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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. 


Technology, Autonomous

The Road to the Autonomous Truck

The trucking industry’s march toward self-driving trucks is gaining momentum as new developers attempt to accelerate the pace of innovation.

June 16, 2017
Technology, Autonomous

Autonomous Trucks: A Timeline

Automated driving technology holds the potential to bring revolutionary gains in safety and productivity to the trucking industry. But how far will automation go? And how quickly will it happen? No one really knows what the future holds, and many factors could help or hinder the advance of automation in trucking, but I do think it would be helpful to consider a projected timeline. So I’ll take a crack at it.

June 16, 2017
Technology, Autonomous

Regulatory Framework for Automation Begins to Emerge

As truck makers and tech companies continue to develop automated driving systems for commercial trucks, the federal government is taking early steps toward creating a regulatory framework for this technology.

June 16, 2017
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Uber Launches Freight App, Extends Reach Into Trucking

After surging to prominence with its ride-hailing app for car passengers, Uber Technologies Inc. is targeting trucking as its next big venture.

May 22, 2017
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Uber Launches App-Based Freight Platform

After surging to prominence with its ride-hailing app for car passengers, Uber Technologies Inc. is targeting trucking as its next big venture.

May 18, 2017
Business

Penske Truck Leasing Launches Connected Fleet Platform, Remote Diagnostics Service

Penske Truck Leasing has expanded its technology offerings with the launch of its connected fleet solutions, which tap into existing telematics systems to enable services such as a remote diagnostics.

May 2, 2017
Technology, Government, Business, Equipment

ELDs Now or Later? Early Adopters Can Choose

Sometimes it pays to be early. Many carriers still using paper driver logs will need to hustle in the coming months to install electronic logging devices in their trucks by Dec. 18, the implementation deadline for the federal ELD mandate. Fleets that already have deployed e-logs, on the other hand, will be afforded much more flexibility.

April 20, 2017
Technology, Government, Business, Equipment

Training Vital for E-Log Deployment, Fleets Say

PHOENIX — With just eight months remaining until the federal electronic logging mandate goes into effect, fleets that still rely on paper driver logs soon will need to make the transition to e-logs, but that process involves much more than simply installing a device in a truck.

April 20, 2017
Business, Technology

SkyBitz Sees Solar Power as Future of Trailer Tracking

SkyBitz is expanding its lineup of trailer-­tracking products that use solar energy, a power source the company believes will drive the evolution of the asset- tracking market.

April 20, 2017
Business, Equipment

Eaton, Cummins Join Forces on Automated Transmissions

Eaton Corp. and Cummins Inc. have agreed to form a joint venture to produce automated transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, a move that would deepen the suppliers’ long-standing powertrain alliance.

April 17, 2017