Seth Clevenger | Transport Topics

Seth Clevenger
Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

@sethclevenger

Seth Clevenger is managing editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com.

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Seth Clevenger is editor of features and multimedia at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. He also creates video and audio content for Transport Topics’ webcasts, podcasts and radio programming. Clevenger, who joined TT in 2011, covers the latest industry news with a special focus on transportation technology, including automated vehicles and driver-assist systems, the latest developments in trucking equipment, transportation management software, telematics and mobile communications, data analytics, routing and navigation software, onboard video and more. Clevenger, currently based in Alexandria, Va., is a native of northwest Ohio. He is a 2005 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Featured videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVmc-_6pao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAoTcBJiBFM&t=610s

Featured podcasts:

Seth visited the Behind the Wheels podcast and spoke with hosts Doug Mason, Dave Walters, and Mike Yagley all about electrification. Listen to them discuss its expected effects on weight/range and basic electric infrastructure development. Stream it now.

Seth also visited "Eyes on the Road," a trucking podcast by PrePass. He was joined by host Evan Lockridge to discuss the increasing number of fleets and owner operators that are equipping their trucks with on-board video cameras. Available now.

"Today’s trucking industry is increasingly driven by the use of technology, from predictive analytics that help fleets better manage their operations to advanced driver-assist systems that enhance safety on the road. As your business charts its course through these times of rapid change, we welcome you to follow our technology coverage online and in print to stay fully informed on the trends that are shaping the industry’s future. We’ll strive to keep you up to speed on the latest updates in transportation management software, truck telematics and electronic logging devices, while also examining the implications of emerging technologies such as autonomous trucks and blockchain applications."
—Seth Clevenger

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Technology, Business

A Safer, More Efficient Future Within Our Grasp

Self-driving trucks are coming. The potential benefits to highway safety and freight efficiency, combined with heavy investments in vehicle automation by truck makers and suppliers, are making it increasingly clear that the advent of semi-autonomous trucks on the nation’s highways has become less a question of “if” than of “when.”

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

July 15, 2016

Technology, Business

Fleet Executives See Opportunities, Limitations in Self-Driving Technology

Truck makers and suppliers are investing heavily in vehicle automation technology, but what do their end customers think of it?

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

July 15, 2016

Technology, Business

Unmanned Trucks on Public Roads Deemed Far Off by OEMs, Suppliers

As autonomous-driving technology continues to advance, one open question is whether this path eventually could lead to fully unmanned trucks traveling down the road.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

July 15, 2016

Technology, Business, Safety, Government, Equipment

Fleets Cite Safety Gains, Reduced Claims Costs With Onboard Cameras

PHILADELPHIA — Several fleet safety executives said their investments in technologies such as collision mitigation systems and onboard video have significantly reduced crashes and claims costs at their companies.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

July 15, 2016

Technology, Business

ALK Aims to Enhance Precision of Truck Routing

PHILADELPHIA — ALK Technologies is working to enhance its truck routing and navigation software to enable increasingly precise trip planning, company executives said here during the firm’s annual ALK Transportation Technology Summit.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

July 15, 2016

Business

ZF Unveils Evasive Maneuvering System, Automated Driving With Active Steering

ALDENHOVEN, Germany — ZF Friedrichshafen unveiled its latest advances in automated driving technology for trucks, including emergency steering to avoid imminent collisions and a highway driver-assist system that automatically keeps the vehicle in its lane while maintaining safe following distances.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

July 11, 2016

Business, Safety, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

ZF Unveils Evasive Maneuvering, Automated Highway Driving Systems

ALDENHOVEN, Germany — ZF Friedrichshafen unveiled its latest advances in automated driving technology for trucks, including emergency steering to avoid imminent collisions and a highway driver-assist system that automatically keeps the vehicle in the lane while maintaining safe following distances.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

July 1, 2016

Business, Equipment

ZF Unveils Evasive Maneuver System, Outlines Automated Vehicle Strategy

AACHEN, Germany — ZF Friedrichshafen has announced a new collision avoidance technology that incorporates active steering, marking the next step in the component supplier’s broader push to enable automated driving capabilities.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

June 29, 2016

Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Bendix Parent to Acquire Steering Supplier, Expand Autonomous Driving Capabilities

Knorr-Bremse Group, a global manufacturer of braking systems and parent company of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, has agreed to acquire a steering technology company that will expand its capabilities in the field of autonomous driving in commercial vehicles.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

June 1, 2016

Business

FleetUp Registers ELD Product

Startup technology vendor FleetUp officially announced that it has registered its electronic logging system with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ahead of the agency’s upcoming mandate of the technology.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

May 31, 2016