Robots are taking over farms faster than anyone saw coming.
May 16, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Robots Take the Wheel as Autonomous Farm Machines Hit the Field
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA
Startup Valqari Aims to Prepare Mailboxes for Drone Delivery
You can build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door, Ralph Waldo Emerson noted in the late 19th century. More than 100 years later, Ryan Walsh is building a better mailbox so the world鈥檚 goods can be delivered to your door.
May 15, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Britain Is Falling Behind in Employing Robots
The U.K. is falling behind in employing robots as firms make do with older machines or hire human workers.
May 15, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Top 50, Top 100
Penske Joins Autonomous Vehicle Coalition PAVE
Penske Truck Leasing has joined Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, a coalition of industry leaders that seeks to educate and assure the public about automated vehicles, according to a news release from the two organizations.
May 14, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Letters to the Editor
Letter: A Future Vision for Diesel Engines
I read with a skeptical eye the article quoting Mr. Roger Nielsen on the demise of the diesel (Transport Topics 4-29, p. 1). It鈥檚 true that the clipper ship Cutty Sark had only a decade before the age of steam kicked her off her pedestal as the fastest way to transport tea, but I also wonder if Mr. Nielsen鈥檚 predicted demise of the diesel engine may turn out to be an exaggeration.
May 14, 2019Business, Equipment
Medium-Duty Sales Reflect Stable Demand; All Classes Rise
U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks in April posted double-digit gains across all classes, WardsAuto.com reported.
May 14, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment
VW Stock Gets Boost From Planned IPO of Heavy-Truck Division
Volkswagen AG shares climbed the most in two weeks after the German automaker revived plans for a partial offering of its Traton SE heavy-truck division and said it may dispose of two noncore businesses.
May 14, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
OEMs Offer Over-the-Air Software Updates as Latest Advance in Truck Maintenance
Truck manufacturers increasingly are enabling fleets to update truck software and programming parameters 鈥渙ver the air鈥 鈥 an innovation that is saving days of downtime.
May 14, 2019Business, Equipment
Meritor in Agreement to Acquire AxleTech
Meritor Inc. announced it entered into an agreement to acquire AxleTech from an affiliate of The Carlyle Group for $175 million to accelerate global sales and growth.
May 10, 2019Business, Equipment, Safety
Jake Brake Standard on A26 Engine From International
Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced the availability of its 5783A engine brake as standard equipment on the International A26 engine.
May 10, 2019