Truck Tech

In a special two part Truck Tech from Manifest we talk with: Patrick Macdonald King CEO of Greenlane They’re working to build out a nationwide network of commercial EV charging through strategically identifying freight corridors Andrew Smith, CEO and founder of Outrider, talked about how their AI-driven autonomous yard tractors are transforming logistics, from robotic trailer hookups to EV assets...

Truck Tech goes to Manifest! We dive into autonomous vehicles with two industry pioneers. In the first half, Xiaodi Hou, founder and CEO of Bot Auto, shares how his team is revolutionizing transportation-as-a-service with his autonomous trucking company. Then, we catch up with Josh Araujo, CEO of Forterra, to explore their autonomous yard truck, partnership with Kalmar, and Forterra’s expansion fr...

Join Thomas Wasson in a special edition of Truck Tech, live from the top of a truck! 🚛 He’s talking with Andrew Culhane from Torc Robotics and Lawrence Bader, former UPS executive, about the latest advancements in AI-powered autonomous trucking. Learn how Torc is revolutionizing freight transportation, deploying real-world autonomous trucks, and working with fleets and shippers to shape the futur...

In today’s episode David Maday, chief commercial officer at Aurora joins us to talk about their upcoming April Commercial Launch, go-to-market strategy, business model and fundraising. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode Harbinger Co-founder and CEO John Harris joins us to talk about their recent $100 million Series B round and how they’re disrupting the electric medium-duty vehicle space. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode Founder and CEO of self-driving truck company Kodiak Robotics joins us to talk about what to expect in autonomous trucking in 2025 and its first-ever customer launch of a commercial delivery operation with Kodiak’s driverless semi-trucks. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode Peter Vaughan Schmidt, CEO of Torc Robotics joins us to talk about Torc’s plans for 2025 which include the opening of a new Dallas-Fort Worth hub. We also dive into the autonomous trucking race to commercialization. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves community hst Topic: As Alan Adler hosts his final Truck Tech podcast, he and incoming host Thomas Wasson look ahead at trucking technologies Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Don Burnette, CEO and founder, Kodiak Robotics Topic: Making a profitable business of autonomous trucking requires looking beyond the highway for use cases -- like military and industrial applications where Kodiak is testing equipment for war fighters and hauling fracking sand in the Permian Basin Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Guest: Kyle Zimmerman, Volvo Trucks North America public relations manager Topic: In the final Truck Tech exploration of the all-new Volvo VNL flagship, Kyle Zimmerman talks about a "don't try this at home" drag race between the legacy over-the-road and all-new VNL to show how lower gear ratios beat higher settings to improve fuel economy and ride comfort. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other Freig...

Guest: Bryan Chambers, Bollinger Motors president and chief operating officer Topic: Once upon a time, Bollinger Motors planned to make Class 3 electric pickup trucks. It has pivoted to medium-duty commercial EVs with the backing of Mullen Automotive. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Haley Sage, Learning Program Manager, Volvo Trucks North America Topic: When selling a Class 8 truck that is 90%, it takes multiple approaches to get ready to go to market. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guests: Miranda Richardson, Samantha Parlier and Jim Martin, Daimler Truck North America Topic: The fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia incorporates enough driver-friendly features to qualify as a new model short of a complete makeover. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guests: Heather Duffy, Shell; Kevin Otto and Mike Roeth, North American Council for Freight Efficiency Topic: The Shell Starship is getting a bit long in the tooth but it still provides useable data for fleets to squeeze extra fuel and freight efficiency Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Daniel Barel, co-founder and CEO, Ree Automotive Topic: By-wire trucking technology company advances toward production amid air raids and bomb shelter stays in war-torn Israel Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Magnus Gustafsson, Volvo Truck vice president of connected services Topic: Volvo's expanded Blue Service contract extends maintenance coverage to incorporate data mining to predict things that might go wrong in addition to obvious repairs. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Joachim Ladra, head of marketing, cellcentric Topic: The Daimler Truck-Volvo Group fuel cell joint venture is working on a 375-kilowatt single fuel cell system that replaces the twin 150-kW stacks in current use. Daimler also shows its pilot liquid hydrogen fueling station in Wörth am Rhein, Germany. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Guest: Andreas Gorbach, Daimler Truck head of technology Topic: From the IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany, Daimler Truck Head of Technology Andreas Gorbach discusses how the future of trucking could virtually place a driver at home while still on the road. Follow the Taking The Hire Road Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allen Schaeffer, executive director, Engine Technology Forum Topic: A variety of drop-in fuels, from renewable diesel to renewable natural gas and hydrogen, all suggest a strong future for internal combustion engines even as electrification gets most of the attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Brian Balicki, head of design, Volvo Trucks North America Topic: Designers incorporated all the environments where a commercial truck travels for Volvo's first over-the-road truck purpose built for North America. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Qasar Younis, co-founder and CEO and Peter Ludwig, co-founder and CTO, Applied Intuition Topic: Applied Intuition counts nearly every major automotive and truck maker among its customers for bespoke development of software and tools for range of autonomy use cases Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode of Making the switch, we visited the Cummins Jamestown, New York engine plant where the X15N natural gas engine is built. Plant manager Shawn Hricko talks about the diesel-like performance of the industry’s first 15-liter natural gas engine which is lighter than the current 12-liter and features up to 10% better fuel economy. Industry analysts estimate that renewable natural gas (...

Guest: Scott Davidson, CEO, Revolv Topic: There is so much more involved in electrifying commercial fleets than buying trucks and chargers. Companies like Revolv want to connect all aspects of electrification - from site permits to driver training. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Shawn Hricko, plant manager, Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant Topic: As Cummins moves to build a variety of fuel-agnostic engines, the focus is on the 1 million square-foot Jamestown, New York, engine plant, which is capable of assembling more than 500 heavy-duty truck engines a day. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Guest: Maddie Sullivan, product marketing manager, Volvo Trucks North America Topic: As Volvo debuts its new-from-the-ground-up VNL flagship, Truck Tech takes a deep dive on the integration of safety systems that seeks to avoid crashes and lessen the impact of unavoidable accidents. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...