucks is showcasing a Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., this week. The XL8 prototype was first teased last year. “It’s amazing what…

Thermo King commits to deploying full line of all-electric refrigeration units

Thermo King says it will invest more than $100 million over the next three years to produce a fully electric product for every segment of the cold chain by 2025…

ZF works with Locomation on autonomous truck tech

ZF and Locomation will collaborate on autonomous trucking technology, the companies announced today. As part of the arrangement, ZF will supply Locomation with Level 4 Redundant ReAX steering units and…

Drivewyze hires chief revenue officer

Drivewyze has named Shiraz Hasan its new chief revenue officer, a role that will oversee the company’s sales, marketing, and business development business units. Hasan was most recently vice-president of…