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Kinedyne’s E-Hook gets awkward cargo off the floor
Kinedyne 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, 2017
Trucks
FCA releases Chuck Norris promo pics, videos
Here’s a great kick-starter for the weekend: just-released videos and photos of FCA’s Chuck Norris promo for its Fiat Professional vehicle lineup. Though the actual TV ad hasn’t been released yet, FCA provided Hard Working Trucks with a fun, behind-the-scenes video showing the legendary martial artist at work (directly below). The second video is a […]
June 9, 2017
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Air disc brakes likely to become most popular option, but drums ‘will not go away’
Upfront cost remains ADB’s largest hurdle, but demands placed on equipment from reduced stopping distances – added to a lower cost of maintenance.
June 9, 2017
Trucks
Elon Musk denounces critics of Tesla’s electric semi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pushing back against critics who contend that his goal of producing an electric tractor-trailer is more pie-in-the-sky than practical. Critics, including panelists at last month’s ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., have said that the cost and the weight of batteries needed for electric long-haul transport make it less-than-ready for […]
June 8, 2017
Trucks
Strong diesel pickup sales in 2016 offset drop in diesel car sales
Bad 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, 2017
Trucks
Volvo’s self-driving truck at work in Brazil
Volvo 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, 2017
Vocational
U.S. Army looking for its next dump truck
The U.S. Army is shopping around for its next armored dump truck. One OEM will eventually be awarded a seven-year contract to build 683 M917A3 armored dump trucks. The last trucks were purchased in 2000 through Freightliner. The Army’s looking for a dump truck with removable underbody blast protection and plenty of payload capacity. “The […]
June 7, 2017
Trucks
Rand McNally releases 2018 Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas
Stories 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, 2017
Business
Tesla working with carriers on electric semi design
Tesla CEO wants all hands on deck when it comes to the design and development of the electric semi truck. See how trucking companies are involved here on CCJ!
June 7, 2017
Vocational
WorkStar gets new axle option
International’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, 2017
Business
Volvo intros Genuine Painted Parts Program
Volvo debuts its Genuine Painted Parts Program. The program is beneficial for the dealer and customer as they can order dozens of parts for different models.
June 6, 2017
Business
International WorkStar getting new axle option
Two WorkStar models will have a Fabco axle as an option. The addition of the axle is part of the company's plans to invest into its vocational truck line.
June 6, 2017
Trucks
Natural gas road rally targets diesel
Several 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, 2017
Trucks
Truck gets stuck in Seattle tunnel
You 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, 2017
Business
May truck orders slide for first time in seven months
May truck orders fell 31% from April which resulted in snapping a long and impressive streak for truck orders. Get the details on Commercial Carrier Journal!
June 5, 2017
Trucks
Army advancing autonomous truck testing on Michigan highway
While the focus in autonomous truck development is often on private companies, the U.S. Army has also remained diligent in pursuing self-driving tech. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has been successful for the past year testing communications systems during truck platooning runs on Interstate 69 in St. Clair and […]
June 4, 2017
Trucks
Google parent company enters self-driving truck race
Google 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, 2017
Vocational
Test drive: Volvo’s all-new VNR
Volvo bills its new VNR tractor, which debuted publicly in April as the heir apparent to the VNM, as “the future of regional haul.” Regional trucks rarely get the same attention to fuel economy and driver comfort as their long-haul siblings, but in the future – with lengths of haul shrinking and drivers’ cries for home-time increasing […]
June 2, 2017
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