Daimler Trucks, a Portland, Ore.-based division of the Daimler Group, announced a majority stake in Torc Robotics, Blacksburg, Va., to develop what is said to be a one-of-a-kind combination to commercialize highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) on U.S. roads.

TransForce, Inc., Alexandria, Va., purchased The CDL School, a Miami-based full-service commercial truck driving school.

TransForce, Inc., Alexandria, Va., acquired Drive360 Logistics, Windermere, Fla.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Austin, Texas, unveiled its Top Industry Issues report, which includes the list of the Top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry.

Melton Technologies, Winston-Salem, N.C., partnered with SatMARS, a European-based security solutions provider.

Averitt Express, Cookeville, Tenn., released the results from its third annual State of The North American Supply Chain Survey.

Decker Truck Line adopted the SmartDrive program to protect drivers and exonerate the company in collisions where its drivers are not at fault.

Governments must consider ways to manage the transition to driverless trucks to avoid potential social disruption from job losses, says a new report published by the International Transport Forum (ITF), France.

Partner Logistics, UK, invested in two new trailers for its shuttle operations at its near 80,000-pallet capacity cold storage center in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.