Truck Tech: Autonomous perspectives edition

Welcome back to Truck Tech. This week, we’re unpacking the recent CES panel discussion I moderated that featured autonomous truck developer TuSimple, its manufacturing partners Navistar and Scania, and Nicole Nason, a veteran administrator of federal highways and previously the nation’s top safety regulator. 

Autonomous trucking’s challenges

Taking stock of the challenges facing autonomous trucking led to some unexpected observations around route planning, infrastructure, the driver shortage and...

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For-hire freight declines in April worst since 2009

Unidentified truck on highway

Industry commentary suggesting a likely April bottom for the freight industry can be supported by new government data showing the worst year-over-year declines in for-hire transportation data since the financial crisis of 2008-09. The dramatic drop in the monthly data highlights what could be the low point in the current freight cycle and provides a relatively easy sequential comparison.

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 10% year-over-year in April according to the Bureau of...

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