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Readers weigh-in on tire myths
Last week, a couple Hard Working Trucks readers shared some tire insight and advice after reading the article, âBridgestone debunks four winter driving myths.â Reader bmccull, in response to the first myth, âYou donât need winter tires unless itâs snowingâ added: âWe are constantly told that the rubber compound on a normal tire loses adhesion [âŚ]
December 10, 2013
Vocational
Westport unveils NexGen HPDI
Westport Innovations Inc. unveiled Tuesday its next generation of high pressure direct injection technology platform. Dubbed Westport HPDI 2.0, the new generation of natural gas technology will provide global vehicle and engine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with a vertically integrated natural gas solution with breakthrough price, performance, and fuel economy. RELATED: Westport, Clean Energy team up [âŚ]
December 10, 2013
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July 7, 2025
Business
Is a glider kit the way to start using natural gas?
CCJ Equipment Editor Jack Roberts poses the question: With lower acquisition costs and some other perceived benefits, could nat gas glider kits help fleets make a transition away from diesel and toward alt fuel?
December 9, 2013
Business
CARB sued over DPF requirement as OOIDA alleges rule is unconstitutional
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has sued the California Air Resources Board over the agencyâs requirement that 2006 year-model and older trucks be retrofitted with a particulate matter filter to run in the state, alleging the regulation is unfairly costly, not beneficial and unconstitutional.
December 6, 2013
Business
Class 8 orders top 20k in November, still holding in âOKâ pattern
In what ACT Research is calling the âGreat OKâ for truck orders, preliminary data suggests Class 8 orders will be about 21,200 in November, ACT reports. FTR Associates has reported similar numbers. Both report slow growth, but positive year-over-year data.
December 6, 2013
Business
CARB proposes more exemptions, hears public comment on impact on trucking
The California Air Resources board has proposed another exemption to its slate of Jan. 1 regulatory changes, which would allow truck owners to run in certain âNOx-exemptâ counties without retrofitting their trucks with diesel particulate filters or buying new equipment.
December 6, 2013
Vocational
Ice storm pulls utility crews together
Utility crews from around the southeast are headed across parts of the southwest as that region deals with its first major snow and ice storm of the season. Georgia Power officials say they will send nearly 400 employees from Albany, Bainbridge, Tifton and Valdosta to Arkansas to assist with damage today. Alabama Power officials say they [âŚ]
December 6, 2013
Trucks
Nationwide bakery orders 100 electric Workhorse vans
AMP Trucks said Friday the company has received an initial purchase order for Workhorse E-100 Walk-In Vans, with a range of up to 100 miles and built on the W62 chassis. âThese vehicles are particularly well-suited for the stop and go nature of route delivery,â said Steve Burns, CEO of AMP/Workhorse. âWith electric cost of [âŚ]
December 6, 2013
Trucks
WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Have a Coke and a smile
Weâve seen before that liftgates and poorly stacked crates of bubbly liquids can have a disastrous, if not somewhat fantastic, ending. However, this Coke delivery driver managed to actually get his load off the truck unscathed. That he got the overloaded dolly off the truck is a miracle in itself. Inside the building is where [âŚ]
December 6, 2013
Vocational
Club Car launching new line of Carryall utility vehicles
Renowned primarily for its golf carts, Club Car has launched a new line of Carryall utility and transport vehicles to help commercial and industrial customers transition from pickup trucks to gas, diesel or zero-emissions electric utility vehicles (UTVS). The new vehicles will be available next month. âWe designed and engineered the new Carryall utility vehicle line based [âŚ]
December 6, 2013
Vocational
ROUSH CleanTech staff up to 80 from 6 two years ago
ROUSH CleanTech recently added five business development executives, bringing its staff to 80, up from six in 2010. âWeâve invested more than $35 million to establish a solid foundation with the most advanced technology backed by a robust supply chain,â says Todd Mouw, vice president of sales and marketing at ROUSH CleanTech. âCoupled with Roushâs [âŚ]
December 6, 2013
Business
âHigh-endâ truck research paved way for SmartTruck undertray systems
SmartTruck, at its core a research company formed in 2009, brought to market in 2011 its undertray system for reefer and dry van trailers âsystems the company says yield more than 6 percent gains in fuel economy, both in track and real-world tests. The company showed off to press this week itâs data-gathering capabilities, which it used to develop the system.
December 5, 2013
Business
Stewart Logisticsâ Brian Orr crunches the numbers on his natural gas glider trucks
December 5, 2013
Business
Primeâs John Hancock on the fleetâs driver pay approach
December 5, 2013
Business
Keith Tuttle with Motor Carrier Services talks driver pay strategies
December 5, 2013
Business
Making the decision to try a natural gas glider truck
December 5, 2013
Vocational
Building Las Vegas
If youâve ever blown a car payment on a Las Vegas roulette wheel or hit it big on a dollar slot machine, you can â at least partially â thank southern California-based Apex Logistics. The largest bulk carrier in the region, Apex played a key role in building Las Vegas as we know it. âWe have been [âŚ]
December 5, 2013
Vocational
WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Sparks fly
Most everyone likes a good fireworks or light show, and this womanâs electric company was nice enough to come give her one at her home for free. [youtube KT8oX0dHCvA nolink] She managed to keep her cool, although you have to question how frightened she actually was since she never left the second floor window. The [âŚ]
December 5, 2013
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