ClearMetal Gets $9 Million in Funding
ClearMetal, a San Francisco-based technology startup that is using artificial intelligence to develop what it calls “predictive logistics,” has received $9 million in second-round funding from an investment group led by Prelude Ventures and Innovation Endeavors.
September 25, 2017Volvo, Mack Looking to Boost Sales in 2018 With New Highway Tractors
ATLANTA — Volvo Trucks North America is preparing for expected heavy-duty sales growth in 2018, and two trucks introduced earlier this year, the new VNR and the remodeled VNL, will be its main warhorses.
September 25, 2017Daimler Trucks Outlines Vision for Electric Vehicles, Platooning, Connectivity
ATLANTA — Daimler Trucks North America outlined its vision for electric trucks and platooning and showcased its latest advances in active safety and connectivity in the first press conference held by a truck manufacturer here at the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show.
September 25, 2017ScanTech Prepares to Open Food Treatment Facility
ScanTech Sciences Inc. announced that it will partner with Freight Handlers Inc. to staff and operate the company’s first electronic cold-pasteurization food treatment center in McAllen, Texas.
September 25, 2017Nikola Taps Bosch for eAxle, Other Key Components
Nikola Motor Co. announced Bosch Group will play a key role in supplying powertrain components for its over-the-road and day cab Class 8 hydrogen-electric trucks, which are scheduled to come to market in 2021.
September 25, 2017Safety, Productivity to Improve With Proliferation of Autonomous Trucks, Executives Say
ATLANTA — Advancements in the technology facilitating autonomous trucks will enhance safety and productivity across the freight sector, two executives helping to drive the issue said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 25.
September 25, 2017App Aims to Increase Communication in Intermodal Industry
Paul Burgoyne has been in the transportation industry for 25 years, and the Poland, Ohio resident knows the ins and outs of the industry, and its problems.
September 25, 2017DTNA Already Working on Phase 2 GHG Compliance
ATLANTA — Presentations by Daimler Trucks North America looked to the future, including the notion of CascadiaE, an all-electric Class 8 the parent company of Freightliner Trucks might one day produce.
September 25, 2017Lytx to Launch Expanded Video Services
Lytx Inc., provider of the DriveCam video-based safety system, is preparing to launch an added service designed to eliminate operational blind spots through expanded use of onboard video.
September 25, 2017Truckstop.com Adds LTL Insurance
Truckstop.com introduced a less-than-truckload option for its CargoShield insurance product, it said.
September 22, 2017