Hard Working Trucks Staff (HWT)TrucksKinedyne’s E-Hook gets awkward cargo off the floorKinedyne announced the introduction of the E-Hook wall-mounted, freight loading storage solution. The unique, patented hooks solve a loading problem that has plagued heavy-duty trailers, box trucks, service vehicles and light-duty trailers: how to safely and securely stow long and unwieldy cargo and keep it off the floor and out of the way. The […]June 10, 2017TrucksStrong diesel pickup sales in 2016 offset drop in diesel car salesBad press or not, buyers in the U.S. still want diesel-equipped vehicles, particularly pickup trucks. The U.S. added more than 280,00 new clean diesel passenger vehicles across the country last year, with Texas, California and Florida having the highest numbers of diesel vehicles, according to a Diesel Technology Forum analysis of the latest Vehicles in Operation (VIO) data compiled by […]June 8, 2017TrucksVolvo’s self-driving truck at work in BrazilVolvo Trucks has developed a new self-steering truck designed to improve productivity for Brazilian sugar-cane growers. The truck, which is used to transport newly harvested sugar-cane, is steered autonomously with great precision through the fields in order to avoid damaging the young plants that will form the following year’s crop (see video below). Currently, about […]June 8, 2017TrucksRand McNally releases 2018 Motor Carriers’ Road AtlasStories of truckers hitting low overpasses and ending up on roads where they really don’t belong keep popping up around the country. To avoid becoming the next headline, reach for Rand McNally’s latest Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas. This best-selling atlas for over-the-road commercial drivers features truck-navigable roads, trucking regulations and low-clearances. The new edition is […]June 7, 2017HomeIMT introduces new Dominator III 11-foot mechanics truckIowa Mold Tooling Co. introduced today its new Dominator III 11-foot mechanics truck and 25-foot 12,000-lb. telescopic crane. “We took the same approach with the 11-foot version of the Dominator III as we did with the 14-foot — provide a reliable, durable service truck with high-performance capabilities,” said Jim Hasty, general manager of IMT. “We […]June 6, 2017HomeSpartan showcasing latest fleet vehicles at national shows this weekSpartan Fleet Vehicles and Services announced that it will be displaying its latest fleet vehicles at a pair of prominent national shows this week. Spartan’s 20-foot Utilimaster walk-in van and its industry-leading feature set will be showcased at the Clean Show June 5-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in booth #737. The Utilimaster Ford Transit and Commonwealth Edison Underground […]June 6, 2017VocationalWorkStar gets new axle optionInternational’s WorkStar 7400 and 7500 models will feature a Fabco FSD-20K right-hand offset axle as a new option. The addition of the Fabco axle, Mark Stasell, vice president of International Trucks’ vocational truck business says, is part of the company’s plans to continue investment into International’s vocational truck line this year. “Listening to [customers] and […]June 6, 2017TrucksNatural gas road rally targets dieselSeveral heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles powered by natural gas began a coast-to-coast road trip today that will span from Long Beach to Washington, D.C. Locally, the natural gas semi-trailers are being used to demonstrate one way to improve Southern California’s air quality. The event, called ‘Road Rally Across America,’ was kicked off by representatives […]June 5, 2017TrucksTruck gets stuck in Seattle tunnelYou don’t want to end up like this guy. A tractor/trailer hauling an oversized generator became trapped in Seattle’s Battery Street Tunnel on SR 99 Friday, June 2. Media reports say the truck’s load was too tall and got wedged inside the tunnel, causing a massive traffic jam. Eventually the tires on the trailer were […]June 5, 2017TrucksGoogle parent company enters self-driving truck raceGoogle parent company Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit, Waymo, is developing a self-driving truck platform the company confirmed Thursday. In a statement emailed to online news outlet BuzzFeed, Waymo says it will lean on its “eight years of experience in building self-driving hardware and software and conducting a technical exploration into how our technology can […]June 3, 2017Previous PagePage 79 of 145Next PageTop StoriesBusinessWeigh station bypass: does it make sense for you?BusinessTrimac continues flatbed, heavy haul expansion with Searcy Trucking acquisitionRegulationsTruck aftertreatment systems are here to stayEmissionsGroups warn OEMs over possible Clean Truck agreement exitBusinessDrayage operator T.G.S. closes its doors
