Truck Tech
Alan Adler discusses all things commercial trucking and technology.
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Electric breakout and a branding
Truck Tech reports the latest from the Work Truck Week event in Indianapolis with Shyft Group CEO Daryl Adams talking about the reveal of a new version of the Blue Arc Class 5 electric truck; from-the-floor look at Work Truck Week with Antti Lindstrom of S&P Global Mobility and the story behind the rebranding of Cummins New Power division as Accelera with Cummins CEO Jennifer Rumsey and Accelera by Cummins President Amy Davis.
55 min
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Depot readiness for electric truck charging
Truck Tech explores the ready-or-not state of electric truck charging with a look at the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s Run on Less Electric Depot program. What will it take to charge 15 or more trucks with behind-the-fence infrastructure?
31 min
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The state of trucking powertrains
Jose Samperio, Executive Director and General Manager of Cummins North America On-Highway business and Andrew Wrobel, powertrain analyst with Rhein Associates Truck Tech explores the future of trucking powertrains focusing on Cummins’ announcement that it is retiring two legacy powertrains in favor of a smaller-displacement engine capable of serving medium- and heavy-duty truck customers.
25 min
54
Hydrogen rising
Truck Tech explores prospects for a hydrogen economy with Nikola Energy President Carey Mendes and Hexagon Purus CEO Morten Holum.
25 min
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Truck Tech live from Manifest
Guests: Mike Plasencia, Ryder System Inc., and Sam Saad, Gatik Inc. Video from Daimler Truck North America’s reveal of its Super Truck 2 prototype at Manifest in Las Vegas and a discussion on lessons learned by Ryder and Gatik in working together on middle-mile autonomous trucking plus Ryder’s perspective on its partnerships with multiple Class 8 autonomous trucking startups.
25 min
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Trucking Technology predictions
FreightWaves Midwest Bureau Chief Alan Adler welcomes Guidehouse Insights analyst Sam Abuelsamid to take a look at what's coming in the trucking technology space in 2023. They discuss where the transformation to electrification and autonomous trucking move this year, as well as some other predictions.
25 min
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The reality of truck charging infrastructure
FreightWaves’ Alan Adler covers the latest in trucking technology news and interviews Rebecca Brewster, president and chief operating officer of the American Transportation Research Institute on Truck Tech.
21 min
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Truck Tech Debut
FreightWaves’ Alan Adler covers the latest in trucking technology news and interviews John O’Leary, CEO Of Daimler Truck North America, in the first weekly episode of Truck Tech.
27 min