Keyword
future
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Design students consider future of vocational trucks
PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has challenged art students to design the vocational truck of the future, through a collaboration with the ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles, Calif. Some of their ideas included: a plow…
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Cummins engine boss vows to offer customers “power of choice”
ATLANTA, Ga. – Cummins is uniquely positioned to offer customers their “power of choice” well into the future, according to president of the engine business, Srikanth Padmanabhan. Padmanabhan was speaking to truck press today at the inaugural North American Commercial…
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Volvo’s tech guru shares vision of the future
Connectivity, electro-mobility, and automation will reshape transportation industry
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The transmission as a power manager
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Eaton envisions a future that will see increased electrification of commercial vehicle components and it sees its products as being key in managing those power requirements. Larry Bennett, head of Eaton’s vehicle technical innovation center, says “we…
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A glimpse into the future of last-mile delivery
Vision van uses roof-mounted drones to complete package deliveries
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Could trucking costs decrease by a buck a mile by 2030? FTR thinks so
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On the same day Google made news for patenting a driverless delivery truck, industry forecaster FTR predicted trucking costs could decrease as much as a dollar per mile within the next 15 years. Speaking on a Webinar…
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How to Manage the New Generation
Panelists at a Future of Trucking Event discuss how to manage the younger generation once you get them into your organization.
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MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS
The big, big news this month was the unveiling by Daimler Trucks North America of an autonomous Freightliner dubbed the Inspiration Truck. This truck is road-legal in Nevada, the first jurisdiction to put into place a regulatory framework to allow…
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Smart trailers, predictive safety systems part of the future of trucking
NEWPORT, R.I. – Can you imagine driving a tractor-trailer combination where the trailer is smarter than the tractor and can operate independently? Volvo Trucks can and its executives took the opportunity to share with clients and media their view of…
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Daimler demonstrates self-driving trucks
Autonomous trucks are ready to roll. All that awaits now is the legislative framework to allow them.
