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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…

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…

Goodyear working with Plus on autonomous trucking technology

Goodyear has announced it is working with Plus on autonomous trucking technologies. The company will provide its suite of services, including connected tires, to improve efficiency and safety of trucks…

Managing data overload

Amanda Schuier knew something had to change. She was sitting in her office, on the phone, poring through dozens of dashboards to make sense of the tsunami of data she…

Ryder to maintain Waymo’s autonomous trucks

Ryder System and Waymo have formed a partnership that will see Ryder maintain its Class 8 autonomous trucks. The deal covers sites in Texas, Arizona, California, Michigan and Ohio, as…

Bendix powers up solar array

Bendix on Wednesday celebrated a 1.168-megawatt solar array coming on-line and providing power to a manufacturing plant on its commercial vehicle system’s campus southwest of Huntington, Indiana. Bill Schubert, Bendix…

Quebec’s Micro Bird acquires Ecotuned, looks beyond electric buses

Micro Bird – a joint venture between Blue Bird and Girardin, a Quebec-based school bus distributor – has secured a 70% stake in Ecotuned, a maker of electric powertrains. And…

Donaldson previews new line of connected filters

It was only a matter of time before even the filters on your truck became connected. But keeping in mind that fleet managers are at risk of data overload, Donaldson…

Hyliion appoints Gallagher as COO

Hyliion Holdings, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial semi-trucks, Monday announced that Dennis M. Gallagher has joined the company as chief operating officer. Gallagher has more…

Plus demonstrates truly driverless truck on Chinese highway

On-highway autonomous truck demonstrations still require drivers to be at the ready, sitting behind the wheel. But Plus has pushed such tests a step further. In a recent test of…

ZF names Plenchette to head Americas for commercial vehicle division

Julien Plenchette will lead the Americas for ZF’s combined new commercial vehicle division, the company announced Thursday. As the integration of Wabco into ZF nears completion, ZF announced key leadership…

Hutch Connect is Canada’s first certified ELD

Transport Canada has certified the first electronic logging device (ELD) to meet a related mandate for federally regulated carriers. The Hutch Connect ELD passed the third-party certification tests conducted by…

Air Products turning to Cummins for hydrogen powertrain and more

Air Products – the world’s largest hydrogen producer – will be using Cummins powertrains as it prepares to convert a global fleet of about 2,000 trucks to run on hydrogen…

Distracted truckers less safe, study reveals

Most distracted drivers are less safe overall, commit significantly more fundamental driving errors, and drive faster than the speed limit compared to all other drivers, data analysis has revealed. (Illustration:…

Isaac Instruments hires Stapleton as VP of industry relations

Electronic logging device and fleet management solutions company Isaac Instruments Monday announced that Mike Stapleton has been appointed to the position of vice-president of industry relations.  “We are excited to…