Jason Cannon (HWT)Jason Cannon is the Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. He has a Class A CDL and is a graduate of the Porsche Sport Driving School. Reach him at [email protected].VocationalMore fleets turning to auction market in search of equipmentNote: This is the first in a three-part series on the used truck auction market. Parts 2 and 3 will publish in the coming days. With record new truck orders filling build slots well into 2019, fleets are finding different ways to increase truck count and take advantage of strong freight rates. Ritchie Bros. Director […]December 27, 2018VocationalFreightliner adds lightweight 11.8 liter Cummins to 114SD optionsFreightliner is making Cummins’ 11.8 liter X12 engine available in on its 114SD chassis. Vice President of Cummins On-Highway Engine Business Brett Merritt says he’s excited about the impact the X12 – Cummins’ lightest Class 8 truck engine – can have in weight-sensitive vocational applications. At 2,050 pounds, the X12 has the highest power-to-weight ratio of any engine […]December 10, 2018VocationalThe down-low on downspeedingDownspeeding isn’t a new concept in trucking but it wasn’t until recently-retired Volvo Trucksengineer Ed Saxman named it in 2011 – coinciding with industry-wide explosive adaptation of the automated manual transmission (AMT) – that it started to take off. The growth in popularity of the AMT was a major factor in helping propel downspeeding into the dictionary of […]November 27, 2018VocationalCould airless tires transition from low-speeds to the highway?While the trucking industry is fixated on the future of trucks without diesel fuel, several tire manufacturers have been working on developing tires without air. Non-pneumatic tires (NPTs) eliminate the need for tires to be inflated with air to support vehicle weight by using a spoke or web design and the tire’s own tread band […]November 22, 2018TrucksNew Class 4 electric eyes 2020 commercial debutGreen fleet solutions provider XPO Sales, Inc., has partnered with clean-tech startup CityFreighter on the development and deployment of a Class 4 final-mile electric delivery truck. The prototype CF1 truck will be presented mid-next year 2019 with delivery of 100 commercial units planned for early 2020. “Electric vehicles should be attractive and built in a user-oriented […]November 21, 2018Class 3-6FedEx places massive order for electric delivery vansFedEx on Tuesday announced it would expand its zero-emissions fleet with 1,000 Chanje V8100 electric delivery vehicles. The shipping giant this year has upped its commitment to the electric drivetrain, having previously announced the order of 20 Tesla Semis. FedEx says it intends to purchase 100 of the vehicles from Chanje Energy and lease 900 […]November 20, 2018VocationalTest drive: International’s new Class 4/5 CV SeriesInternational bowed out of the medium duty vocational segment when it mothballed its TerraStar model in 2015, but the Lisle, Ill. truck maker is taking a curtain call nearly 4 years later with a new Class 4/5 truck. The final piece of International’s completely revamped truck lineup, the CV Series is not a consumer-grade vehicle […]November 11, 2018VocationalRelying on vendor expertise to manage fleet tiresFleets that utilize a vendor to manage their tire assets can reap numerous benefits by leveraging the expertise of their provider or the manufacturer. Commercial tires require expert management to help ensure optimal performance and minimize expensive truck downtime. Goodyear Marketing Manager Dustin Lancy says an increasing number of fleets are opting to farm out […]November 8, 2018VocationalInternational debuts new Class 4/5 work truckInternational on Wednesday debuted its CV Series truck – the Lisle, Ill. truck maker’s refreshed re-entry to the medium duty vocational segment. Available in wheelbases from 141 to 243 inches, in regular and crew cab – and in 4×2, 4×4 configurations – the Class 4/5 CV Series gets a 6.6-liter diesel engine under its forward-tilting hood that […]November 7, 2018TrucksNikola unveils zero-emission European caboverWith still more than a year until Nikola Motor Company begins to ramp up production on its hydrogen-electric tractor, the company has already set its sights on the European market with a third iteration. The Nikola Tre – third in a truck lineup that includes the aptly named Nikola One and Nikola Two – features between 500 […]November 6, 2018Previous PagePage 7 of 102Next PageTop StoriesBusinessTwo rail carriers join forces, go after Memphis to Nashville truck freightCN and CSX are looking to develop a new intermodal service into Nashville that replaces an existing trucking leg from Memphis into Music City.Equipment controlsInternational kicks off self-driving truck trials with fleetsTechnologyHow fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminalsBusinessKnight-Swift backs rail mega mergerFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
