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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. 


BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelAutonomous

Major Fleets Line Up to Test Tesla Semi

Large for-hire carriers and major retailers are reserving their places in line to be among the first to test the all-electric Tesla Semi in their operations.

November 21, 2017
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Tesla, Elon Musk Unveil Electric Semi-Truck

HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Tesla Inc. has unveiled its long anticipated, all-electric Class 8 tractor, marking the electric car maker’s entry into the commercial truck industry and reinventing the heavy-duty truck as we know it.

November 16, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

ATA Takes Aim at Driver Shortage

ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking and government leaders at American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference & Exhibition set their sights on solving perhaps the industry’s most persistent challenge — recruiting and retaining professional drivers.

October 26, 2017
Business

ATA Adopts Automated Truck Policy

ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations adopted its first-ever policy on the development of automated trucks at the federation’s Management Conference & Exhibition here.

October 26, 2017
BusinessEquipmentAutonomous

DTNA Pursuing Advanced Driver-Assist Tech, not Autonomous Trucks, CEO Says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Daimler Trucks North America continues its pursuit of automated driving technology, but that development path is focused not on “autonomous” trucks but advanced driver-assistance systems, CEO Roger Nielsen said.

October 24, 2017

Jason Aldean Entertains Trucking Execs at Freightliner Dinner

ORLANDO, Fla. — Country music star Jason Aldean was the surprise entertainment for trucking industry executives at the 2017 Freightliner Trucks customer appreciation dinner.

October 24, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Human-Machine Interaction, Computing Power Key to Development of Autonomous Trucks

ORLANDO, Fla. — To pave the way for autonomous trucks, technology developers will need to refine the interaction between the human and the machine, and add more advanced sensors and greater computing power to the vehicle, experts said.

October 23, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Driver Shortage Returns to Top of ATRI’s Survey of Critical Industry Issues

ORLANDO, Fla. — The driver shortage has regained its status as the trucking industry’s most pressing concern for the first time since 2006, American Transportation Research Institute reported.

October 23, 2017
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Autonomy Could Transform Trucking’s Future, Former GM Exec Says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Autonomous trucks could give rise to a future in which 90% of crashes are eliminated and transportation becomes dramatically more productive and cost effective, technology expert Larry Burns told industry executives here.

October 22, 2017