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How well do you know the 20% rule for brake violations?
An often misunderstood rule can keep a truck and/or trailer with certain brake violations on the road.
August 15, 2024
Telematics
Telematics mitigates heat-related risks
Trucking companies turn to telematics providers to predict and reduce the negative impacts associated with extreme heat across the U.S. while seeking help from transportation insurers to react to those impacts.
August 5, 2024
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Oils & lubricants
Dirty samples: How to keep your engine oil samples clean for lab testing
As simple as it sounds, there is a right and wrong way to collect oil samples for lab testing, and incidental contaminants are going to affect the results.
July 26, 2024
Maintenance
Vehicle recalls will keep the maintenance profession viable for generations
Every apocalyptic automated future transportation universe requires maintenance people.
July 11, 2024
Technology
Goodyear rolls out a new tires-as-a-service offering, a supply chain visibility platform, and more
In this week’s CCJ Tech Shorts, FinditParts and Diesel Laptops announce a service partnership; GoComet has added detention and demurrage intel; Goodyear rolls out a new tires-as-a-service offering; and more.
July 9, 2024
Maintenance
Parts and labor expenses continue to fall
The cost of repair fell for the second consecutive year, but an ongoing labor crunch continues to spike labor rates.
July 3, 2024
Cybersecurity
Protecting trucks from cyberattacks through legacy maintenance software
Maintenance software must match the operating systems in the trucks, and it’s not unusual that old software is supporting older trucks.
July 2, 2024
Oils & lubricants
The biggest reasons to do an engine oil analysis
Just like a blood test can show signs of a problem in the body, an engine oil sample can show signs of problems with your truck.
June 27, 2024
Alternative power
BEVs: Looking under the hood, into the future
“Every mile counts for a BEV, so component efficiency and reduced heat generation can be vital to extending the range of the battery and the vehicle,” says Derek Mankin from Timken.
June 24, 2024
Technology
Survey: Companies plan to increase use of AI over the next 2 years
More than half (51%) of leaders surveyed say their organization is already using AI and 93% predict they will by 2026.
June 14, 2024
Maintenance
Reducing the expense of tires through data-driven insights
Many fleets today utilize tire pressure monitoring systems to monitor tire health, but by looking deeper into the data, fleets can be more proactive to save on their tire spend.
June 14, 2024
Maintenance
Is fleet maintenance the next cyberattack frontier?
A recent report showed that ELDs were a point of cyber security vulnerability, but the real threat of a cyber breach is about a cyber pirate gaining access to a fleet’s telematics system.
June 6, 2024
Maintenance
The benefits of routine commercial truck maintenance
How routine commercial truck maintenance can improve fleet efficiency, reduce costs and boost overall performance.
June 6, 2024
Components
The trucking industry could show the rest of the U.S. a thing or two about recycling
Just more than 30% of all consumer trash is recycled, but just one trucking component routinely is more than times that.
June 3, 2024
Oils & lubricants
How oil viscosity affects engine performance
The thinner an oil is, the easier it pumps through the engine, but there’s a lot more to oil viscosity than now thick it is.
May 23, 2024
Maintenance
Get dinged during Roadcheck? Know your rights
Out of service criteria is fairly black and white and not open to interpretation, but inspectors do make mistakes.
May 16, 2024
Components
How to ensure brakes pass DOT roadside inspection
Barring an unforeseen statistical anomaly, brake violations will be among the top equipment out of service violations found during Roadcheck.
May 2, 2024
Components
How to ensure your tires pass roadside DOT inspection
From tread depth to road gators, tires are a big problem during DOT inspections.
May 2, 2024
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