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In today’s episode Allen Schaeffer, executive director at Engine Technology Forum joins us to talk about how engine remanufacturing works, including the benefits to manufacturers and suppliers. We also highlight an upcoming webinar that dives deeper into the subject.
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In today’s episode Raquel Urtasun, co-founder and CEO joins us to talk about Waabi’s recent partnership Volvo autonomous transportation solutions and how Waabi’s tech is powering the production-ready Volvo VNL autonomous trucks.
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In this episode Truck Tech Host Thomas Wasson interviews Motive’s Head of Safety and Compliance Strategy Gary Johnson at Manifest 2025 to explore how the company is using artificial intelligence to revolutionize safety in industries like trucking and construction. Learn about Motiv’s computer vision technology, their emphasis on proactive safety solutions, and their plans for enhancing driver coaching.
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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
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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 from military into commercial solutions.
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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 future of logistics.
🔹 Topics Covered:
✔️ Torc Robotics’ latest developments and expansion 🚀
✔️ AI in trucking—how it's transforming logistics 🤖
✔️ The road to deployment and real-world applications 📦
✔️ Safety, predictive analytics, and the future of autonomous freight 🔍
In this exclusive FreightWaves interview at Manifest, Thomas Wasson sits down with David Bell of Cloneops.ai to discuss how AI-driven voice agents are reshaping logistics. From reducing unanswered inbound calls to real-time sentiment analysis and multilingual capabilities, discover how this technology is increasing efficiency, saving money, and improving customer service.
🚛 Key Topics Covered:
✔️ The inspiration behind Cloneops.ai
✔️ How AI voice agents improve inbound and outbound call management
✔️ Real-time call monitoring and prioritization
✔️ AI-driven sentiment analysis and multilingual capabilities
✔️ Future innovations in logistics AI
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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.
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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.
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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: 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.
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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.
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