Here are the headlines from this week in trucking: Kodiak completed its first autonomous truck hauls under the new California testing rules Autonomous truck developer Kodiak AI has completed its first autonomous truck deliveries with the California DMV testing permit.
Kodiak also entered a partnership with PrePass this week to facilitate autonomous truck bypass processes.
Waabi put another autonomous route under its belt Another autonomous truck developer, Waabi, successfully ran a haul with its autonomous driver in Texas, from Dallas to San Antonio on I-35.
Fleets keep increasing driver pay rates As the hiring market for drivers remains tight, a few carriers have announced increases to their driver pay lately: K&B Transportation bumped the pay for its Road Warrior over-the-road drivers from 70 cents to 82 cents per mile.
Roehl Transport issued a press release announcing another increase in driver pay but did not include per-mile pay details.