Truck Tech

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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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