An Nvidia Blackwell GPU chip. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg) LOS ANGELES — Nvidia announced April 14 that it will produce its artificial intelligence supercomputers in the United States for the first time. The tech giant said it has commissioned more than 1 million square feet of manufacturing space to build and test its specialized Blackwell chips in ...more
Orbcomm In his 47 years as a technician, Tony Morthland remembers a time when preventive maintenance on trailers was only performed at three-month intervals. Later, it extended to four months, and nowadays, it’s at six. Today, it’s not uncommon for technicians to see trailers once or twice a year, said Morthland, who is now the ...more
Workers on the production line of the Renault SA Kwid compact vehicle at the Renault-Sofasa Envigado Assembly Plant in Medellin, Colombia, on April 2. (Edinson Arroyo/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he is exploring possible exemptions to his tariffs on imported vehicles and parts to give auto companies more time to set up U.S. manufacturing. “I’m ...more
The Indiana Department of Transportation deployed a pair of semi trucks using automated platooning technology along Interstate 70 on Monday. The two tractor trailers were deployed along Interstate 70 between Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio on Monday, April 14th. The semi trucks are operating under EASE Logistics using automated platooning technology. “At EASE, we’re committed to ...more
A truck driver of more than 40 years outlines the advantages and disadvantages of a life spent in a semi truck. In the fuel pump interview (a format that seems to be rising in popularity), the truck driver begins with the advantages of trucking, which include always being able to find a job (if you’re ...more
Trucker internet has revealed that there are at least two Buc-ee’s locations that actually welcome truckers. Buc-ee’s is infamous for banning the semi trucks that keep their stores stocked, but we recently learned that there are two smaller locations in Texas that actually welcome truckers as customers. The first trucker-friendly location can be found in Eagle ...more
Sheetz Inc. announced plans to hire truck drivers at a hiring event in the Northern Ohio area this week. Sheetz announced its plans to hire CDL-A drivers in the Findlay, Ohio area on April 14th. The company will host a hiring event on Tuesday, April 15th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the corner ...more
A person is dead after a FedEx semi truck hauling double trailers struck workers picking up cones on Monday morning. The incident happened on Monday, April 14th on the eastbound side of Route 581 between Exit 3 and 5 in Camp Hill Borough, Pennsylvania at about 4:30 a.m. According to WGAL 8, the FedEx tractor trailer ...more
Kenworth Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks used for testing. (Toyota) Serial production of Kenworth Truck Co.'s hydrogen fuel cell electric T680 tractors will not begin in 2025 as previously announced, according to a senior executive. In the latest setback for Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck prospects in the U.S., Kenworth Chief Engineer Joe ...more
A truck carries new vehicles on the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego. (Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg) Mexico wants a greater proportion of each auto built in the country to qualify for U.S. origin status, a move that would lower the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, Deputy Economy Minister for Foreign Trade Luis Rosendo Gutierrez said. ...more
