Trucks: Page 342

Timken expanding medium duty line

The Timken Company is expanding its product portfolio of tapered roller bearing sets, hub units and seals for medium-duty vehicles, including commercial vans, delivery trucks, bucket trucks and other fleet vehicles, according to our sister site, Truck Parts & Service. Thomas Tecklenburg, director of commercial vehicle original equipment and automotive aftermarket for Timken says the company and its distributors […]

November 8, 2013

Fun Trucks Friday: A police pass for delivery trucks; a flying ATV; a new El Camino?

Wouldn’t business be much easier if commercial fleets got the same right-of-way that emergency vehicles do? In some enlightened parts of the world, they do. And in some parts of the world, they still make a cousin of the Chevy El Camino. Coming to America?

November 8, 2013

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Class 8 orders jumped 39 percent in October, FTR reports

Preliminary data from FTR this week shows Class 8 net orders in October rose 39 percent from September orders and totaled 25,960 in the month.

November 7, 2013

WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: 99 bottles of beer on the ground…

Lift gates are tricky. I guess. [youtube 9YSmbylrqoo nolink] By the end of his shift, this delivery driver had every sewer rat in the area drunk. Undaunted by the mess, the driver is determined to make his delivery – even if it is a few dozen cases short. Throughout his attempt, he breaks a few […]

November 7, 2013

Auto Truck Group opens new facility

Auto Truck Group has opened a new facility in Maple Shade, N.J. The 43,280-square-foot facility is Auto Truck Group’s first facility and will have approximately two acres of on-site storage. Similar to Auto Truck’s other facilities, it will feature tools and equipment to support the design, manufacture and installation of truck equipment for a wide variety of […]

November 7, 2013

National Truck Body Solutions launches new website

National Truck Body Solutions has launched a new website and customer portal at www.nationaltruckbody.com. Customers can navigate and view a range of new trucks including carriers, dump trucks, lube trucks, mechanic trucks, truck-mounted cranes, vacuum trucks, water trucks and wrecking and recovery trucks. “Professional truck customers and fleet managers from coast to coast are increasingly relying on National […]

November 6, 2013

Voice technology, sensors aid precise backing, object detection

The market for voice distance indicator (VDI) technology is anyone who has a fleet of vehicles, whose vehicles have blind spots, and whose vehicles have backing accidents because of blind spots or driver inattention – so that’s about everyone.

November 6, 2013

The four backing sensors are installed in the bumper and wired to a speaker in the cab.

Hook-and-lift bodies make trucks a ‘transformer’

Denver truck customizer O.J. Watson recently teamed with Iowa-based component manufacturer SwapLoader U.S.A. to convert medium- to heavy-duty truck bodies into a true multi-purpose vehicle. A single vehicle with a single operator can be a dump truck in the morning, an aerial lift in the afternoon, and a container hauler in the evening with simple one-man conversions that take […]

November 6, 2013

Bridgestone retailer gets environmental nod

Bridgestone Commercial Solutions today announced that its Company-Owned Operations (COO) in Tampa, Fla., received Green Star Certification from Hillsborough County’s Environmental Protection Commission (EPC). Hillsborough County commissioners presented Bridgestone’s area GCR Tire Centers and Truck PM Plus with the award at their joint retail store location on East Adamo Drive. Green Star is an industry-friendly […]

November 5, 2013

Goodyear introduces single-axle drive and 6×2 tire

Goodyear’s SmartWay-verified G572 1AD truck tire for single-axle drive and 6×2 applications is engineered for high-torque applications and features the company’s proprietary Fuel Max Technology, which includes fuel-saving compounds and advanced design technology to help promote energy efficiency and fuel economy. The G572 1AD’s highly-siped center rib and lateral grooves help enhance all-season traction, while […]

November 4, 2013

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Mack works with environmental group to reduce energy use

Mack Trucks continues to work toward developing new ways to save energy at its Macungie Cab & Vehicle Assembly facility in Macungie, Pa. For the third consecutive year, Macungie hired an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps fellow, who worked to identify energy-saving opportunities and to develop a customized energy efficiency investment plan. “Working with […]

November 4, 2013

Freightliner now offering Meritor WABCO OnLane system

Meritor WABCO announced that its OnLane lane departure warning system, is available for immediate orders as an option on Freightliner Cascadia and Freightliner Cascadia Evolution models. Meritor WABCO’s OnLane, powered with SafeTrak technology by Takata, is a forward-looking, vision-based lane departure warning system designed to monitor road markings and the vehicle’s position in the lane. […]

November 4, 2013

Navistar sells horse trailer business

Navistar has sold its horse trailer manufacturing business, Bison Coach, to Thor Industries Inc. for about $16.7 million in cash the companies confirmed Monday. “We are pleased to welcome Bison Coach to the Thor team,” Bob Martin, Thor president and CEO, said in a statement. “The addition of Bison adds depth in a new specialty […]

November 4, 2013

Enforcement blitz places 2,700 out of service, has all-time OOS low

Of the 20,067 commercial vehicles inspected in the September-held Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week, 2,714 were placed out of service to produce a 13.5 percent out-of-service rate.

November 4, 2013

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WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Some times, you’re the windshield…

You know, at lot of our ‘Whoops’ videos come to us from Russia. I guess the driver’s exam is a lot easier over there. [youtube qqDrnR2bWk4 nolink] The driver with the dash cam (who sounds as if he’s rocking out to some easy listening on the radio) gives us a great view of the luckiest […]

November 4, 2013

Fontaine Modification names new vocational operations manager

Nate Eichinger will oversee vocational truck operations for Fontaine Modification, North America’s most comprehensive provider of truck modification services for OEMs, dealers and fleets. As vocational operations manager, Eichinger will direct production and scheduling at all of Fontaine’s vocational truck facilities nationwide. Eichinger joined Fontaine Modification in 2011. He previously served as manager of its […]

November 4, 2013

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US Cargo Control adds to flatbed line

US Cargo Control continues its product expansion initiatives, with several new items to serve its customers in the flatbed trucking industry. Products added include heavy-duty polyester shock cord and coated bungee hooks for creating custom length bungee cords; additional lengths of rubber tarp straps; and multi-purpose EasyKlip grip clips and bungee balls, the company says. […]

November 4, 2013

Meritor updates iPad app

Meritor has released updated content for Meritor Mobile, a sales and service iPad information tool for customers, featuring the company’s complete North American product portfolio. Meritor Mobile has been updated to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of sales and service personnel in the commercial vehicle and industrial sectors. The application includes the following updates: · […]

November 1, 2013

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Fleet Compliance

The cost of fleet compliance failures

Compliance failures are threatening fleet survival. Industry experts reveal the critical gaps costing carriers millions.

Security camera overlooking red semi-truck at warehouse loading dock

Cargo theft costs trucking $18 million per day, most loads never recovered

Worker in safety vest checking truck tire in industrial manufacturing facility

Trump delays heavy truck tariff one month, adds medium-duty tax

All New Volvo Vnl On Highway Fully Loaded Test Drive

Test driving Volvo's all new VNL

White and blue tanker truck with silver trailer parked on concrete lot

Trimac acquires Service Transport Company

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