Mack Trucks introduced split-shaft functionality for its Mack mDRIVE HD automated manual transmission to provide customers with high-demand power takeoff.
January 26, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment
Rolling Strong Picks Moblico for Coaching, Rewards Program on New Mobile App
Driver-wellness program provider Rolling Strong has chosen mobile technology firm Moblico to deploy its coaching and rewards program to its new mobile app.
January 29, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
ELD Compliance: More Thoughts From Key Executives
More comments from key executives on the state of ELD compliance, one month after the mandate went into effect.
January 26, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment
Mack Adds Split-Shaft Function for mDrive HD AMT
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Podcast: Transport Topics' Seth Clevenger on the Future of Autonomous Trucks
Transport Topics Managing Editor/Features Seth Clevenger talks about the future of autonomous trucks, the ELD mandate, the ongoing driver shortage and spends some time on electric trucks with financial-services company The Motley Fool.
January 26, 2018Business, Equipment
Bendix Expands Brake Shoe Options
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake announced a steel, coreless shoe with its Bendix Basic Friction or Bendix Advanced Friction lines.
January 26, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Concerned About Self-Driving Cars? You’re Not Alone
As automakers push aggressive time frames for introducing driverless vehicles, the outreach needed to convince the public that the technology represents a positive development appears still to be wanting.
January 26, 2018Business, Equipment
Used Class 8 Prices Up in December; Sales Slip on Fewer Days
The average used Class 8 vehicle in December sold for a higher price, had less mileage and was slightly newer compared with a year earlier, according to ACT Research Co.
January 25, 2018Business, Equipment, Logistics
Port of Long Beach Sets Record for Container Volume in a Year
The Port of Long Beach recovered from a rocky 2016 with a record-setting year in 2017, moving 7.5 million industry-standard twenty-foot-equivalent units, the port’s leader announced at the State of the Port address Jan. 24.
January 25, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Apple Expands California Self-Driving Test Fleet to 27 Cars
Apple Inc. has expanded its California self-driving test fleet to 27 vehicles as it accelerates efforts to catch up with competitors such as Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo.
January 25, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Second US Safety Agency to Investigate Tesla ‘Autopilot’ Crash
A second federal safety agency has opened an investigation of an accident in which a Tesla car on “Autopilot†rammed into a parked fire truck.
January 25, 2018