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Industry Trends & Drivers
Forecast of Fleet Maintenance Trends in 2021
The forecast of the cost of maintenance and unscheduled repair is anticipated to go up in CY-2021.
Electrification Coalition, Nestlé Partner to Electrify Freight
New collaboration through the EC’s Freight and Goods Delivery Electrification Project will demonstrate a scalable transition to electric trucks.
How Fleets are Tackling Electrification and Automation
Understanding how trucking is using electric and automated vehicles today can help predict how the industry will use them in the future.
Uptick in Mobile Maintenance in 2020
One trend that is gaining momentum among commercial fleets during the pandemic is the use of mobile maintenance vendors.
Einride’s Driverless, Cabless Electric Trucks Hit the Mass Market
Fresh off a $10 million raise, Swedish trucking technology startup Einride has put its autonomous electric trucks on the global market. Until now, the vehicles, known as “Pods,” had been deployed only in pilot projects. They can be reserved by customers in the U.S. and abroad.
Automated Trucks: The Good, The Bad and The Timeline
Autonomous trucks promise a remedy to problems such as the driver shortage and safety, but the path to adoption presents challenges.
Scania Tests Truck Trailers Covered with Solar Panels for Fuel Saving
Volkswagen owned truck manufacturer Scania is betting on solar energy to reduce fuel consumption in its trucks. The company is testing a concept of a solar cell clad trailer to power a plug-in hybrid truck.
Locomation Working with Nvidia on Human-Guided Autonomous Truck Convoys
Locomation announced it will leverage an autonomous vehicle computing platform from Nvidia for the commercialization of self-driving trucks starting in 2022.
ATA Projects Long-Term Freight Growth
Despite contractions in 2020, ATA projects that the long-term trend for trucking, as well as for the overall freight economy, is positive.
Calculating the Total Cost of Ownership for Electric Trucks
Green technologies in the trucking industry bring many promises, including the potential for lower costs. A big piece of learning about the technology is determining total cost of ownership, or TCO, to justify the expenditure. For this, there are many factors to take into consideration.
A New Reality: AR Changes How Technicians Work and Learn
As the maintenance pool diminishes and modern vehicles become more complicated, augmented reality creates a different way to look at fleets.
Milestone in Scania’s Electrification – Introduces First Commercial Electric Truck Range
Scania commercially launches its range of electric trucks, a milestone in its aim to be leading in the transition to a sustainable transport system. The high-performance plug-in hybrid and fully electric trucks initially focus on urban applications, including distribution to retailers.
Don’t Overlook These Trailer Maintenance Items
A good maintenance program needs to ensure that your trailer is up to snuff. But because trailers are often out of sight, out of mind, there are several areas that are often overlooked.
Wilson Logistics Commits to 1,120 Autonomous Trucks
A pilot project between autonomous trucking start-up Locomation and U.S. fleet Wilson Logistics has gone so well, that Wilson said it will convert 1,120 of its trucks to the system.