Thursday Apr 30, 2026

This week in trucking: Freightliner safety tech, Clearinghouse security

Here are the headlines from this week in trucking as of April 30:

  • The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse added more identity verification
  • FMCSA’s new registration system is coming soon
  • Freightliner is getting new driver assistance safety features
  • Bot Auto completed its first fully driverless commercial haul (EMBARGO LIFTS THURSDAY MORNING)
  • Descartes acquired an AI driver safety company for $28 million dollars
  • Diesel fell again by 5 cents

You can find the Bot Auto interview episode on Podbean here.

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