Now that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have officially become the nominees of their respective parties, the question looms for the trucking industry – which candidate would be better for their business interests?

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has tapped Chris Spear to replace Bill Graves as the federation’s president and chief executive officer. Graves is retiring after more than 13 years at the helm of the organization.

The scenario sounds futuristic – a delivery truck rolls into a neighborhood, stops at the curb and a hatch opens on the roof, dispatching a drone that drops a package on the doorstep.

Scania Trucks and Siemens AG have teamed up with the Swedish government to demonstrate the first electric highway, a two-kilometer stretch of the E16 motorway near Gavle in central Sweden.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) have started testing technology that one day may lead to autonomous military convoys.