Kevin Jones (HWT)HomeNYFD water rescue vehicle walk-around[youtube QjC8XZ08PNU?autoplay=1 nolink]August 13, 2014Class 3-6Technology streamlines service, builds competitive advantageAs service companies know, business grows with satisfied customers. Delivery fleets face an additional challenge: They work for customers on each end of every deal – mistakes are amplified. But technology that once was available to only global giants can now be more easily developed and integrated into many shipping operations, giving even small, tech-savvy companies a chance to compete.August 9, 2014Class 3-6Fun Trucks Friday tailgate edition: Your team’s not worthy of this RVThe boys put the pads on this week, so it’s time for those of us who are serious football fans to get our gear in order as well. The only thing you’ll need for this tailgate fantasy rig is your team’s logo – and $3.1 million.August 8, 2014VocationalTime Warner Cable teams with DOE to ‘Go Green,’ reduce fleet costsTime Warner Cable is joining a partnership administered by the U.S. Department of Energy to further reduce petroleum use and increase efficiencies within its fleet of more than 20,000 service trucks and vehicles – one of the largest private sector fleets in the country.August 7, 2014Class 3-6Rock on: Nissan uses ‘tough love’ to pitch commercial vansNissan has launched a new marketing campaign, starring glam rocker Bret Michaels, for its line of commercial vans. Carrying the theme “The tougher we test them, the more you love them,” the campaign is directed at small business owners looking for durable, efficient cargo and passenger vans.August 5, 2014PerspectivesFleet safety reminders: Stay off the phone, secure all axesA fleet vehicle is a rolling billboard, and many companies spend good money on eye-catching color schemes. How those vehicles are being operated on public roadways means a lot, as well: Do you know what your crews are up to in transit?August 4, 2014VocationalFun Trucks Friday armored edition: The best defense is a good offenseThese Fun Trucks Friday vehicles beg the question: Do the people who design war machines for a living watch video combat games and say, “We can build that, can’t we?”July 25, 2014VocationalHousing starts slip in June, but builders increasingly optimisiticA bad month for housing starts in the South pushed the national production number down in June but overall construction was up for the month, led by nonresidential projects.July 24, 2014VocationalAllison’s start-stop technology part of new powertrain conceptAllison Transmission has developed new integrated stop-start technology in conjunction with Project ETHOS, an ultra-low carbon powertrain program created by Cummins Inc. to demonstrate the potential of alternative fuels for carbon dioxide reductions in medium-duty commercial vehicles.July 24, 2014TrucksFood distribution giant hit with $20 million in mishandling chargesSysco Corp., the largest U.S. food distribution company, will pay almost $20 million dollars in restitution, costs and penalties in California for the illegal practice of holding perishable foods – such as seafood, milk and raw meat – in unrefrigerated sheds.July 24, 2014Previous PagePage 7 of 28Next PageTop StoriesAlternative powerABF Freight: Tesla Semi 'generally matched' diesel trucks in 3-week pilotABF Freight logged 4,494 miles with a Tesla Semi, averaging 321 miles per day with an overall energy efficiency of 1.55 kWh per mile.WorkforceUnique requirements for hiring truck driversBusinessCost per mile dips slightly thanks to fuel prices, truck and trailer payments soarBusinessTexas Supreme Court overturns nuclear verdict against WernerTrucks'Brand new' Anthem reintroduced as Mack's regional haul truck
