Bendix makes announcements at TMC
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems rolled out several initiatives this morning at the 2013 Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville.
Among them are a new trailer information module, which provides ...
Kenworth T680 named HD Truck of the Year
The Kenworth T680 was named the Heavy-Duty Truck of the Year Sunday at the ATD Convention & Expo in Orlando, Fla.
The truck was selected from a field of four other heavy-duty trucks by a five-member ...
Utility moves ahead
Product reviews, OEM & supplier news, and equipment management trends
Trailer maker nears century of family success
By Jack Roberts
After a successful CCJ Fall Symposium wrapped up last month in Scottsdale, Ariz., and all of my colleagues ...
Equipment
Product reviews, OEM & supplier news and equipment management trends
By Jack Roberts
Enduring classic
Kenworth’s T660 evolves with mix of styling, technology
On a recent gray northwestern morning in Seattle, I found myself inching along Interstate 405 at ...
Light- and medium-duty focus: Shopping Preowned
Preowned but perfect
Medium-duty buyers consider many options when shopping for the right used truck
By John G. Smith
Medium-duty trucks may have lower gross vehicle weight ratings than their Class 8 counterparts, but they are hardly the ...
Vegas Fleet Conference -Register Today for Next Week’s Conference
The Great West Fleet Executive Conference early bird carrier registration rate of $245 has been extended. This conference will focus on providing fleets with the critical information they need to successfully navigate the challenges and opportunities of doing business West. Topics include CSA, infrastructure funding, how carriers and owner-operators can meet equipment and classification requirements, an economic outlook on trucking and more. Registration includes all sessions, meals, and networking opportunities. Space is still available so register today!
Equipment
Back-to-back-to-back
Truck of the Year judging lets you stare the future in the face
By Jack Roberts
I spent a day last month in Las Vegas at an auction site on the northern edge of the city as ...
Equipment
Efficiency is Precedent at Thermo King
New reefer embodies today's business world
The trucking business is changing. Everything changes over time, of course, but the trucking industry has been remarkably resistant to change over its 100-year-plus history.
The ...
Light- and medium-duty focus: Package Fleets
Productive Packages
Evolving UPS, FedEx package fleets deliver productivity gains, fuel economy
By John G. Smith
Dale Spencer admits that UPS package vehicles look similar from one model year to the next. “There’s only so much you can ...
Light- and medium-duty focus: Utility trucks
Big Apple, big fleet
New York City is embracing common specs, biodiesel for utility vehicle orders
New York City has one of America’s most diverse municipal fleets. It owns or leases 27,000 vehicles supported by 150 maintenance ...
Equipment
First impressions
Kenworth T680’s modern design aids driving experience
Trucking is a dynamic industry; there’s always something happening for journalists to cover. But if it does have a drawback – and this is from a purely selfish ...
CSA'S Data Trail
Sponsored by PeopleNet
Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar
The smallest fleets' trucks get inspected much more frequently than those of large fleets. Click here to see the comparisons between one-truck ...
Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers
Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
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- Great West Fleet Executive Conference
- May 29-30
- Great West Truck Show
- May 30-June 1
- Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
- June 25-27, 2013
- Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference
- August 21-22
