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Daimler’s Self-Driving Freightliner Inspiration Truck Debuts

13 Friday Nov 2015

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autonomous, Daimler, Freightliner, Inspiration, Mack truck, self-driving

The Freightliner Inspiration (Photo Credit: Daimler AG)

The Freightliner Inspiration (Photo Credit: Daimler AG)

Daimler, being the German multinational automotive corporation that it is, officially introduced its autonomous truck — the Freightliner Inspiration — in “record-setting fashion,” according to Truck News.

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Timeframe Among Main Concerns for New Emissions Standards

30 Friday Oct 2015

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emissions standards, fleets, industry leaders, Obama administration, regulators, testimony

Hino 195 hybrid truck. (Photo Credit: Hino Motor Sales USA)

Hino 195 hybrid truck. (Photo Credit: Hino Motor Sales USA)

Following the Obama Administration’s strict new emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, federal regulators listened to testimony from industry leaders and environmental groups to determine the best possible way to implement the rules in order to reduce pollution and save fleets money. One of the primary concerns that surfaces was the timeframe.

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Will speed limiters make the roads safer?

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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mandatory, road safety, safety, speed, speed limiter

Photo Credit: iStock.com/franckreporter

Photo Credit: iStock.com/franckreporter

Do you think speed limiters will make roads safer? What are the pros and cons?

If you’re currently working in the trucking industry, then you’re likely aware of the buzz surrounding the U.S. Department of Transportation’s proposed rulemaking about mandatory speed limiters on heavy trucks. The idea to curb the legal speed limit of trucks comes in response to a 2006 petition from the American Trucking Associations and Roadsafe America.

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Ford Builds Medium-Duty Trucks in the U.S., Moves Production to Ohio

21 Wednesday Oct 2015

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F-650, F-750, Ford, Mack truck, medium-duty, Ohio

Photo Credit: Ford Motor Company/Sam VarnHagen

Photo Credit: Ford Motor Company/Sam VarnHagen

Ford was building its medium-duty trucks in Mexico, until it moved production of its all-new F-650/F-750 models to Ohio. This move represents the automaker’s first time building such vehicles in the U.S.

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Make Room for Workhorse in the Drone-Delivery Market

21 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Amazon, delivery, Drone, electric unmanned aerial vehicle, Google, UAE, Workhorse

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Photo Credit: Workhorse Group Inc.

“Workhorse (formerly AMP Electric Vehicles) is an American company based in Loveland, Ohio, and its new UAE, a 30-pound octocopter with a maximum air speed of 50 miles per hour, launches from a truck rather than a warehouse (think: Google and Amazon here) to deliver a package to your home.” – C.O.

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