Ikea is piloting autonomous freight deliveries in Texas using a Kodiak Robotics autonomous truck. The partnership began Aug. 8, with products delivered seven days a week between a distribution center in Baytown and a store in Frisco. “We are proud to be working with Kodiak to achieve our ambitious goals of being at the forefront …
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has promoted Brian Daniels to the role of vice-president – vocational national accounts. He takes over Nov. 1 from Richard Saward, who is retiring after 42 years with the company. “On behalf of the entire DTNA team, we would like to congratulate Brian Daniels on his promotion to vice-president – …
Volvo recently celebrated its 25,000th truck delivered to Penske Truck Leasing, during a ceremony at its Volvo Customer Center in Dublin, Va. “We are extremely proud of the relationship that we have with Penske,” said Volvo Trucks North America president Peter Voorhoeve. “Over the past two decades, we’ve been able to deliver 25,000 trucks to …
Ritchie Bros. is reporting a 17% increase in the prices for Canadian used truck tractors during the three months ending in September, compared to the same time frame last year. While prices of used vocational trucks also rose during the same time period, they were up 6%. “There is still ongoing price inflation in U.S. …
Stacey Miller, director of human resources at RST Sunbury Transport, has been named 2022 HR Leader of the Year — one of the top honors presented during Trucking HR Canada’s Top Fleet Employers gala. The award recognized her work in implementing a comprehensive diversity, equity and inclusion plan; the fleet’s all-time-low driver turnover; and how …
Canadian carriers sending trucks into the U.S. are one incident away from a nuclear verdict. The dilemma they face is having too little insurance that could shut a company down or too much insurance, thus painting a target on their backs. A nuclear verdict is defined as an award by a jury in excess of …