On December 19th, Heavy Duty Trucking magazine is hosting a free webinar discussing the newest technologies in the trucking industry. Topics discussed will include warehouse logistics, autonomous trucks, and last-mile delivery. Click the link below to sign up for “Making the Supply Chain Smarter & Faster: Advice from a Supply…
Schneider, a big name in the trucking industry, has launched a new automated tool called Load My Truck. This tool allows third party carriers the ability to book loads with a simple click of a button. The real-time, negotiation-free rates help streamline the entire process and helps deliver a good…
With the permission of Illinois’ Tollways, a truck with autonomous technology will be cruising the Jane Addams Tollway very soon. There will be a driver behind the wheel at all times, it is not a fully autonomous vehicle. Autobon AI is a company that is not looking to replace drivers…
There is a group of local trucking vendors who are putting on the first Winter Parts Expo in the Silverthrone Pavilion on December 17. During the winter months, driving through mountains can be a tricky venture for commercial drivers, so the ones running the expo are hoping to introduce better…
Beer has been delivered in St. Louis, Missouri using zero-emission trucks. Anheuser-Busch, Nikola Motor Company, and BYD Motors LLC partnered together to make this possible. A Nikola Hydrogen-electrick truck picked up the beer and delivered it to Lohr Distributors who then delivered it to the Enterprise Center using a BYD…
DriverSense and FleetSense from Eyesight Technologies have added some new features to its software. It can already detect distraction and drowsiness, but now it can also detect cell phone usage and smoking while driving. Distracted driving, especially while using a cell phone, is one of the most common reasons for…
Tesla has a new patent application showing its own semi-truck seat suspension design. Truckers can relate some of their health issues to the uncomfortable seats they have to sit in for long periods of time. Tesla has designed a large centered seat with its own suspension technology to hopefully make…
An essential element in the trucking industry today is visibility; knowing where an order, container, or truck is. When trucks have to wait at warehouses, are late because of traffic, or any other thing holding up deliveries, money is wasted. Carriers and others in the industry have started using various…
Trimble has announced the release of the Trimble Duo, a smart in-cab display with 4G-LTE powered by Android. This fixed-mount device has been ruggedized and built for the trucking industry. This platform keeps truckers connected for reliable access and ensures compliance with the new trucking standards. The Android platform helps…
On the Yeoju Smart Highway in South Korea, Hyundai Motor Company has successfully completed the company’s first platooning of trailer trucks. The trial used two connected Xcient trucks along with real-world situations. During the trial, cars were cutting in and out between the trucks, emergency braking was used, and a…