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Aurora reveals autonomous truck ‘driver-as-a-service’ subscription plan

Autonomous truck developer Aurora has revealed its plans to offer its trucks on a subscription basis, beginning in late 2023. Dubbed Aurora Horizon, the driver-as-a-service subscription will allow fleets to…

Locomation to integrate Cummins powertrain

Autonomous truck technology developer Locomation says it will integrate Cummins powertrains into its system. “Cummins is a major name in the commercial vehicle industry and we are delighted to work…

Isaac ELDs certified for Canadian mandate

Isaac Instruments says it has secured third-party certification for its electronic logging devices (ELDs), currently making it the largest supplier to meet a federal mandate’s underlying technical standards. The approval…

6 ways to protect against a cyberattack

No matter how big or small your business is, if you have an online presence, you’re susceptible to a cyberattack. That was the warning from Mario Da Silva, corporate risk,…

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…

AI and machine learning can leverage data fleets already collect

Fleets and shippers alike are already streamlining business processes with the help of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). But as advanced as such processes may sound, it’s often…

Final Mile fleets eye electric vehicles, but charging infrastructure ‘elusive’

Some of North America’s largest Final Mile delivery fleets are clearly looking to become early adopters of the electric vehicles that promise to keep emissions in check. And that’s no…

Electric trucks ‘the work of our lifetime’

There is a definite feeling in the air at the Advanced Clean Transportation Exhibition (ACT Expo). It’s not electricity, exactly. More like the feeling that electricity — or battery power,…

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…

PIT Group studies the efficiency of refrigerated trailers and reefer units

Lined up side by side in a large courtyard of the Centre de formation en transport routier de Saint-Jérôme, eight refrigerated trailers are buzzing with technicians and researchers from PIT…