Companies are already testing driverless trucks on America’s roads. The technology will bring untold profits, but it may cost thousands of truckers their livelihoods.
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Covid-19 Can’t Derail Shift to Electrification
The appearance of COVID-19 may have slowed down the trucking industry, but the electrification of trucks continues to push forward through the pandemic.
Service Tips for First Responder Fleets
With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of repair service providers, keeping the fleets of first responder vehicles serviced and on the road at all times is of the utmost importance.
Cummins, Navistar Establish New Long-Term Agreement
Cummins and Navistar have extended their long-term agreement through the next two emission cycles, with Cummins being selected as Navistar’s preferred supplier of medium-duty and heavy-duty big bore engines.
How Fleets Can Use ELDs to Improve Preventive Maintenance
The right ELD can collect an array of telematics data beyond just engine hours, helping fleets do more than simply comply with hours of service requirements.
Daimler Trucks North America ‘Not Standing Still’ on Electric Trucks
The COVID-19 pandemic has not significantly affected Daimler Trucks North America’s work on medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric trucks, and despite production shutdowns due to the pandemic, the company is back to building vehicles at the same rate it was before the pandemic hit.
Michigan Plans Dedicated Road Lanes for Autonomous Vehicles
The state of Michigan and some private partners are taking steps toward building or assigning dedicated lanes for automated vehicles on a 40-mile stretch of highway between Detroit and Ann Arbor.
TICO Launches QR Codes For The TICO Edge Service Platform
TICO Edge, powered by Decisiv SRM, is now enabled to automatically improve service event efficiency and accuracy
Sustainability Key Motivator for Early Fleet Adopters of Clean Vehicle Technologies
While diesel and gasoline engines will still be the main power source for commercial vehicles for the next decade, fleets are now testing and buying sustainable vehicle technologies in record numbers.
Autonomous Convoy Developer Locomation Completes Initial Phase of Fleet Testing
Locomation and Wilson Logistics have completed a trial of their new semi-autonomous truck-convoy technology, which transported 14 commercial loads between Portland, Oregon and Nampa, Idaho.
Nikola Inks Deal with Republic Services for 2,500 Electric Refuse Trucks
Nikola Corp. and Republic Services are partnering to design and produce a battery-electric refuse recycling-collection truck based on the Nikola Tre chassis.
From Pen and Paper to Data Automation: A Quick-Start Guide to Truck Service Dashboards
Service dashboards are a key driver in improving fleet uptime and ROI, and can help identify problems before they occur.
PODCAST: The Reality of Predictive Truck Maintenance
Pete Russo, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Strategy, sat down with Jason Morgan of Fleet Equipment Magazine to discuss predictive maintenance technology, and why many fleets aren’t prepared for it.
PODCAST: The Evolution of the Decisiv SRM Ecosystem & Marketplace
Decisiv’s SRM Exchange podcast series explores the issues and opportunities that are most relevant to the commercial vehicle service solutions industry today.
PODCAST: How Truck Service has been Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic
Sara Howes and Jason Morgan sat down to discuss what has been happening in the truck service world.