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Business
Class 8 orders see another solid month in March
Class 8 orders in March were solid again in March, rounding out a quarter that points toward a growth cycle for truck sales, according to data released last week by firms FTR and ACT Research.
April 7, 2014
Vocational
Study recommends separate natural gas fuel efficiency standard
Expanding the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and greater use of aerodynamic devices on trailers are among the strategies recommended by a new National Research Council report for reducing fuel consumption by tractor-trailers, commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and other medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
April 7, 2014
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Class 3-6
Rule will make backup cameras a requirement
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Monday morning published in the Federal Register its long-awaited final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) 111 to require rear backup systems/cameras on light duty vehicles. The regulation was mandated by Congress in 2007. “The agency anticipates that today’s final rule will significantly reduce back-over crashes involving children, persons […]
April 7, 2014
Vocational
2014 Special Edition Duck Commander Chevy Silverado 1500
Duck Commander’s Willie Robertson teams up with Chevy and Line-X to offer fans a special-edition 1500 Silverado
April 7, 2014
Business
A CCJ Photo Gallery: The Nifty Fifties: Trucking in 1954.
By the 1950s, America was clearly the world’s leading nation. Trucking was helping fuel the booming economy and well on it’s way to becoming a leading national industry and technological front-runner in its own right.
April 4, 2014
Vocational
Fun Trucks Friday, in love and war and you name it
Why just food trucks? Maybe there are other ways trucks and vans can be used to bring goods and services to the people.
April 4, 2014
Vocational
A.R.E. Adds F-150 Work Truck Tonneau Cover
Shortbed F-150 hard tonneau cover has side-opening doors for multiple access points
April 4, 2014
Vocational
READERS REACT: Weighing in on trailer inspection tips
In response to our article earlier this week, “10 trailer inspection tips to save you money“, two regular HWT readers offered some tips of their own. Mark Clemons says, “we have found lack of PM comes in second as cause of failures. First is MIFs (maintenance induced failures). Packing bearings twice a year is…screaming for […]
April 4, 2014
Class 3-6
Utilimaster’s Reach van lands big fleet sale
The Reach commercial van is finding its stride, chalking up an additional 670 unit fleet order, Utilimaster reported this week.
April 4, 2014
Vocational
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April 3, 2014
Business
What’s up at Cummins?
The 2014 Mid-America Truck Show is in the books. And while, by all accounts, it was a good gathering for the industry at large, frankly, there wasn’t a lot of really big news coming out of Louisville last week. That’s not to say there weren’t important announcements made or insights gained. But, let’s put it […]
April 3, 2014
Business
Tractor pulling champ visits Shell tech center in Houston
Larry Koester, four-time national tractor pulling champion and advocate for Shell Rotella, recently visited the Shell Technology Center Houston on his way to the city’s annual Livestock Show and Rodeo. “In tractor pulling, our engines have four times the horsepower of a NASCAR race car. As we pull a heavy sled down the track, the load on […]
April 2, 2014
Business
Best of MATS: A recap of the trends and popular stories from the show
It was a year for connectivity and tech at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., last week: Remote diagnostics, in-dash systems to help train drivers and boost fuel economy, autonomous truck mechanisms, concept trucks and data highlighted the show’s annual announcements from truck, engine and component manufacturers. Here’s a look at some of the […]
April 2, 2014
Vocational
Natural gas update: Milestones, markets and math tools
Though natural gas hasn’t generated much buzz at this spring’s round of truck shows, early adopters in the industry continue to move forward where the diesel alternative makes operational sense.
April 2, 2014
Business
Daimler forges ahead with solid global production numbers
Daimler Trucks continues to reap the rewards of a highly successful global strategy. This was the essence of a press conference with Daimler Truck’s top management team at the Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, KY, last week. The briefing was presented by Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, Board of Management, Daimler AG, Daimler Trucks and Buses, Martin […]
April 1, 2014
Vocational
Alliances expand reach of eNow’s solar technology
Through a recently announced business alliance with transportation technology deployment specialists Velociti, eNow expects to expand market exposure for its line of solar powered energy systems aimed at transportation applications, the clean-tech company says.
April 1, 2014
Business
Kenworth celebrates 40 years at Chillicothe plant
Kenworth Truck Company’s assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary of building The World’s Best trucks. The first Kenworth truck rolled off the Chillicothe assembly line in March 1974. Since that date, the employees at Kenworth’s largest plant have assembled more than 410,000 trucks with a focus on quality, efficiency, environmental stewardship […]
April 1, 2014
Class 3-6
Ram to revise ProMaster cargo volume spec downward
When the Ram Truck brand introduced the ProMaster van last fall, some basic, customer-critical specs were apparently lost in translation.
April 1, 2014
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