Ford Motor Co. is expanding its driverless delivery experiment beyond pizza by partnering with Postmates to test what it will take to eventually remove the driver from on-demand distribution.
January 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
Truck Makers May Test Radically Different Aero Cab Designs With SuperTruck II
Today鈥檚 tractors are more efficient due in large part to the aerodynamic concepts and ideas that truck makers were able to test under the Department of Energy鈥檚 21st Century Truck Partnership, also known as SuperTruck.
January 9, 2018BusinessTechnology
DTNA Adds Features to Repair-Focused Mobile App
Daimler Trucks North America announced enhancements to its Express WriteUp app, which allows service advisers at Freightliner and Western Star dealerships to create repair orders with a mobile device.
January 9, 2018BusinessTechnology
Pilot Program of DrayQ App at Washington Ports Scrapped
A pilot program of an app called DrayQ at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., was unsuccessful and the Northwest Seaport Alliance will scrap the experiment.
January 9, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
Tractor Aerodynamics Continue to Improve
Comparatively speaking, today鈥檚 over-the-road tractors are slick machines.Improved aerodynamics enables them to slide through the air better than any earlier generation while offering the potential for double-digit improvements in fuel efficiency.
January 9, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 8: Infrastructure on the Horizon
Infrastructure will be this year鈥檚 top legislative priority for Republicans, if President Donald Trump gets his way. Fresh off a major win on tax reform, the Builder-in-Chief is eager to work his dealmaking skills and have Republican leaders send him a $1 trillion, 10-year funding proposal. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
January 8, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA
Pizza Hut Working With Toyota to Test Driverless Pizza Delivery
Toyota and Pizza Hut announced Jan. 8 a 鈥済lobal partnership,鈥 that could see Pizza Hut pizzas delivered in autonomous vehicles designed and built by Toyota.
January 8, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Self-Driving Car Firm Aurora to Expand After Deal With VW, Hyundai
Deals inked by the self-driving car firm Aurora with two major auto manufacturers will mean more jobs and more test vehicles on the streets in Pittsburgh, one of the company鈥檚 co-founders told the Tribune-Review.
January 8, 2018GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Interstates Serve Important Role in Autonomous Truck Testing, Experts Say
WASHINGTON鈥 Long-distance stretches of interstate will serve as an important proving grounds as autonomous truck technology develops, industry experts said at the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting Jan. 8.
January 8, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Self-Driving Cars Hit Las Vegas Streets for Tech Tradeshow
LAS VEGAS 鈥 The self-driving car is getting closer to deployment in the real world for everyday passengers.
January 8, 2018