NFI has worked closely with Volvo and Freightliner to deploy battery-electric Class 8 trucks in its Southern California drayage operations. Photo: NFI NFI is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks in Southern California and plans to have 100 […]

It’s one thing to “look at the camera” — but quite another to have the camera looking at you, says David Cullen in his Passing Zone column.  Graphic: HDT It’s one thing to “look at the camera” — but quite […]

A Topeka animal shelter went above and beyond to help a lost dog reunite with her truck driver owner. According to Helping Hands Humane Society, truck driver Archie lost his dog Poppy during a stop in Topeka. Archie stayed overnight […]

Firefighters are investigating a vehicle explosion that occurred on a New Jersey highway on Monday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. on April 17 in Union Township, New Jersey. Officials say that a truck hauling a shipping container […]

From left, HDT 2023 Truck Fleet Innovators Thurman Register, Brent Hickman, Andrew Winkler, Garth Pitzel, Brad Bayne, and James Adams. HDT/Canva graphic The editors of Heavy Duty Trucking have named six forward-looking trucking fleet executives HDT Truck Fleet Innovators for […]

Kodiak’s 5th generation truck (Gen5) has mirror-mounted SensorPods that eliminate the need for hard-to-maintain roof-mounted hardware. Photo: Kodiak Kodiak Robotics introduced its fifth-generation autonomous truck hardware platform with increased sensor redundancy and processing power.  The latest iteration removes the roof-mounted “center pod” sensor suite, […]

Minnesota traffic cameras captured a couple of serious semi truck slip and slides, including one that caused a big rig to crash into a trooper’s cruiser on the scene of a previous incident. The incident was captured on camera around […]

The Texas Department of Public Safety (TX DPS) has released more information on a fatal pileup crash that occurred in Jefferson County over the weekend. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, on I-10 at mile marker […]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) has tracked 4,842 lethal truck crashes in 2022. A trucking services company called Simplex Group has compared the numbers of large truck crashes in each state to the total number of traffic incidents […]

This alternative fuels flowchart, created by NACFE analysts, is an excellent starting point for fleets feeling increasing pressure to transition away from diesel fuel in the near future, says HDT Senior Contributing Editor Jack Roberts. Graphic: NACFE Industry trade shows – […]