Tesla, a company best known for its industry-first electric vehicles and unconventional CEO, is scheduled to enter the tractor OEM space in the coming years. Here are photos of its electric Semi Class 8, which was unveiled in 2017 and is slated to enter production in 2021.

Freightliner, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, is based in Portland, Ore. Check out photos of some its latest trucks and products.

Kenworth Truck Co. is headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., and is a unit of Paccar Inc. Check out some photos of Kenworth trucks.

Nikola Corp. is showcasing its innovations and detailing how it plans to get its clean-powered trucks to market. Here are photos of Nikola trucks.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures of additional frontline heroes are worth a thousand “thank you” cheers from everyone who appreciates the contributions they too made during the pandemic. We’ve included a few words (less than a thousand) of our own to describe their heroism.

Photo gallery: President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao welcomed representatives of the trucking industry to the White House on April 16 to thank them for their dedication as essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Images from the 2020 Technology & Maintenance Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Feb. 23-27, 2020. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Photos from the 2019 North American Commercial Vehicle Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, held Oct. 27-31, 2019.

Photos from the 2019 Management Conference & Exhibition at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, held Oct. 5-9, 2019.

A photographic roundup of the ways in which American Trucking Associations and others thanked truckers during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.