Did you miss us? We missed you!  But we've been busy.  And now we're back, with some new 'Trucking Forward' with Tim Zuercher and Adam Shoemaker from Torc Robotics. Settle in for the first episode of 2024.      Website Youtube Instagram Facebook LinkedIn ..read more

Do YOU have a truck stop named after you? We wish we did. But that's just one of the reasons we have invited Ingrid Brown to join Tim and Adam on Trucking Forward.  One of the Women In Trucking's Top 20 Women to Watch 2022 and the FMCSA CMV Voice of Safety, Ingrid has clocked millions of miles on the road. As she states on her LinkedIn, "Ingrid's four decade career as a Professional Truck Driver of diversity as an Independent Owner and as a Company driver, CEO, Safety and Operations Manager brings her experience of diversity of freight to the trucking industry in all a ..read more

Do YOU have a truck stop named after you? We wish we did. But that's just one of the reasons we have invited Ingrid Brown to join Tim and Adam on Trucking Forward.  One of the Women In Trucking's Top 20 Women to Watch 2022 and the FMCSA CMV Voice of Safety, Ingrid has clocked millions of miles on the road. As she states on her LinkedIn, "Ingrid's four decade career as a Professional Truck Driver of diversity as an Independent Owner and as a Company driver, CEO, Safety and Operations Manager brings her experience of diversity of freight to the trucking industry in all areas." Listen in on ..read more

  If there's one person out there who is looking at all parts of the autonomous landscape, all at once, it's Grayson Brulte. Founder & CEO of The Road to Autonomy® index, which tracks 40 of the most influential companies in autonomous development space, Grayson is an in-demand  industry event speaker and a media go-to source. He has a distinctive viewpoint of what autonomy is, and importantly, what it can and will do for the economy. In the second episode of this two-part interview, Tim and Adam get Grayson's perspective on the economics of autonomous trucking, and what companies ..read more

If there's one person out there who is looking at all parts of the autonomous landscape, all at once, it's Grayson Brulte. Founder & CEO of The Road to Autonomy® index, which tracks 40 of the most influential companies in autonomous development space, Grayson is an in-demand  industry event speaker and a media go-to source. He has a distinctive viewpoint of what autonomy is, and importantly, what it can and will do for the economy. In the first of this two-part interview, Tim and Adam get Grayson's perspective on the economics of autonomous trucking, and what companies are doing right ..read more

Tim and Adam have a little bit of fun on episode seven and answer the burning questions their fans have submitted online. Take notes, listeners! This episode will fuel the next trivia night at your local watering hole!  Is Adam afraid to fly or does he just hate it?   Who is their dream guest for the podcast?  Who has a CDL? What is their favorite game?  And most importantly, what are their spirit animals?   Website Youtube Instagram Facebook LinkedIn ..read more

As an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck, we work closely with them as we're developing a Level 4 autonomous truck in their Freightliner Cascadia. So when they have a big event talking about when we'll have a commercially viable product, it's important to not only take note, but why. Join Tim and Adam as they discuss why it's significant, but not earth-shaking, what the different levels of autonomy are, and also find out why Tim loves otters.   Website Youtube Instagram Facebook LinkedIn ..read more

Tim and Adam welcome Dr. Charles Reinholtz to this episode of 'Trucking Forward.' Dr. Reinholtz recently retired as Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He was at Virginia Tech previous to that position.  Since 1983, Dr. Reinholtz has taught thousands of students about autonomy and robotics. Importantly, though, he channeled his vast knowledge of engineering into student development and hands-on learning, including competition teams and projects. It can be said that he and his teachings were the spark for not only Torc's founders, but for ..read more

Walter Grigg, Torc's "in between" strategy expert, joins Tim and Adam to discuss the exciting, ever-moving, and complex space between autonomous software and the trucking industry. He fills us in on what we need to be thinking about as we get closer to an on-the-road autononmous product and how Torc is working alongside the best in the field.  Check out one of Torc's most interesting speakers on this episode of 'Trucking Forward.' torc.ai ..read more

Tim and Adam welcome... their boss, Mike Avitabile, senior VP of Engineering at Torc. One of the long-time Torcr's, joining the company in 2007, Mike and the other two "former" engineers discuss hardware, software, and Torc's path to autonomy.  Listen in as Mike gets a delivery of some refreshing beverages while talking with Tim and Adam about how the three of them impact autonomous technology at Torc and in the industry itself. Read more about Mike here. torc.ai ..read more