Luminar Stock Jumps as Viral Video Backs Its Tech Over Tesla
Luminar will report fourth-quarter results after the market closes on March 20. (Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg News) Luminar Technologies Inc. shares surged on March 17 after former NASA scientist Mark Rober test-drove a car equipped with the company’s lidar technology in a YouTube video and said it outperformed Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot feature. ...more
Waabi Says Virtual Robotrucks Give Real-World Results
Self-driving truck startup Waabi will integrate its virtual driver technology with Volvo’s purpose-designed VNL Autonomous model. (Waabi) The Canadian robotruck ...more
February Class 8 Truck Orders Drop 34% From Year-Ago Period
The Mack Trucks Lehigh Valley Operations facility in Macungie, Pa. (Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg News) North American Class 8 truck orders in ...more
An officer-involved shooting involving a semi truck is under investigation by police in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting occurred around 4 ...more
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) gave the public a look at the redesigned regional haul Volvo VNR. On March 10, ...more
The Mexican government and the US border patrol recently worked together to seize a load of water bottles hiding liquid ...more
The first in a series of stations along a planned electric charging corridor is scheduled to open in April. The ...more
TMC Blends ‘Back to Basics’ With Advanced Tech Learning
Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is the site of TMC 2025, which runs March ...more
TMC Blends ‘Back to Basics’ With Advanced Tech Learning
Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is the site of TMC 2025, which runs March ...more
Samsara Expands Smart Trailer Capabilities
The company’s smart trailer features are enabled by the Samsara asset gateway device, which installs ...more
Connecticut Cracks Down on Speeding on Rural Roads
Connecticut's stepped-up enforcement on rural roads runs through May 30. (Rabbitti/Getty Images) The Connecticut Department ...more
Report: Trucking Parts and Labor Costs Decline in Q4 2024
“I’m happy to report that after the last quarter increase, we’re now seeing the parts ...more
Velociti VeloCare Expansion Helps Fleets Monitor Tech Health
Powell stressed the importance for fleets of having functioning onboard cameras in the event of ...more
House Unveils Trump-Backed Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press) House Republicans announced a spending ...more
Transtex Unveils Lithium-Ion Electric APU for In-Cab Power
“Fleets are under pressure to reduce emissions, comply with anti-idling regulation and attract and retain ...more
UPDATE: Motorist charged with intoxicated manslaughter for decapitation of trucker
A woman has been charged with intoxicated manslaughter for a collision that decapitated a trucker ...more
Key Inflation Measure Increases in April
Spending on new cars soared 6.2%. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) WASHINGTON — A key index of U.S. ...more
POLICE: Minivan smashed into semi truck wheels, killing 16-year-old passenger
A 16-year-old girl is dead after the van she was in crashed into the wheels ...more
Walmart Announces Sustainability Initiatives
Walmart plans to combine multiple orders on single delivery routes and deliver them using electric ...more
Driver suffers broken legs in crash that destroyed historic house
A truck driver was seriously injured in a wreck that destroyed a historic house in ...more
Arizona troopers find nearly 6000 rounds of ammo hidden in commercial vehicle tires
Officers with Arizona’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force (CVETF) recently found thousands of rounds of ...more
GM to Invest $500 Million at SUV Plant in Texas
Matt Rourke/Associated Press DETROIT — General Motors said June 7 that it will sink more ...more
Rural bridge collapses after big rig drives over, police say
Canadian police are investigating after a truck driver used a bridge in a rural area ...more