Deborah Lockridge
Editor-in-Chief at Heavy Duty Trucking
Editor-in-Chief of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, journalist since 1986 and covering trucking since 1990.
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3 days ago |
truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge
TaaS. Does that mean trucks as a service, trailers as a service, or tires as a service? Trick question! It stands for all three. That's the second takeaway I had from the American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council meeting last month. We're seeing more and more offerings "as a service" — basically subscribing rather than buying.
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1 week ago |
truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge
A pair of tractor-trailers with automated truck platooning technology is now traveling Interstate 70 between Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana, delivering shipments for Ease Logistics. The project is a collaboration between the Ohio Department of Transportation DriveOhio initiative and the Indiana Department of Transportation to advance the adoption of truck automation technologies in the logistics industry across the Midwest.
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1 week ago |
truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge
When HDT named Brad Bayne an HDT Truck Fleet Innovator two years ago, he was planning to have 64 battery-electric Class 8 trucks in operation in 4 Gen Logistics’ California drayage operations by that September. This will be no surprise to anyone who’s been following the progress of heavy-duty zero-emission trucks, but between delays in getting the charging infrastructure installed and delays in getting trucks delivered, it didn’t happen quite that quickly.
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1 week ago |
truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge
A passenger-EV startup has won an auction to acquire Nikola Corp.’s former headquarters and manufacturing facility. However, Lucid Group apparently will be using the facilities to expand the footprint for its own electric light-duty EVs, not continuing the bankrupt Nikola’s zero-emission trucks business. A news release announcing the deal said the transaction does not include the acquisition of Nikola's business, customer base, or technology related to Nikola's hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks.
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1 week ago |
truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge
What's the best path to decarbonization for your trucking fleet? The North American Council for Freight Efficiency is looking at the "messy middle" of alternative fuels and drivetrains for long haul in this year's Run on Less.
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I've been struck recently by the huge gap in technology use by trucking companies. https://t.co/J7NE8gC6ID https://t.co/s6d3WDlWY9
A lot of frustrated truckers at the U.S.-Canada border right now.
Peace Bridge, which many truckers rely on, is one of four U.S.-Canada border bridges closed Wednesday afternoon after a car explosion on the Rainbow Bridge. https://t.co/KU8r1Tvl3c
RT @chrisshimoda: While often overshadowed by ACF, #CleanTruckCheck is a major new program that all fleets operating in California need to…