Mass. High Court Rules Auto Insurers Must Pay For Inherent Diminished Value

  Anybody who’s seen a Carfax commercial may suspect that a vehicle that’s been involved in a crash is worth less even after it is repaired. Massachusetts auto insurers are now required to compensate third-party claimants for those losses. The state’s highest...

TuSimple Set for Driverless Test Runs; Proceeds Toward Autonomous-Truck Commercialization

  TuSimple plans to start running “driver-out” autonomous-truck pilots by the end of the year, removing the driver for runs over an 80-mile route between Phoenix and Tucson. That’s just part of what we learned in a recent interview with TuSimple officials and...

Mack Makes Factory-Installed eAPU Available for Anthem

  Mack Trucks will offer a factory-installed electric auxiliary power unit for its 70-inch Mack Anthem sleeper models. The Idle Free Series 5000 eAPU offers increased air-cooling capacity, reduced idling and simplified maintenance, according to the company. Mack...

Survey: Tech Advancement Helps Drivers Feel Safer

  Zonar, a provider of smart fleet solutions, released its “Road Safety Consumer Sentiment Survey” revealing nearly two thirds of American licensed drivers (65%) feel safe while driving on the highway alongside commercial trucks. The survey was commissioned by...

Daimler, Torc Continue Autonomous Truck Collab

  Daimler Truck and Torc Robotics are in their third year of partnership, and are working toward commercialization of the first scalable, profitable Level 4 autonomous truck. This past year, Torc expanded on-road testing, and is currently testing the Level 4...

Doleco Brings New Double-Decking Option to Market

Doleco USA introduced a double-decking systems for trailers and containers that can allow fleets to double payload capacity, and which the company said has advantages over existing systems in the market. During the ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council’s...