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10 Trailer Inspection Tips To Save You Money
Regular walk-around inspections help thwart costly equipment trailer maintenance and safety issues
April 1, 2014
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GM Recalls Continue to Rise: 2014-15 Pickups Hit
490,000 2014-2015 GM Full-size pickups and SUVs hit with safety recall
March 30, 2014
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TrailerTail to be standard option on Kentucky Trailer, per new partnership
ATDynamics, maker of the TrailerTail rear drag aerodynamic device, announced it has partnered with Kentucky Trailer to make the TrailerTail Drop Frame a standard option on all of Kentucky’s 2014 trailer orders. Frito Lay will take the first 89 trailers off the line in the new partnership.
March 28, 2014
Business
More Kaputi Shop Cartoons from vintage CCJ
Kaputi Part II: Open an issue of Commercial Carrier Journal from the Fifties or Sixties and you can practically smell the cigarette smoke and grease wafting up from the pages. Budgets were big, back then. CCJ employed an editorial cartoonist to depict safety issues and other issues of the day. The jokes are sometimes sexist […]
March 28, 2014
Business
Panel: Signs pointing to 2014 as year for industry, truck sale growth
At the HDMA Breakfast Briefing at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., Friday, panelists said 2014 has potential for significant growth based on underlying industrial fundamentals.
March 28, 2014
Business
Mitsubishi Electric unveils new 200 amp alternator
Less than 24 months after entering the heavy-duty alternator business, Mitsubishi Electric unveiled a new 200 amp heavy-duty alternator at the Mid-America trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. Friday. The Diamond Power A200 (DP A200) – a brushless, pad-mount alternator for heavy-duty trucks – features five new patents. “This is some of the most advanced new […]
March 28, 2014
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Balancing Equipment Trailer Loads
Proper positioning of your equipment on the trailer your pickup is towing is a critical safety factor.
March 28, 2014
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Fun Trucks Friday: Transformers limited edition
The Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville this week is packed with fun, hard working trucks, but one vehicle reigns supreme. This Fun Trucks Friday pays homage to the baddest truck on the planet, and if Earthlings want to continue to live here in relative peace and prosperity, it’s a good thing Optimus Prime is back.
March 28, 2014
Trucks
Hendrickson rolls out new VANTRAXX slider
Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems rolled out its new VANTRAAX ULTRAA-K, the industry’s strongest and lightest slider system, at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. Thursday. The system will be available beginning July 2014. “The ULTRAA-K truly represents game-changing technology that redefines the standard for ride quality low-cost operations for trailers,” says Perry Bahr, vice […]
March 28, 2014
Trucks
Toyo rolling out new long haul steer tire
Toyo Tire USA unveiled its new low rolling resistance steer radial tire designed for use in long haul applications at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. Thursday. The M177 is a premium EPA SmartWay verified tire created using e-balance technology and its optimized casing profile is designed to minimize irregular wear, according to Lowell Slimp, Commercial […]
March 28, 2014
Business
Thermo King showcases range of products at MATS
From technology innovations that impact transport refrigeration to strategies and solutions for improving operational efficiency, Thermo King’s exhibit space at the 2014 Mid-America Trucking Show features four customer-driven solutions and services at the show.
March 28, 2014
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Propane Pickup Maintenance: What You Need To Know
Equipment World’s Tom Jackson discusses what fleet managers need to know about propane-powered pickup maintenance
March 28, 2014
Business
Electronic logging device rule proposal published, comment period ends May 27
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s latest attempt at an electronic logging device mandate has been published in the Federal Register as a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and the agency will accept public comment on the proposed rule for 60 days.
March 28, 2014
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Daimler brands display ‘star power’ at MATS
From show-stopping tie-ins to Optimus Prime, NASCAR and tire-smoking tractors, to more mundane matters such as fuel efficiency improvements and automated transmission sales, Daimler Trucks North America used its press preview hour at the Mid-America trucking Show to highlight a wide range of industry-leading products from the company’s various brands – and to hint at more to come.
March 27, 2014
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XL Specialized Trailers sets sights on developing construction market
XL Specialized Trailers will release its XL Bottom Dump trailer later this year in an effort to capture more of the construction market which has begun to rebound. The XL Bottom Dump trailer was displayed at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. Ideal for the aggregates industry […]
March 27, 2014
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Navistar develops technologies to improve uptime, customer control
Technologies aimed at maximizing vehicle uptime while offering customers more options and control were the topics discussed by Navistar Inc. leaders Thursday during the company’s annual press event at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The offerings – OnCommand Connection, Diamond Logic and fully automatic and automated manual transmissions – are designed to make vehicles more fuel […]
March 27, 2014
Business
Photo gallery: Walmart unveils concept truck built by Peterbilt, Great Dane
In addition to the teardrop shaped body that’s supposed to improve aerodynamics by 20 percent over conventional models, it has a fuel-neutral turbine engine, meaning it can run on diesel, gasoline, natural gas and biofuels among other sources.
March 27, 2014
Business
Better-than-expected fuel economy, I-Shift penetration, remote diagnostics highlight Volvo announcements
Volvo President Goran Nyberg said the company’s 2014 engines are getting higher fuel economy than the company originally expected, besting their 2013 counterparts by 3 percent, rather than the 2 percent Volvo predicted. yberg also gave updates on the company’s I-Shift automated-manual transmission, Volvo’s remote diagnostics platform and alternative fuel-powered trucks.
March 27, 2014
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