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Seth Clevenger

Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

Seth Clevenger is managing editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. 


BusinessTechnology

Omnitracs Partners With Red Hat to Develop Fleet-Management Technology

Omnitracs has formed a partnership with Red Hat, a major provider of open-source, cloud-based software, to accelerate the development of its fleet-management technology.

February 21, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Self-Driving Truck Startup Pronto Pursues Gradual Path to Automation

Pronto, the new self-driving truck startup launched by Anthony Levandowski, is pursuing a more incremental path toward autonomous driving than many of its competitors in the increasingly crowded race to bring automation to trucking.

February 19, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Self-Driving Truck Startups TuSimple, Ike Attract More Investment to Fuel Development

Self-driving truck startups TuSimple and Ike both announced new funding in February to fuel the continued development of their automated driving systems for commercial vehicles.

February 13, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Uber Freight Now Enables Drivers to Rate Facilities

Truck drivers using the Uber Freight load-booking app can now rate shippers’ and receivers’ facilities and share feedback on factors such as wait times and amenities.

January 31, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Self-Driving Truck Startup Embark Releases Performance Data

Self-driving truck startup Embark has issued a voluntary report on the performance of its automated trucks, providing a more detailed look at its testing process and the current capabilities of its technology.

January 30, 2019
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

Paccar CEO Outlines Path Toward Zero-Emission Trucks, Automated Driving

SAN FRANCISCO — Paccar Inc. CEO Ron Armstrong said the trucking industry is moving toward ever-cleaner and more energy-efficient vehicles and will adopt increasingly advanced automated driving technology to assist drivers.

January 28, 2019
BusinessEquipment

Trey Mytty of Truck Center Cos. Named Dealer of the Year at ATD

SAN FRANCISCO — Trey Mytty, CEO of Truck Center Cos. in Omaha, Neb., received top honors as the winner of the 2019 Truck Dealer of the Year award here Jan. 26 at the American Truck Dealers Show.

January 28, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

ATD Announces Coalition to Repeal Federal Excise Tax on Heavy-Duty Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO — American Truck Dealers announced a new industry coalition to push for the repeal of the 12% federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks.

January 28, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Developers Seek to Advance Truck Platooning Through Higher Automation, Global Demonstrations

WASHINGTON — Truck platooning has not yet advanced beyond the testing and development stage, but proponents and developers of the technology continue to explore ways to eventually deploy it in real-world freight operations.

January 23, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

TuSimple Proceeds With Plans to Build World’s Largest Self-Driving Truck Fleet

LAS VEGAS — Autonomous truck developer TuSimple said it will expand its U.S. test fleet to 40 vehicles by June, which the company claims will make it the world’s largest self-driving truck business.

January 15, 2019