Technology

CVSA considers how to enforce safety on driverless trucks

When SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks take to the road without safety drivers in the cab, how will they react to law enforcement? Will they be able to respond to…

Lion Electric appoints Giroux as CPO

The Lion Electric Company, a manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, Wednesday announced that it has named Nathalie Giroux as chief people officer (CPO), effective Aug. 9. In this role, Giroux…

Trucks must cut 18% emissions to meet Ottawa target: report

Achieving Ottawa’s emissions targets would require a roughly 18% reduction in the average emission intensity of freight trucks by 2030, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. Such…

Dash cam crime solvers

Truck drivers and fleets began equipping their vehicles with dash cams initially to protect themselves. In some cases, the footage captured by these cameras is assisting law enforcement in conducting…

Cummins, Chevron sign MOU to collaborate on hydrogen projects

Cummins and Chevron have agreed to work together to potentially create a strategic alliance to develop hydrogen-related business opportunities and other alternative energy sources. The two companies signed a Memorandum…

Rand McNally hires Caudill as CTO

Rand McNally, a provider of mapping, navigation, and commercial transportation technology, Monday announced the appointment of Steve Caudill as chief technology officer. Caudill, who most recently was the technology management…

Study suggests electric truck operators may be able to deliver loads…and electricity?

Electric trucks in the future may not just deliver freight, but surplus electricity to customers. That’s the thesis behind a theoretical study by the University of Windsor. Environmental engineering professor…

E-Road makes telematics acquisition

E-Road has acquired New Zealand-based telematics supplier Coretex, which it says will boost its market presence in North America and other global markets. The company says the acquisition will help…

Consistent truck drivers avoid crashes, research finds

University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have confirmed that consistent truck drivers are less likely to be involved in a crash – and the nature of that consistency is not…

Descartes acquires Green Mile in $30-million deal

Descartes Systems Group of Waterloo, Ont., has acquired Green Mile – a cloud-based system that guides final mile deliveries for the food and beverage sector and other industries. The deal,…

FleetHunt adds Drivewyze scale bypass capabilities to ELD

Drivewyze’s weigh station bypass system has been integrated into FleetHunt Technologies’ electronic logging device. Drivewyze subscribers will receive alerts on approach to more than 800 locations in 47 states and…

European truck makers collaborate to develop charging network

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Traton Group have agreed to work together to develop a charging network for electric trucks in Europe. A newly formed joint venture owned by the…

TMC report examines adoption of smart trailer technologies

New technologies have transformed truck efficiency over the past decades, and now it’s the trailer’s turn to catch up. “Trailers are poised to advance in the next 20 years the…

Rand McNally appoints Dannenbring as CEO

Rand McNally, a provider of mapping, navigation, and commercial transportation technology, Wednesday announced the appointment of Aaron Dannenbring as chief executive officer. Dannenbring, who has more than 20 years of…

NHTSA orders crash reporting

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Tuesday exercised its authority by issuing a standing general order requiring manufacturers and operators of vehicles equipped with SAE Level 2 advanced driver…