Technology

Cargo tool gets funding from AI firm

MONTREAL, Que. — Logistics and transportation cluster CargoM and the Montreal Port Authority have received $500,000 to develop a tool for the rapid distribution of essential goods amid the…

DTNA partners with, invests in Platform Science

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has partnered with Platform Science to advance its on-vehicle software capabilities, and has invested into the company via its Series B funding…

Continental dropping RoadLog ELD

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The market for electronic logging devices (ELD) is about to become one supplier smaller, as Continental discontinues new sales of the RoadLog ELD, effective today. Until…

Ontario launches 511 app to inform truck drivers

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario has established a free 511 app that provides truck drivers with some of the information needed to remain fed and rested while on the job…

Mack, Volvo offer students free online tech training

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack and Volvo are temporarily offering free e-learning courses for high school and secondary technical school students. Access will be given for free for 90 days, according…

Telematics shows Covid-19 having mild to moderate impact on trucking activity

Heavy-duty trucking has continued to drive forward during the Covid-19 crisis, operating at around 89% of its normal rate of activity, according to telematics data from Geotab, compared to 69%…

Covid-19 recovery could be good for electric vehicles

TORONTO, Ont. — With the economic fallout from Covid-19 draining government resources at a record pace, will there be anything left when the crisis is over to spur the…

Truck driver launches group producing Covid-19 face shields

LANGLEY, B.C. – Petko Ganachev didn’t expect to be on the front lines in a battle against a worldwide pandemic, and certainly never imagined he’d be pulling double duty. A…

Cummins contributes filtration technology to produce medical masks

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Cummins has teamed with DuPont to use its NanoNet and NanoForce filtration technologies to produce N95 respirator masks, for use in the fight against Covid-19. The filtration…

Daimler using 3D printing to produce Covid-19 medical supplies

STUTTGART, Germany – Mercedes-Benz, a Daimler AG company that produces a variety of vehicles including the Sprinter van, is manufacturing medical equipment to help with the fight against Covid-19. With…

Most regulators approve Wabco, ZF merger

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – Wabco Holdings and ZF Friedrichshafen have received all approvals from regulatory authorities required to close their previously announced merger, with the exception of the Chinese…

Starsky Robotics ends quest for self-driving trucks

TORONTO, Ont. – Starsky Robotics had a dream of developing an autonomous truck, but its dream is coming to an end as it closes its doors. Founder and CEO…

Waymo receives sizable investment from CPP Investment Board

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Autonomous driving technology manufacturer Waymo has received a significant external investment of $2.25 billion, with a large portion of the funds coming from the Canada Pension…

MirrorEye wins technical achievement award

Jim Park, chairman of the Technical Achievement Award committee (l) and Kenneth Calhoun, general chairman of TMC (r) present Stephen Fox, vice president of business development at Stoneridege with…

New technologies driving fuel economy gains

ATLANTA, Ga. – Diesel exhaust aftertreatment initially brought plenty of headaches to the trucking industry’s maintenance managers, but the systems have improved in reliability and fleets are now enjoying the…