The race to develop electric trucks is on

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Established and emerging manufacturers alike are racing to bring some form of battery-electric vehicles or fuel cells to North America, with several introducing all-important test fleets during 2019.

The electric trucks hitting the streets

TORONTO, Ont. – A growing array of battery-electric and hydrogen-electric truck prototypes are beginning to haul freight, mostly in test fleets that will emerge around California in the year to come. Here’s a rundown of some of the trucks looking to make their mark.

Look Ma, No Hands – Truck steering heads into the future

Freightliner’s active lane assist will make gentle steering adjustments to keep the truck in its lane. (Photo: Daimler Trucks North America) TORONTO, Ont. — Steering hasn’t been considered a chore…

Truck sales to normalize in second half of 2019: Daimler

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Daimler Trucks North America is coming off a record year in truck sales, and expects the market to remain strong for months to come before moderating in the second half of 2019.

Daimler eyes electric truck production in 2021

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Daimler Trucks North America has handed over keys for the first in a series of 30 battery-electric trucks – a mixture of eCascadias and eM2s – and it’s already focusing on plans to begin full production in 2021.

Daimler makes autonomous truck tech leap, abandons platooning

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Daimler will produce North America’s first SAE Level 2 automated truck in the form of a new Cascadia that offers automated steering, acceleration and braking in certain situations. And the company is hardly stopping its autonomous journey there.

Trucking’s Newsmakers of 2018

TORONTO, Ont. – A new year is on the horizon. Given that, we thought it was a good time to choose the trucking industry’s Top 10 Newsmakers of 2018.

Welcome to the Year of the Electric Truck

CARSON, Calif. – Penske Truck Leasing has accepted keys to Freightliners before, but today’s ceremonial handoff of an electric Freightliner eM2 kicks off what can safely be described as the Year of the Electric Truck.

Top 10: The memorable trucking products of 2018

TORONTO, Ont. -- The process of picking the top products for a year can be like being asked to pick your favorite child. No matter what choice is made, some feelings are going to be hurt. But hey, maybe one of the kids is a scholar or a star athlete. Would it be wrong to sing their praises?

Paez tackles the Olympian challenge of cross-border trucking

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Crossing an international border can seem like an Olympian task at the best of times, with challenges ranging from ever-changing regulations to the search for backhauls.

Millennial Machines: Could telematics help to attract young drivers?

Jean-Sebastien Bouchard, Isaac Instruments VP – sales TORONTO, Ont. – The trucking industry has clearly struggled to attract a younger generation of truck drivers. Millennials between the ages of 25…

A night and day difference in truck lighting

FALCONER, N.Y. — Since headlamps are something drivers use every single day, we arranged a test drive with Truck-Lite to see if the LEDs lived up to the billing.

Light it Up: Why some LED lamps seem brighter than others

TORONTO, Ont. -- LEDs are much more energy-efficient than incandescent lights and they last much longer. Primarily for those two reasons, LEDs will be the light sources of the future, but they are not without their problems.

Continental Divide: The differences between European and North American trucks

TORONTO, Ont. -- The manufacturers of North American and European trucks are more closely aligned than ever. But as close as the companies have drawn together, the equipment itself can appear a world apart. Different regulations are just one reason.

International unveils CV work trucks

CHICAGO, Ill. – It seems somewhat appropriate to give a series of work trucks its own CV. Sure, the letters can stand for curriculum vitae – the document most of us refer to as a resume – but International Truck has taken that a step further by stamping the letters onto its new CV Series of Class 4 and 5 vehicles.