We’ve often written of the improving safety performance of trucks after participating in a live demonstration, or sitting through a presentation on connectivity.
So, it comes as a bit of a surprise that overall highway fatalities rose in 2016 to…
Category: The Open Road
Is technology causing highway fatalities?
We’ve often written of the improving safety performance of trucks after participating in a live demonstration, or sitting through a presentation on connectivity.
So, it comes as a bit of a surprise that overall highway fatalities rose in 2016 to…
NACV shows trucks without drivers won’t happen anytime soon
Concerns over the future of truck driving jobs are frequently cited by labor unions and other groups when discussion the possibility of self-driving trucks. It is a key reason legislation moving through Congress to promote the development and deploymen…
NACV shows trucks without drivers won’t happen anytime soon
Concerns over the future of truck driving jobs are frequently cited by labor unions and other groups when discussion the possibility of self-driving trucks. It is a key reason legislation moving through Congress to promote the development and deploymen…
Lessons learned from this summer’s natural disasters
From Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Irma in Florida, and wildfires in the west, a large portion of the United States has been impacted by natural disasters this summer.
Even with the damage from these events estimated at many billions of dollars, it appea…
Lessons learned from this summer’s natural disasters
From Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Irma in Florida, and wildfires in the west, a large portion of the United States has been impacted by natural disasters this summer.
Even with the damage from these events estimated at many billions of dollars, it appea…
New details of Tesla’s planned electric truck revealed
Tesla’s soon-to-be-unveiled electric long-haul truck will have a range of 200 to 300 miles, according to a new report.
On several occasions in recent months, CEO Elon Musk has referenced the planned late-September unveiling of an electric tractor, though few specifics have been made available.
Last week, Scott Perry of Ryder System shared details with Reuters of a meeting he had with Tesla. He told Reuters the electric day cab will be aimed at regional hauls, at least in the initial phases. Perry is Ryder’s chief technology officer.
New details of Tesla’s planned electric truck revealed
Tesla’s soon-to-be-unveiled electric long-haul truck will have a range of 200 to 300 miles, according to a new report.
On several occasions in recent months, CEO Elon Musk has referenced the planned late-September unveiling of an electric tractor, though few specifics have been made available.
Last week, Scott Perry of Ryder System shared details with Reuters of a meeting he had with Tesla. He told Reuters the electric day cab will be aimed at regional hauls, at least in the initial phases. Perry is Ryder’s chief technology officer.
Can you teach a driverless truck to use a paper log?
How do you teach a driverless truck to fill out a paper log?
That was a question a 20–something passenger asked me as I gave him an Uber ride earlier this year in Portland, OR.
Our conversation started when I pointed out a custom-pain…
Can you teach a driverless truck to use a paper log?
How do you teach a driverless truck to fill out a paper log?
That was a question a 20–something passenger asked me as I gave him an Uber ride earlier this year in Portland, OR.
Our conversation started when I pointed out a custom-pain…