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New Kenworth cruise control system now in production
Kenworth Predictive Cruise Control is now in production for new T680 and T880 models specified with the Paccar MX-13 engine.
August 20, 2015
Business
Kenworth delivers first Icon 900 tractor
The first Kenworth Icon 900 limited edition tractor was recently delivered to long-time Kenworth customer Keim TS.
August 18, 2015
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amp Trillium opens new CNG station in Tennessee
The joint venture between ampCNG and Trillium CNG, amp Trillium, has announced the opening of a new public compressed natural gas station in Newport, Tenn.
August 18, 2015
Business
Speed limiter mandate expected this week, e-log mandate still on track for September
The DOT is scheduled to publish in the next six weeks a final rule to mandate the use of electronic logging devices and a proposed rule that will require use of speed limiters on heavy trucks.
August 17, 2015
Business
Volvo, Mack partner with Omnitracs to develop future fleet management services
Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks today entered into a memorandum of understanding with Omnitracs, provider of fleet management, routing and predictive analytics systems, to develop future fleet management services for carriers. The agreement allows the leveraging of Volvo’s Remote Diagnostics and Mack’s GuardDog telematics-based proactive diagnostic and repair planning systems.
August 17, 2015
Business
CCJ joins with CNBC, Avondale Partners to discuss trucking’s top challenges
Managing fleets’ three biggest costs – drivers, fuel and equipment – is an ongoing challenge, even for the nation’s most successful carriers. Hear how to tackle all three at CCJ’s Market Movers this month.
August 17, 2015
Business
A fast and furious future for trucking
At the end of this month, we’ll be in Dallas ahead of the Great American Trucking Show at CV-Outlook. Usually, industry conferences cover a huge swath of issues, but this one will be different: The encompassing theme of CV-Outlook this year is simply the future. Specifically, the future of trucking.
August 14, 2015
Business
NACFE releases in-depth low rolling resistance tire study and recommendations
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency has released an in-depth report detailing acceptance and real-world use of low rolling resistance tires. The report includes Decision Making Tools to help fleets and owner-operators select the best tires for all tractor-trailer positions. These tools include a Decision Guide with high-level information on general tire details, a […]
August 14, 2015
Business
APU evolution: Changes in power needs, technology push vendors to up their game
Anti-idling laws now are the norm across the country and are so firmly entrenched in the public’s mind that parked trucks with engines running – once so commonplace, they attracted little if any notice – stand out starkly in cities and neighborhoods. But for long-haul truckers, anti-idling laws created a big problem: Staying comfortable during […]
August 13, 2015
Business
The connected vehicle: work together or go at it alone?
Equipment manufacturers have a vision for the connected vehicle. And so do telematics providers. Both want to use technology to make vehicles safer, more efficient and productive.
August 12, 2015
Business
Against the looming speed limiter mandate? OOIDA starts petition countering rule
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has posted an online petition seeking signatures of those in the trucking industry against the DOT’s upcoming proposal to mandate speed limiters on heavy trucks. ATA has long backed the rule, however.
August 12, 2015
Business
FMCSA grants exemption to Ford for exhaust location on Transit lineup
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted Ford Motor Company an exemption to allow motor carriers to operate Ford’s Transit-based lineup of trucks and vans that don’t meet current exhaust system location requirements.
August 12, 2015
Vocational
Ford moving F-650/F-750 production to U.S.
Ford’s 2016 F-650/F-750 are being billed as “all new,” and included in that all-encompassing moniker is where the trucks are made. The first refreshed medium-duty trucks for next model year rolled off the line in Ohio Wednesday after the company shifted production of the trucks to its Ohio Assembly Plant from Mexico. Mexican assembly was part of Ford’s joint […]
August 12, 2015
Class 3-6
Ford Transit granted FMCSA exhaust exemption
Ford has been granted an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for Transit vans, whose exhaust system location do not meet federal requirements. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) require the exhaust system of a bus powered by a gasoline engine to discharge to the atmosphere “at or within six inches forward of the rearmost part […]
August 12, 2015
Business
Volvo, Mack offering pre-paid preventive maintenance plans
Volvo and Mack have introduced a pre-paid preventive maintenance plan that covers model year 2011 and newer trucks.
August 11, 2015
Business
Volvo honored for energy reduction efforts
Volvo Group North America recently was honored with a 2015 Energy Award from the Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC) for its efforts to reduce energy usage at its manufacturing facilities. Since 2009, the Volvo Group has reduced energy consumption by 26.8 percent at eight of its U.S. manufacturing facilities, exceeding its original goal of a […]
August 11, 2015
Vocational
BFGoodrich recalling commercial tires
BFGoodrich Monday announced it is recalling approximately 129,000 tires that were sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The company says more 80 percent of the affected tires were sold in the U.S. This recall, which has been reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), includes eight specific commercial light truck tire sizes that […]
August 10, 2015
Business
BFGoodrich recalls 104,000 commercial tires sold in U.S.
BFGoodrich is recalling approximately 129,000 tires that were sold in North America, with 104,000 of those sold in the United States.
August 10, 2015
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