Heavy Duty Trucking

The commercial trucking sector plays a crucial role in our economy, influencing almost every part of our daily lives. It helps deliver the food on our tables, the clothing we put on, the wood used in our homes and buildings, and even the small parts that keep our cars running smoothly.

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Q&A: What Volvo Connect Updates Can Do for Trucking Fleets

2 days ago | truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge

How is a new Volvo truck like your smartphone? After Volvo Trucks North America launched the all-new Volvo VNR regional truck, we chatted with Johann Agebrand, director of product marketing, about the newest Volvo Connect updates featured on both the VNR and the new Volvo VNL. Volvo Connect, Volvo’s digital fleet management platform, has new capabilities, as does Volvo's remote programming offering.
What Volvo Connect Updates Can do for Trucking Fleets [Video]

3 days ago | truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge

How is a new Volvo heavy-duty truck like your smartphone?
Peterbilt's New Vocational Electric Trucks

4 days ago | truckinginfo.com | Jack Roberts

May 12, 2025 Bookmark + Peterbilt has unveiled two, brand-new, heavy-duty trucks for vocational applications. Join HDT at the Texas Motor Speedway as Patrick Wallace, Peterbilt's marketing manager for electric vehicles takes us on a deep-dive tour of the new Model 6567E and Model 589EV trucks.
Q&A: International's Next Chapter with Mathias Carlbaum and Catharina Modahl Nilsson

5 days ago | truckinginfo.com | Jack Roberts

It’s been four years since the Volkswagen Group acquired International Trucks. And a lot has happened since then. The move added a long-desired North American heavy truck OEM to VW’s impressive global product portfolio. But acquisitions take time and a lot of work. There are company cultures to blend and align. That’s a daunting task in any situation. But VW also chose to use the timing of the International acquisition to launch Traton – a brand-new, stand-alone global truck OEM.
Bills Would Kill Federal Speed Limiter Mandate

1 week ago | truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge

A bill has been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate to keep the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from mandating speed limiters on trucks. The Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE) Act was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT). The bill is a companion to legislation introduced by Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK) in the House last month. This is not the first time these bills have been introduced.
California to Officially Repeal Advanced Clean Fleets Rules

1 week ago | truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge

California has agreed to formally repeal much of its controversial Advanced Clean Fleets electric-truck mandate as part of a legal settlement. Key provisions of ACF already were not being enforced because the state did not get a required waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced the legal settlement. The state had led a coalition of 17 states in challenging the Advanced Clean Fleets rules in court.
What I learned at ACT Expo 2025

1 week ago | truckinginfo.com | Jack Roberts

I was curious what the mood was going to be at ACT Expo this year. That's because life has a way of throwing curveballs at you. And the reelection of Donald Trump last Fall was certainly a curveball for anyone concerned about combatting climate change or advancing a zero-emissions agenda for commercial vehicles. So, ahead of ACT Expo, held April 28 to May 2 in Anaheim, I naturally wondered if attendance would drop off? What would the mood be? What would show attendees and exhibitors be talking about?
Don’t Fear the Blitz: How Truckers Can Own CVSA’s International Roadcheck

1 week ago | truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge

Every spring, the trucking industry braces for CVSA’s International Roadcheck — a 72-hour inspection blitz that sends state troopers and DOT-trained inspectors to weigh stations, rest stops, and roadside shoulders across North America. Some drivers see it as the perfect week to take a vacation. But for well-prepared fleets, it can be an opportunity.
Labor Department Won't Enforce Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule

2 weeks ago | truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge

What the federal government considers an independent contractor vs. an employee is once again changing based on the change in administration. The U.S. Department of Labor is reviewing a 2024 Biden-administration rule that made it harder for companies to define workers as independent contractors. The department has signaled that it may issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to repeal the rule.
Aurora Autonomous Trucks Are Delivering Without a Driver in the Lone Star State

2 weeks ago | truckinginfo.com | Deborah Lockridge

Aurora Innovation announced it has successfully launched its commercial self-driving trucking service in Texas, with regular driverless hauls between Dallas and Houston. The company says it is the first to deploy a self-driving Class 8 trucking service in the U.S. – without a safety driver – on public roads. Aurora is now delivering live freight without anyone behind the wheel for launch customers Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines.