{"id":221661,"date":"2026-03-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/second-deployment-of-automated-trucking-debuts-in-midwest\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T14:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:26:36","slug":"second-deployment-of-automated-trucking-debuts-in-midwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/second-deployment-of-automated-trucking-debuts-in-midwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Second deployment of automated trucking debuts in Midwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/oh\/dayton\/news\/2026\/03\/09\/second-deployment-of-automated-trucking-debuts-in-midwest\">Second deployment of automated trucking debuts in Midwest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/oh\/dayton\/news\/2026\/03\/09\/second-deployment-of-automated-trucking-debuts-in-midwest\">https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/oh\/dayton\/news\/2026\/03\/09\/second-deployment-of-automated-trucking-debuts-in-midwest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-09 14:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"spectrumnews1.com\">spectrumnews1.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OHIO \u2014\u00a0Midwest freight innovation continues to advance in Ohio and Indiana with the deployment of three trucks with automation technology hitting the road.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-indent: 10px;\">What You Need To Know<\/h4>\n<h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The deployment, delivering shipments for Nussbaum Transportation, is the latest in the partnership between the\u00a0Ohio Department of Transportation and the Indiana Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Ohio and Indiana are looking to evaluate how the technology performs in a Midwestern environment with rain and snow<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Professional drivers will be in the driver\u2019s seat of the trucks throughout the deployment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h5>\n<p>The deployment, delivering shipments for Nussbaum Transportation, is the latest in the partnership between the\u00a0Ohio Department of Transportation and the Indiana Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs modern vehicles increasingly integrate advanced safety features like lane-keep assist, automatic braking, and blind-spot detection, we are seeing a fundamental shift in roadway safety,\u201d said Pam Boratyn, ODOT director. \u201cWhile infrastructure engineering remains a cornerstone of our work, technology is the essential partner that will help us reach the goal of zero deaths on Ohio\u2019s road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ohio and Indiana are looking to evaluate how the technology performs in a Midwestern environment that has rain, snow and everything in between.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cINDOT continues to partner with DriveOhio to explore automation technology in commercial trucking here in the Crossroads of America,&#8221; said Lyndsay Quist, INDOT commissioner. &#8220;Features being deployed will assist the driver and represent another innovative step forward to make our highways safer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Nussbaum trucks feature a variety of safety tools designed to decrease the risk of collision and ease driver stress, including automatic emergency braking, lane keep assist and lane departure technology. 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