Oct 7, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min · 10 segments
A million-mile trucker shares his first impressions of the 1,076-hp Tesla Semi after driving it solo and towing 37,000 pounds.
Ed LohHost
I have z- I had, prior to yesterday, I had zero experience behind the wheel of a big rig.
Never driven one myself, so I was thinking like, "Well, how am I, how are we gonna contextualize the experience-
... for the MotorTrend reader?" So I chatted with the Tesla reps and I said, "Hey, well, you got some people from trucking outlets coming.
... and see if someone wants to give me some feedback." And, uh, of the outlets, I looked at FreightWaves.
FreightWaves is one of the largest media companies around in the, uh, trucking industry.
That we provide a variety of different verticals when it comes down to media, whether it's in rail, whether it's intermodal, whether it's, um, you know, shipper-related.
But primarily our g- our audience there is truly the 3PLs, the, the, the, the carriers, the brokers that are in the industry, the, the different components that make the industry go, go, go, go around.
I have z- I had, prior to yesterday, I had zero experience behind the wheel of a big rig.
Never driven one myself, so I was thinking like, "Well, how am I, how are we gonna contextualize the experience-
... for the MotorTrend reader?" So I chatted with the Tesla reps and I said, "Hey, well, you got some people from trucking outlets coming.
... and see if someone wants to give me some feedback." And, uh, of the outlets, I looked at FreightWaves.
FreightWaves is one of the largest media companies around in the, uh, trucking industry.
That we provide a variety of different verticals when it comes down to media, whether it's in rail, whether it's intermodal, whether it's, um, you know, shipper-related.
But primarily our g- our audience there is truly the 3PLs, the, the, the, the carriers, the brokers that are in the industry, the, the different components that make the industry go, go, go, go around.
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