Categories: Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Global Fleet, Operations, Safety, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle Research

Kenworth General Manager Kevin Baney discussed production delays due to a COVID-19 disruption in microchip availability and sat down with HDT to talk about...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10140629/qa-kenworth-talks-production-delays-new-trucks-tech

Categories: Equipment, Global Fleet, Products, Safety

Peterbilt’s latest iteration of its Model 579 highway tractor isn’t just an upgrade. It may be one of the most important trucks Peterbilt has ever built....

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10136011/test-drive-peterbilts-new-model-579-ultraloft

Categories: Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Safety, Technology

The Virginia Port Authority has received a federal grant that will allow it to begin evaluating the potential benefits of autonomous truck use for...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10135804/virginia-port-authority-receives-federal-grant-to-evaluate-autonomous-truck-capa

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Safety, Technology

Kodiak Robotics is now making 200-plus-mile “disengagement-free” autonomous freight runs with a tractor-trailer equipped with its autonomous driving technology.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10134567/kodiak-posts-videos-showcasing-more-than-800-miles-of-autonomous-truck-freight-r

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Technology

Daimler Trucks zeros in on driver safety and freight efficiency as its main autonomous technology goals.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10130368/daimler-showcases-second-generation-autonomous-freightliner-cascadia

Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Operations, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Technology

As an increasingly aware United States mobilizes to contain the spread the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the trucking industry is uniquely...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/353078/trucking-finds-itself-on-the-front-line-in-the-fight-against-covid19

Categories: Equipment, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance

The new Tech-Celerate program unveiled at the 2020 TMC Annual Meeting is a joint marketing effort by TMC and FMCSA to boost the adoption of advanced vehicle...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/352451/tmc-and-fmcsa-join-forces-to-boost-safety-tech-adoption

Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance

The new entry-level driver training rule, originally scheduled to go into effect Feb. 7, now will have to wait another two years because the government...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/349951/fmcs-extends-entry-level-driver-training-rule-compliance-date

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Technology

Waymo has begun carrying out interstate mapping operations by a fleet of minivans in New Mexico and Texas – a move that is seen by many tech observers as a...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/349512/waymo-begins-autonomous-mapping-runs-in-new-mexico-and-texas

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Safety, Technology, Vehicle Research

A new report issued by the U.S. National Science and Technology Council and the U.S. Department of Transportation laid out the Trump administration’s plans...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/348605/u-s-commits-to-lead-in-autonomous-vehicle-rd