Goodyear and Gatik combine forces to enhance autonomous truck data

The actions of autonomous vehicles are based on a steady stream of camera, radar and LiDAR data. And now tires are contributing additional insights into the mix. Gatik, known in…

Love’s Freightliner ExpressPoint begins operations

Professional drivers of Freightliner trucks can now use a new service at Love’s Travel Stops for light mechanical repairs. Love’s Travel Stops and Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) announced the…

Endurant XD available on International trucks

International Trucks now offers the Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technology Endurant XD Series transmission on select models. The Endurant XD and Endurant XD Pro paired with…

VMC lands another Ontario dealer

Vicinity Motor Corp. has inked a deal with another Toronto-area distributor, Peninsula VMC Truck Centre. The newly launched dealership will be headed by industry executive Kelly Jennings, the electric truck…

Eaton offering remanufactured Advantage series clutch

Eaton has added the Advantage series clutch to its line of remanufactured products. The clutch offers a unique strap drive intermediate plate design and comes at a lower price…

Decarbonizing trucking begins with today’s diesel and natural gas engines

Mike Roeth doesn’t want to hear that the trucking industry will need to transition en masse and immediately to electric and hydrogen-fueled powertrains if the industry wants to decarbonize. “That’s…

MirrorEye maker confident that mirror exemption will continue

Stoneridge executives remain confident that regulators will further extend an exemption which allows MirrorEye camera monitor systems to be mounted on trucks in place of traditional west coast mirrors.

Webasto sets sights on autonomous truck rooftops

Webasto is widely known as a source of automotive sunroofs, but a growing focus on autonomous vehicle sensors may establish a new business opportunity that involves commercial truck roofs. “We’re…

Quantron partners with FusionOne for hydrogen from recycled plastics

Hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck maker Quantron has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with FusionOne that will see them produce hydrogen from recycled plastic to fuel Quantron’s trucks. FusionOne joined Quantron’s Clean…

REE Automotive introduces electric truck with fully by-wire architecture

REE Automotive says it will bring to market the first fully by-wire commercial electric truck platform. It has commenced deliveries of its P7-C electric cab chassis, after being certified by…

Kia explores concept of flexible vans

The latest concept vehicles from Kia look like they would find a home outside a Barbie Dream House, complete with pink packages stored in the van’s logistics cabinets. But the…

Kodiak showcasing sixth generation autonomous trucks, ready to scale

Kodiak Robotics says its sixth generation of highly autonomous trucks are ready to scale, combining redundant systems and improved sensor packages alike. The company — which is working with partners…

Isuzu Trucks enjoys record year in U.S.

Isuzu Trucks enjoyed a record year in the U.S. in 2023, setting new highs in several categories including wholesale and retail sales. Isuzu says it set records in vehicles delivered…

Walmart adds three eCascadias in Surrey, B.C.

Walmart Canada says it will deploy three Freightliner eCascadias at its grocery distribution center in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey DC is a hub for the retailer’s vehicles powered by alternative…

Can vehicle paint affect Lidar images?

Paul Mijnen, the CEO of Ink Invent, suggests Lidar has a dark secret. Vehicles coated in metallic paint largely blend into the background. Less than 1% of the surface is…