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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
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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
Class 3-6
Sprinter Swing Door Van Partition
New line-up of steel safety partitions for the Mercedes Sprinter Vans have been designed to provide a solid, secure barrier between the occupants of the van and the cargo.
August 10, 2015
Business
Reshaping the dry van: New laws, new tech and pressure from fleets guiding trailers’ future
While it’s easy to dismiss a dry van as simply a “box on wheels,” the reality of trailer design is a never-ending series of compromises between cargo space and unit weight. Here’s what savvy fleet managers should know about how the dry van’s being reshaped.
August 7, 2015
Business
Customer acceptance of upcoming emissions standards at the forefront of Phase II public hearing
Industry stakeholders, including those representing truck makers, fleets and owner-operators, along with some environmental activists, spoke Thursday at a hearing on the next phase of fuel economy and emissions standards for heavy trucks.
August 7, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: E-logs could zap 3-5% of carriers, freight heads north — will rates?
Two questions posed from the latest trucking economic indicators: Will the e-log mandate push small carriers out of business? And will rates rebound with the recent freight upswing?
August 6, 2015
Business
Knight celebrates 25th anniversary with custom Volvo VNL 670 trucks
Knight Transportation has selected Volvo Trucks to supply 38 specially-decorated Volvo VNL 670 models to recognize its 25th anniversary.
August 5, 2015
Business
Company asks FMCSA to allow wireless, rechargeable tow lights for emergencies
TowMate has requested an exemption to allow carriers to use rechargeable, wireless tow lights to be used in emergency towing situations.
August 5, 2015
Business
Waste heat recovery: An old theory finds new life – but will it work for every trucking application?
One possible approach to greater diesel engine efficiency is the use of waste heat recovery systems. But what is a waste heat recovery system? How does it work? Is it viable for diesel truck engines?
August 4, 2015
Business
Congress told DOT’s vehicle safety oversight needs work
A Senate committee heard testimony earlier this year that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle safety oversight is undermined by inadequate data and analysis.
August 4, 2015
Vocational
Push Grows To Remove E15 At Fuel Pumps
SEMA opposes E15, contending that the fuel poses a risk to nearly 70 million older vehicles in addition to certain specialty high-performance equipment installed on newer vehicles.
July 30, 2015
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