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With the future of transportation clearly in self-driving technology, three new California-based autonomous truck companies are entering the mix. Embark, Starsky Robotics and Drive.ai are new entries in the field. Embark, which has been approved to test in Nevada, has created a technology that allows trucks to drive from exit to exit on the freeway…

Trucking industry organizations OOIDA, ATA and others recently welcomed findings from the U.S. DOT’s Office of the Inspector General that determined the two early morning provisions and the once-weekly limit on drivers’ 34-hour restart regulations provide no benefit to the industry. With the results of a new Department of Transportation study signaling the removal of…

According to press reports, Amazon is building an app that matches truck drivers with shippers, a new service that would deepen its presence in the $800 billion trucking industry. Reportedly scheduled to launch next summer, the app is designed to make it easier for truck drivers to find shippers that need goods moved, much in…

With the Trump Administration pledging to roll back many federal regulations, America’s trucking industry is optimistic that some laws will either be softened or go away all together. The trucking industry already scored a victory when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. The trucking industry’s…

With its recent acquisition of startup Otto, Uber Freight is getting into the long-haul trucking business. Late last month, the company completed its first commercial delivery, a 120-mile load of beer for Anheuser-Busch from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs on Interstate 25. “We think this technology is inching closer to commercial availability,” said Lior Ron,…

On Oct. 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit said it would not overturn the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate, scheduled to go into effect December 2017. The decision came in response to a challenge to the ELD mandate issued by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). OOIDA…

Chicago-based Fueloyal has developed a “smart fuel cap” designed to prevent thieves from siphoning fuel from the tanks and prevent drivers from stealing it at the pump. Fuel theft in trucking is a $10 billion problem for the trucking industry and the company’s iCap 1000 is designed to protect the valuable fuel in the big…

Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus are defining their wide-ranging strategic alliance. Leaders from the two companies attended the September IAA truck show in Hannover, Germany and addressed the new deal. “Our teams can work on next level technologies,” said Navistar CEO Troy Clarke. “It’s not so much about ‘2020’ but where we will be…

Autonomous trucks, those marvels of technology that can drive our nation’s highways without a driver in control, are rapidly approaching full blown implementation. Daimler Trucks is testing the autonomous truck on Nevada highways and across the sea the trucks and their technology are being tested. Tesla CEO Elon Musk told a conference audience in May…

As the trucking industry hurtles faster toward a day of autonomous trucks guided by satellites and onboard computers, the dangers of cybersecurity breaches loom as real threats. The Travelers Insurance Companies recently released its annual risk survey, in which they asked the business community and consumers what risk issues they were most concerned with. Though…