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Regulations
Unannounced Brake Safety Day nets nearly 800 out-of-service trucks
Inspectors placed 773 commercial vehicles out of service during its annual unannounced Brake Safety Day on April 19. Also: Shippers' conditions fell in March; Kenworth receives order for five hydrogen fuel cell electric T680s.
May 29, 2023
Class 7-8
$6,000 for 16 miles? Viral video sparks outrage over predatory towing
A viral video led to outrage and a flame war between a truck driver and a towing company, and it's only one of many stories emerging about predatory towing practices, and sometimes threatening encounters with armed tow and boot operators.
May 26, 2023
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Class 7-8
How to prep for the downturn as an owner -- it's always right around the corner
"When you shut that key off" as a truck operator, "learn to use that time as an asset" to focus on your business acumen as the owner -- and stay ahead of the worst of trucking times that will inevitably arrive.
May 24, 2023
Test Drives
Watch: Test drive and walk around of Peterbilt's new Model 589
The Model 589 will take the baton as Peterbilt's throwback, long-nose conventional model beginning next year, and we got to drive it.
May 10, 2023
Test Drives
Test drive: The Model 589, Peterbilt's successor to the 389
Peterbilt's Model 589, which will phase out an icon, was a truck more than 523 weeks in the making.
May 9, 2023
Trucks
Peterbilt retiring its 389 for new, wider model
Peterbilt Tuesday sent its Model 389 off in style, officially introducing the Model 589 at an event that included a Pride & Class truck show at Texas Motor Speedway.
May 9, 2023
Natural gas
Shell rolls out Starship 3.0 with Cummins' new X15N natural gas engine
Starship 3.0 is equipped with Cummins new X15N natural gas engine and is fueled by Shell Renewable Natural Gas, a carbon negative fuel.
May 3, 2023
Class 7-8
STEMCO releasing one of its 'most revolutionary products' yet
STEMCO's new Axle-Torq axle fastener is designed to be easily installed and to reduce causes of installation failure.
March 29, 2023
Battery electric
Mack adding all-electric option to its MD models
The battery electric version of the MD is Mack's first on-highway electric model, and it sits alongside Mack's LR Electric refuse truck in the company's zero emissions line.
March 8, 2023
Class 7-8
Eaton's latest engine tech saves fuel, cuts emissions
Testing from FEV North America shows fuel savings and lower emissions with Eaton's cylinder deactivation and late intake valve closing.
March 1, 2023
Class 7-8
ZF lane keeping technology now available on new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks
ZF's driver assistance technology is making its debut in North America on Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks.
February 22, 2023
Equipment controls
Plus lands OEM partner for its autonomous truck upfit
Plus' autonomous driving suite finds a global partner and should hit the U.S. market as factory-fit standard equipment next year.
February 22, 2023
Equipment
Cummins' new 48-volt 10-liter engine slashes emissions while improving fuel economy
Cummins' latest fuel-agnostic engine, the X10, will roll out in 2026 with 'a step change in fuel economy' and exceptionally low emissions.
February 13, 2023
Class 7-8
Parking brake failure, rollaway risk impacting 11K trucks
The following safety recalls were issued Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
February 6, 2023
Trucks
Freightliner debuts second SuperTruck
SuperTruck II achieved an aerodynamic drag reduction of more than 12% over SuperTruck I and its prototype 13-liter engine reduced fuel consumption by 5.7%.
February 1, 2023
Autonomous
Pronto focusing more on off-road autonomy as on-highway software challenges remain
Though strides have been made in autonomous driving technology, software still "can't generalize and predict" as well as developers had hoped, said Pronto Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Ognen Stojanovski.
January 31, 2023
Regulations
USPS contractor arrested, charged in wreck that killed family of 5
A Colorado mail truck driver was arrested and charged with multiple felonies Thursday, including vehicular homicide, following a deadly accident on Interstate 25 this past summer that killed a family traveling home in an SUV.
December 13, 2022
Economic trends
Rail strike back on the table, this time for December
The U.S. narrowly avoided a potentially disastrous rail strike in September, but it now looms over early December.
November 21, 2022
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Nussbaum Transportation CEO stepping down next year
After a 45-year career that started in the maintenance shop, Brent Nussbaum will step down as CEO of Nussbaum Transportation in 2027.
Class 7-8
Volvo overhauls its heavy-haul VNX model: 'Nothing like you’ve ever seen before'
Autonomous
Launching Volvo and Aurora's 'driverless' VNL
Safety & Compliance
FMCSA’s proposed trucker language rule draws praise and pushback
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