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Goodyear enhances three truck tire lines
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced enhancements to three tire lines intended to help to help deliver reduced rolling resistance for better fuel efficiency, as well as long miles to removal, on commercial trucks.
The G399A LHS Fuel Max, the G572A LHD Fuel Max and ...
Montana DOT seeing results from new truck inspection technology
HELP Inc., the public-private partnership that provides 360SmartView, PrePass and other safety services, shared some recent data collected by the Montana Department of Transportation. As deployed in Montana, the 360SmartView truck safety screening system focuses limited enforcement resources on trucks that are out of compliance with safety and ...
Class 8 orders slip in March, strong demand to come, ACT says
Class 8 orders in March fell sequentially for the first month since November, but don't read too much into the fact they dropped, says ACT Research, as a drop in cancellations alludes to big demand to come later this year.
Moreover, Class 8 orders for the ...
Mack formulates Bulldog mDrive Transmission Fluid
Mack’s Bulldog mDrive Transmission Fluid SAE 75W-80 for the company’s mDrive automated manual transmission is a fully synthetic heavy-duty transmission lubricant formulated to provide lubrication, component protection and fuel economy.
The fluid’s high viscocity index helps reduce viscous churn while providing smoother gear meshing and easier ...
Nominations for Distributor of the Year award open
Nominations for CCJ sister site Truck Parts & Service's annual Distributor of the Year award opened this month. The award is given to a parts distributor who offers excellent customer service, product knowledge and a willingness to improve and evolve their operation with an ever-changing industry.
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FMCSA, cross-border trucking win court case against OOIDA
The three-judge panel that heard the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association's lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and its cross-border trucking pilot program ruled in favor of FMCSA April 19 saying that OOIDA had presented seven arguments and none of them were persuasive enough ...
Dana expands ring and pinion gearing options
Dana’s expanded ring and pinion gearing options are designed for a range of axles. Expanded Spicer ring and pinion gear options now are available for Dana 44 (226 mm) and Dana 60 (248mm) rear axles to include additional ratios.
In addition, an SVL brand of light-duty ...
J.J. Keller publishes hazmat handbook
J.J. Keller’s Hazmat Handbook: The Complete Guide for CMV Drivers, written by hazmat experts to serve as a convenient take-along resource, covers essential information for hazmat drivers concerning the safe transportation of hazardous materials, providing best practices, practical how-to information and plain-English explanations of complex ...
Preventable or not? Doe dinged at the dock
On the morning of the accident, refrigerated straight-truck driver John Doe was rolling along Friendly Road toward Greensboro, N.C., en route to the Fiesta Fresh restaurant with several boxes of Mrs. Hotstuff’s Chili Con Carne. At the moment, Doe was listening to a dramatic account ...
Watson & Chalin offers lift, trailer axles
Watson & Chalin’s SL-2065 Tru-Track 20K self-steering axle and lift suspension system weighs 1,327 pounds and provides added maneuverability with a 25-degree wheel cut.
The lift axle, compatible with 445/65R22.5 tires and air-disc brakes, has a parallelogram design that provides a 27-inch packaging space to allow ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk
Independent wner-operators have a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than owner-operators and company drivers at large ...
Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers
Risk & Reward, Part 3: Industry, FMCSA at odds over CSA
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