Bridgestone surpasses 200 million tire pressure sensor readings

Bridgestone Americas’ Fleet Care tire monitoring services in the U.S. surpassed 200 million annual tire pressure readings in 2023. This marks the company’s highest annual total of tire pressure readings…

How will insurers respond to autonomous trucks?

Highly autonomous trucks are beginning to roll out on specific U.S. routes, but the advancing technologies leave insurers with a new challenge. How do they adjust insurance policies to cover…

Torc Robotics teams up with Uber Freight

Torc Robotics — an independent Daimler Truck subsidiary that’s developing autonomous vehicles –announced a strategic partnership with Uber Freight. Through this agreement, Torc will leverage Uber Freight’s logistics network, representing US$18…

TuSimple to wind down U.S. operations

Autonomous truck maker TuSimple has announced it will reduce its U.S. workforce by about 150 positions, or 75%, and wind down U.S. operations. As part of its restructuring it will…

Longhaul EVs could be a reality soon, Lion Electric’s Bedard says

Longhaul electric trucks will be in play in five to seven years as battery density improves, said Marc Bedard, CEO and founder of Lion Electric. Operators should focus on how…

Bestpass buys Fleetworthy Solutions

Toll management company Bestpass has acquired Fleetworthy Solutions, giving it the ability to provide fleet safety, compliance and risk management offerings. Bestpass says the acquisitions, already completed, will allow it…

B.C. investing $16.5 million into hydrogen truck pilot

British Columbia will invest $16.5 million into a pilot program led by HTEC that will explore the use of hydrogen as a fuel for commercial trucking. HTEC will use the…

Autonomous trucks cutting a path in forestry sector

In an untamed Quebec forest, a Canada lynx watches curiously from the bush as a platoon of Mack Granite logging trucks, one of them operated autonomously, passes by on a…

Lincoln, Ont., keeps eye on trucks bypassing inspection station

“Every move you make … I’ll be watching you … Every game you play … I’ll be watching you,” are the lyrics of a classic song by The Police. And…

Einride making autonomous deliveries for GE Appliances

Autonomous trucking company Einride announced it is now running full-time autonomous trucking operations with GE Appliances in Tennessee. The company is hauling finished goods between GE Appliances’ manufacturing facility and…

Volvo buys Proterra’s battery business

Volvo Group has acquired Proterra’s battery business through an auction as part of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. Volvo will pay US$210 million for the assets, including a development…

Zero-trust environment, training help thwart cyberthreats in trucking

A zero-trust environment, multi-factor authentication, and continuous training are keys for trucking companies that want to maintain cybersecurity. After all, computers will do what they are programmed to do, but…

Production of battery-electric Freightliner eM2 ramps up

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has officially launched serial production of the battery-electric Freightliner eM2 medium-duty truck at its plant in Portland, Ore. The first production-level units in Canada…

Isaac Instruments pays tribute to history, upcoming milestones during user conference

Isaac Instruments had two impending milestones to celebrate this year when it brought together customers and other guests at its annual user conference – 25 years in business and 10…

Wireless hacking threat lurks around trucks

Criminals could take control of your tractor-trailer by exploiting just one vulnerability — whether they are looking to immobilize a vehicle to steal freight or block vital supply chain routes.