Thermo King completes electric trailer testing with Walmart, Loblaws and Martin Brower

Thermo King has completed initial testing of its evolve electric trailer with retailers Walmart and Loblaws, and Martin Brower, a supply chain manager for restaurants around the world. During more…

Cummins CEO to deliver Green Truck Summit keynote

Cummins president and CEO Jennifer Rumsey will deliver the keynote address at the Green Truck Summit during Work Truck Week 2023. Rumsey oversees the strategic direction, growth initiatives and global…

Ontario employers will need to disclose tracking activities

Beginning Oct. 11, provincially regulated Ontario employers with 25 or more workers will have to inform employees of how they are being monitored. It’s part of the Working for Workers…

Loblaw begins driverless grocery deliveries

Loblaw Companies is working with autonomous delivery tech company Gatik to deliver grocery orders without a driver. A fleet of multi-temperature autonomous box trucks is delivering select online grocery orders…

ISAAC evolves in-cab tech with automation and predictive workflows

ISAAC continues to evolve how in-cab technology makes life easier for truck drivers and fleet managers with integrated TMS data and apps. As a trucking tech…

Werner working with Kodiak on autonomous truck lane

Werner Enterprises is working with Kodiak Robotics to test self-driving trucks on a lane between Dallas, Texas, and Lake City, Fla. The trucks completed four trips, with a human safety…

Road condition data cuts weather-related accidents by 20%, pilot project reveals

Trucking companies using technology that predicts adverse weather and road conditions saw a 20% decrease in weather-related accidents, saving approximately $100,000 a year for an average fleet of 300 trucks.

DHL Express Canada spending $15M to add 110 EVs to ground fleet

DHL Express will invest $15M in Canada to update its ground fleet with 110 electric vehicles within the next 12 months. This investment will include the acquisition of the electric…

Transparency, technology help secure best insurance rates

Transparency — along with safety-related investments in technology and personnel — continue to emerge as the keys to help fleets secure favorable insurance rates. But Brandon Guiliani, Seubert & Associates’…

Phillips Connect promotes Creech to VP of customer engineering

Phillips Connect has promoted Cliff Creech to vice-president of customer engineering. Creech will be responsible for customizing telematics solutions to meet customer needs, leading product/feature development, integrating third-party products, and…

Drivewyze opens new Edmonton HQ

Drivewyze has opened a new 30,000 sq.-ft. headquarters facility in Edmonton, which it hopes to be a gathering place for techies. “We’re on a tremendous growth curve – doubling our…

Nikola makes key leadership changes

Nikola Corporation, provider of zero-emissions transportation and energy infrastructure products, announced two leadership changes. Pablo Koziner, current president, energy and commercial, has been named president, commercial, and Carey Mendes, current…

Autonomous trucks continue to prove themselves in pilot projects

Craig Harper first presented the idea of autonomous trucks to JB Hunt’s executive team back in 2016, although there wasn’t much to present at the time. “We couldn’t get a…

Hyliion acquires hydrogen and fuel agnostic generator from GE

Hyliion Holdings, which provides electrified powertrains for Class 8 trucks, has entered into an agreement to acquire Karno, a new hydrogen and fuel agnostic generator from GE Additive. “Solving…

Schmidt to succeed Fleming as Torc Robotics CEO

Peter Vaughan Schmidt on Oct. 1 will succeed Michael Fleming as CEO of Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck. Schmidt is currently head of Daimler Truck’s Autonomous Technology…