$2.7M project brings AI inspection tech to key Arkansas freight corridors

Quarterhill, a Toronto-based technology company specializing in intelligent transportation systems (ITS), partnered with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Arkansas Highway Police, launching a US$2.7-million project to deploy…

Rose Rocket makes AI acquisition to automate emails

Canadian transportation management system (TMS) provider Rose Rocket has announced its acquisition of AI firm Centro. Toronto-based Centro transforms unstructured email into structured data that feeds directly into supply chain…

Loblaw to deploy 50 Gatik autonomous trucks

Loblaw is rolling out an additional 50 autonomous trucks built by Gatik to serve regional distribution networks in the Toronto area. The multi-year deal begins with the deployment of 20…

MTO rolling out X-ray inspection technology

Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announced on X this week that the province is deploying new X-ray technology to improve commercial vehicle inspections. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) said it…

Volvo tests new VNL in desert heat

After enduring -40°C Arctic testing in Alaska, Volvo Trucks’ all-new VNL is tested in the opposite extreme environment — the desert heat of up to 120°F…

Stoughton designs new intermodal container, smart chassis

Stoughton Trailers has launched a new 53-ft. intermodal container it says provides industry-leading capacity. It marks the trailer maker’s return to the intermodal container segment and is built on Stoughton’s…

First Kodiak Driver-equipped truck delivered to customer

Autonomous truck maker Kodiak Robotics and upfitter Roush Industries announced the delivery of the first Kodiak Driver-equipped truck produced at Roush’s Livonia, Mich. facility. The truck was delivered in August…

Volvo surpasses 1 million connected trucks worldwide

Volvo Trucks says more than one million of its vehicles worldwide are now digitally connected, helping fleets and drivers work smarter, safer, and more efficiently. In North America alone, more…

MicroVision eyes 2029 rollout of lidar for trucks

MicroVision says its Movia S short-range lidar (light detection and ranging) sensor and tri-lidar architecture could reach trucks as early as 2029, about 12 to 18 months after passenger vehicle…

Day & Ross plans further rollout of fatigue management tech after successful pilot

Day & Ross has completed a fatigue management pilot program it says proved valuable and now plans to roll it out across more of its fleet. The 5,000-truck fleet used…

Volvo introduces auto start/stop engine technology in Europe

Volvo Trucks has introduced what it claims to be a world’s first in a heavy truck – auto stop/start engine technology. The technology will be rolled out in Europe in…

McLeod Software developing TMS for Aurora autonomous trucks

Autonomous truck maker Aurora has tapped McLeod Software to create what it says is the industry’s first transportation management system (TMS) for autonomous trucks. McLeod will allow fleets using autonomous…

Mack rolls out enhanced GuardDog Connect integration with Allison

Mack Trucks has completed its pilot integrating Allison transmission monitoring into its GuardDog Connect platform — achieving a 100% success rate — and is now expanding…

Kodiak selects NXP chip technologies for autonomous trucks

Autonomous truck maker Kodiak has decided on the NXP S32G3 vehicle network processor and S32K3 microcontroller and PMIC products to support its driverless vehicles. The company says the NXP suite…

Samsara’s safety summit tour coming to Ontario, Alberta

Samsara will bring its Safety Summit series to Canada this fall and next spring, with events planned for Toronto on Sept. 18, 2025, and Calgary in March 2026. The multi-city…