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TopKick it up a notch
The National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation has released the latest update of medium/heavy truck standards for technician training programs. E-mail mhutchinson@asecert.org for more information.
Kenworth is now offering Dana Spicer ESD225 air disc brakes on its T600 and T800 models. The company also offers the DENSO ...
Preventable or not: The right turn?
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in August finalized without any changes its interim regulations (49 CFR part 381) establishing procedures for requesting and reviewing waivers and exemptions from federal motor carrier safety regulations and commercial driver's license requirements and for proposing and managing pilot programs. ...
FMCSA explores onboard recorders
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed to require manufacturers to install a four-tire tire pressure monitoring system that is capable of detecting when a tire is more than 25 percent underinflated and warning the driver. The new standard would apply to passenger cars, trucks, multipurpose ...
Understanding coolants
Cavitation erosion or liner pitting is caused by air in the cooling system, and is aggravated by liner vibration. Bubbles implode violently, removing a little metal as they do so.
Although it's often called antifreeze, engine coolant has other jobs to do. And different types ...
Products
Freightliner's M2 106V
Freightliner's (www.freightliner.com) new Business Class M2 106V vocational vehicle, unveiled at last month's Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, joins the truck maker's Business Class M2 product line. The 106V truck complements the Business Class M2 112V, which was launched in the second ...
The Top 100: A Banner Year
In case you haven't noticed, the good times are back. The nation's 100 largest for-hire trucking companies posted their highest combined revenues ever in 2003. The upswing in revenues follows a 2002 that was practically flat and a 2001 that represented the first revenue decline ...
Feeding frenzy
As long as there has been a trucking industry, there has been a demand for good drivers. The current driver shortage has been anticipated, but unlike other shortages, you can't "stockpile" good drivers. Lessons from the recent market downturn hold true for the new upswing ...
Power to the people
You'd have thought International's Power Stroke diesel engine was running for president. The company recently threw a 10th anniversary "Power Fest" rally at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and about 600 Ford truck operators and enthusiasts from all over the country Power-Stroked their way to the party.
The ...
Letters from readers
How has your driver recruiting changed during the tight market?
"We haven't changed it much. We're kind of unique among trucking companies since most of our drivers are home every weekend. That gives us a niche. So far, we've been doing quite well."
Tom Vicry, safety and ...
Preventable or not
Final figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that truck-related fatalities rose slightly to 4,986 in 2003 from 4,939 in 2002, the first increase since 1997.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration should consider privacy issues in any rule it issues related to event ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
From in-depth coverage and data review, it's become clear that FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Small ...
Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers
Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar
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