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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2021

Volvo D13 Turbo Compound Engine Available on VNL Models

Volvo’s enhanced D13 turbo compound engine is now standard on all Volvo VNL models, including day cabs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2021

Cummins Working to Integrate with Automated Driving Systems

Cummins announced it will launch a set of software features to integrate its powertrains with automated driving system technologies.

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2021

Class 8 Orders Down Despite Strong Demand

September’s Class 8 order number is not a true indicator of 2022 truck demand, FTR’s Don Ake said, because OEM are delaying entering order until the health of the supply chain improves.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsOctober 4, 2021

Will Air Brakes Fade Away?

Autonomous vehicle control systems and battery-electric trucks are poised to put new demands on commercial air brake systems and fast-track further development.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2021

Loadsmart, Home Depot Partner on Flatbed Capacity Platform

Fleets that are dedicated to one customer are often plagued with many empty miles. Flatbed Messenger feeds the truck’s location, its price, and its destination into algorithms that match the information to a shipment.

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2021

Global News Roundup: Volvo Building Trucks in China

ICYMI: A roundup of global trucking industry news from Volvo, Westport, DHL, Volta and more.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffOctober 1, 2021

Western Star's 47X in Photos

On Sept. 23, 2021, Western Star introduced the 47X vocational truck, a lighter-weight complement to the Western Star 49X. The introduction extends the Western Star X-Series into entirely new vocational applications.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2021

Daimler, Torc Continue Autonomous Truck Collab

Daimler Truck and Torc Robotics are in their third year of partnership, and are working toward commercialization of the first scalable, profitable Level 4 autonomous truck.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsSeptember 29, 2021

How Telematics are Changing the Cold Chain

For refrigerated haulers, telematics introduces a first-ever capability — the ability to monitor and control transport refrigeration equipment from a central location.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsSeptember 29, 2021

How Telematics is Transforming Trailers

The telematics push into trailers has been slow coming. But, experts say, this cutting-edge technology will soon change trailer maintenance and freight management forever.

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