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Jack Roberts

Executive Editor

With nearly three decades covering trucking, Jack Roberts is known for reporting on advanced technology, such as intelligent drivetrains and autonomous vehicles, in an industry being transformed by technology.

In his Truck Tech blog, he offers his insights on everything from the latest equipment, systems and components, to telematics and autonomous vehicle technologies. A commercial driver’s license holder, he also does test drives of new equipment and covers topics such as maintenance, fuel economy, vocational and medium-duty trucks and tires.

He has been covering trucking since 1995.

Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 14, 2021

Spear: Infrastructure Bill Will be Tier One Victory for Trucking

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear praised trucking’s response to the COVID-19 crisis and the pending infrastructure bill at the TMC Fall Meeting.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsSeptember 10, 2021

Volvo Stakes Out a Green Leadership Role

Electric trucks have truly arrived, if the recent Advanced Clean Transportation Expo is any indication. But Volvo's message stood out to Senior Contributing Editor Jack Roberts, as he writes in the Truck Tech blog.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsSeptember 9, 2021

Maverick Improves Driver Visibility with New Camera Systems

To make trucks safer and reduce accidents, Arkansas-based fleet Maverick Transportation uses an camera monitoring system to give drivers an enhanced view of the vehicles and traffic conditions around their trucks.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 3, 2021

Will the Last Mile be Electric?

The last mile may be the perfect application for electric trucks and vans. And the adoption of new battery-electric technology has already begun.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 2, 2021

Shell Starship 2.0 Pushes Fuel Economy Forward

Shell’s Starship 2.0, a Class 8 demonstration truck built with energy-efficient technologies for high fuel efficiency and reduced emissions, exceeded the results of its predecessor in its second cross-country run.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 1, 2021

HDTX: How HDT Innovators Handle the Driver Shortage

Dealing with the driver shortage was top of mind during a panel discussion with HDT’s 2020 and 2021 Fleet Innovator honorees at Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 1, 2021

Volvo Gets Serious About Climate Change

Citing a “sense of urgency,” Volvo Trucks took a leadership position in the fight against climate change at the 2021 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, pushing for more adoption of zero-emission electric and hydrogen trucks.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 1, 2021

4 Ways to Accelerate Electric Truck Adoption

At the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California, Peterbilt General Manager Jason Skoog mapped out four decisive moves he’d like to see happen to accelerate electric truck sales in North America.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsAugust 12, 2021

Is Trucking Too Tough for Tesla?

Is the humble, “outdated” North American trucking industry too tough a nut for our era’s greatest tech innovator to crack? Jack Roberts muses on the question in the Truck Tech blog.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJuly 20, 2021

2021 Trailer Trends: Lighter, Smarter, Tougher

New technology is finding its way into a lighter and more durable generation of semi-trailer designs.

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