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First-of-its-Kind Freight-Only Driverless Truck Network Hits Commercial Scale

January 27, 2026Gatik AI Inc. announced that it has become the first company in North America to operate fully driverless trucks at commercial scale.

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Ohio Announces School Bus Safety Grant Recipients for Technology Enhancements

January 27, 2026All schools and districts that applied for funding for eligible safety features ranging from seatbelts to collision avoidance to additional lighting through the $10 million Ohio School Bus Safety Grant received an award.

via STN

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NextGenH2 Truck Signals Daimler Truck’s Next Phase of Hydrogen Development

January 27, 2026The company plans to produce a small series of 100 trucks at its Mercedes-Benz Trucks plant in Germany, with the vehicles entering customer operations following completion of production.

Fleet Attendees Can Earn Continuing Education Credits at ACT Expo 2026

January 27, 2026Fleet professionals attending ACT Expo 2026 won’t just leave with insights, they’ll leave with recognized continuing education credits that directly support their professional credentials.

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How C.H. Robinson is Using AI to Fix LTL’s Missed Pickup Problem

January 26, 2026New AI agents are cutting wasted trips, speeding freight and bringing long-missing visibility to less-than-truckload networks

via FreightWaves

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TRATON Deepens Autonomous Trucking Push With Expanded PlusAI Partnership

January 26, 2026PlusAI and the TRATON Group have expanded their global partnership as the companies move closer to commercializing autonomous, on-highway trucking in the U.S. and Europe.

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DOE Reviews, Reverses Billions in Clean Energy Financing Commitments

January 26, 2026The Department of Energy is restructuring, revising or eliminating more than $83 billion in loans and conditional commitments from the Biden-era federal energy loan portfolio.

ACT Expo Frames Trucking’s Digital Transition Around ROI, Uptime, and Scalability

January 23, 2026This transition was the focus of a recent conversation on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking between host Thomas Wasson and Erik Neandross, president of TRC’s CTS group.

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Windrose Pairs Electric Truck Sales With Public Fast-Charging Access Through Greenlane

January 22, 2026Windrose Technology is offering three months of unlimited charging on Greenlane’s public charging network with the purchase of a Windrose battery-electric truck.

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Autonomous Vehicles, School Zones: Waymo Incidents Trigger NHTSA Review

January 21, 2026Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are under increased scrutiny after being repeatedly recorded illegally passing stopped school buses with flashing red lights and deployed stop arms.

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Honolulu Is Electrifying Its Bus Fleet: It’s Not Easy

January 21, 2026Honolulu is transitioning to an electric bus fleet. This seems simple. You buy some electric buses. You also need charging stations. But the process of making this change in a way that maximizes service while keeping prices low is quite complex.

via Forbes

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Trump Administration Unlawfully Cut Clean Energy Grants, Court Rules

January 20, 2026The decision is a victory for St. Paul, Minnesota, and a coalition of energy and environmental groups that sued the U.S. Department of Energy after it canceled $7.5 billion in financial awards.

via Utility Dive

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks Advances Megawatt Charging With eActros 600 Road Test

January 20, 2026Mercedes-Benz Trucks is preparing to evaluate the readiness of megawatt charging with a long-haul endurance test involving two eActros 600 battery-electric trucks.

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PlusAI Joins Daimler Truck North America, Penske as Presenting Sponsor for ACT Expo 2026

January 20, 2026The addition of PlusAI reflects the growing role of artificial intelligence, automation, software-defined vehicles, and digital systems in commercial fleet operations.

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Battery-Electric Commercial Trucks Set to Launch on Texas Freight Corridor

January 19, 2026A new procurement model aimed at accelerating zero-emission freight is deploying 40 battery-electric trucks operated by Nevoya on a Houston–Dallas corridor beginning in 2026.

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Tesla Pores Over 8,313 Potential FSD Traffic Violations

January 19, 2026U.S. regulators granted Tesla Inc. a five-week extension to start addressing a defect investigation into its cars violating traffic laws while its Full Self-Driving system is engaged.

via Transport Topics