Right this very second, at least one Otto truck is barreling down the highway with a driver sitting behind its wheel but touching absolutely nothing. The truck is driving itself. “We try to have our four trucks out 24/7,” said Lior Ron, Otto’s cofounder, with a grin. “We’re moving as fast as we can.” In…
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Electric truck is in the Tesla's future
JB Straubel, Tesla’s chief technology officer, broached the topic of what Tesla could potentially do in the truck industry at the International Transport Forum in Germany this week. Straubel was careful to note he couldn’t say anything specifically about Tesla’s future product plans, but noted it would be easy for Tesla to make its own…
Daimler Trucks to cut 1,250 jobs in North America
Daimler Trucks said on Tuesday it would cut 1,250 jobs in North America in response to sliding demand. At the Daimler plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, 550 positions will be cut, a spokeswoman for Daimler said. A further 700 jobs in Mount Holly, North Carolina, will also be eliminated, Daimler said. All together, 65% of…
Truck Driving Jobs Booming: New Hires on the Rise
Trucking employment reached a record high at the end of 2015; with 5,300 truck driving jobs added in December, the for-hire trucking workforce surpassed over 1.46 million drivers according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.* Our Transportation company was among those increasing employee headcounts last year, and the Wisconsin-based trucking company is currently hiring…
In just about every way imaginable, Odyssey has transformed over the course of the last 10 years. In the fall of 2005, Lanter Transport was sold to Nick Civello and Odyssey Trucking Services was born. Now in the fall of 2015, we look back at the amazing advances made across the company.
We Celebrate 10 Years of Excellence
In just about every way imaginable, Odyssey has transformed over the course of the last 10 years. In the fall of 2005, Lanter Transport was sold to Nick Civello and Odyssey Trucking Services was born. Now in the fall of 2015, we look back at the amazing advances made across the company.