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GREEN BAY, Wis. — A new regulation that will force U.S. trucking companies to electronically log employee hours is designed to limit accidents by keeping tired drivers off the road. It may also drive smaller trucking firms out of business.

The stretch of Interstate 380 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids is poised to be the very first in the state to be fully mapped out for eventual autonomous vehicle traffic.

General Logistics Systems B.V., a parcel delivery firm based in Amsterdam and with operations throughout Europe, is expanding in the United States with the purchase of Golden State Overnight for $90 million.

In LiveOnWeb's “Master Class on Autonomous Trucking,” Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems' Fred Andersky joined TT's Neil Abt and Seth Clevenger for a high-level look at platooning, automation and autonomous vehicles, featuring answers to your questions. Watch the replay.

Someday soon, forward-looking people keep telling us, autonomous trucks are going to wipe out millions of jobs. Right now, though, some trucking companies are desperate for workers.

LAS VEGAS — Advancements in trucking technology are paving the way for the industry to experience two-vehicle platoons soon, but the driverless heavy-duty trucks idea remains a distant vision, according to executives from leading firms in both industries.

LAS VEGAS — The American Transportation Research Institute said the top concern for truckers is the use of electronic logging devices.

Continental announced Oct. 4 that it has reached a deal to acquire a majority stake in technology provider Zonar.

LAS VEGAS — While driverless, heavy-duty trucks are being considered by accomplished people in technology development, that vision is decades away from reality. But what is coming soon are two-truck platoons, panelists here said.