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Volvo renews commitment to America’s Road Team
Volvo Trucks will remain the sole sponsor in 2014 of the America’s Road Team, the premier trucking industry safety outreach program. Gӧran Nyberg, president of Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing, announced Volvo’s ongoing support today at the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. “It’s an honor to be […]
October 21, 2013
Business
Navistar introduces Automated and Automatic transmission portfolio
Navistar today says it the first to market with a portfolio of fully automatic and automated manual transmissions for a range of applications. The options will be available on International ProStar and International TranStar vehicles. “At Navistar we continue to evaluate technologies aimed at reducing the cost of operations for our customers, but the greatest […]
October 21, 2013
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Crane truck delivers Utah memorial after 9K mile trek
Today, a National 1300a 30-ton max lifting capacity, 110-foot, four-section boom crane will lift and place a 13,000 pound cube of concrete into place. A similar thing will happen a few dozen times across the country today, but – for some reason – the one going on in Salt Lake City, Utah is more important. The crane […]
October 21, 2013
Business
Navistar launches OnCommand Connection telematics system
Navistar is showcasing its new OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system at The ATA Show in Orlando, FL, this week. The company says the new remote diagnostic system is the first portal that uses an open architecture structure which allows fleets to use it with existing telematics providers. This means it can be used with competitive […]
October 20, 2013
Business
ATDynamics introduces automatic deployment system for TrailerTail
ATDynamics, supplier of semi-trailer rear-drag aerodynamics technology, today announced the launch of TrailerTail AutoDeploy systems at the ATA Show in Orlando, FL. “For over-the-road trucking fleets, who now have almost universally adopted aerodynamic trucks and skirted trailers, the single most important fuel efficiency upgrade is the integration of ATDynamics TrailerTail equipment to eliminate drag at […]
October 20, 2013
Business
Michelin expands Roadside Emergency services with OnCall 2.0
Michelin has dramatically expanded its OnCall Emergency Tire Service with today’s launch of OnCall 2.0 at the ATA Show in Orlando, FL, today. Michelin vice president, Vic Kolsch says the enhanced service package is “now about much more than tires.” New aspects for the service include mechanical, towing and tire service features as well as […]
October 20, 2013
Business
Alcoa Wheels says new alloy will lead to host of new products
Alcoa has developed a new aluminum alloy that it says will soon allow for the introduction of lighter-weight truck wheels and other heavy-duty vehicle components. Alcoa Wheels Vice President, Merrick Murphy, speaking today at the ATA Show in Orlando, FL, noted that 2013 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of Alcoa, and the 65th […]
October 20, 2013
Business
J.J. Keller now compatible with Apple iPhone and iPad
J.J. Keller announced at the ATA Show in Orlando, FL, today that its E-Log and Fleet Management Systems are now even more flexible because they are now approved by, and completely compatible with Apple products, including iPhone and iPad. “This means that fleets now have the unique freedom to choose the device they or combination […]
October 19, 2013
Business
Pressure Pro announces “next step TPMS system at ATA
PressurePro says it is the next level in tire pressure monitoring sytems at the ATA Show in Orlando, FL, today. Going beyond simple pressure monitoring, Jason Zaroor, director of sales, for the company, says Pressure Pro offers fleets a full suite of features including tire temperature data, data logging, telematics and remote monitoring. “Pressure Pro […]
October 19, 2013
Business
LInkeDrive debuts PedalCoach fuel economy software at ATA
LinkeDrive says its new PedalCoach driver-focused fuel economy software can save fleets “a nickel a mile” in fuel costs. Company founder and CEO Jeff Baer says PedalCoach reads and analyzes data from a commerical vehicle’s J1939 canbus to deliver “unique and appropriate fuel economy targets” for drivers to aim for in daily driving. The software, […]
October 19, 2013
Business
Navistar wins latest court battle
A federal court on Friday dismissed a challenge from three of the world’s largest heavy truck makers aimed at voiding emissions compliance certificates granted to Navistar from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The “certificates of conformity” allowed Navistar to make and sell non-complaint model engines while being assessed a fine on each one sold. The […]
October 19, 2013
Trucks
Charles Cooks shows the Peterbilt Model 220
Peterbilt’s Charles Cook talks up the Model 220 Truck of the Year entry. The video is below.
October 18, 2013
Trucks
Doug Pierce shows the 2014 TerraStar 4×4
Doug Pierce walked us around the Black Beauty TerraStar 4×4 and talked about why the truck should be the Truck of the Year. The video is below.
October 18, 2013
Trucks
Shawn Schneider shows the 2014 Peterbilt 579
Shawn Schneider walked us around the Peterbilt 579 and gave his reasons why he thinks the 579 should win the the Truck of the Year. The video is below.
October 18, 2013
Business
Alan Fennimore shows the Kenworth T880
Kenworth’s Alan Fennimore showed us around the Kenworth T880 and talked about some of its features. The video is below.
October 18, 2013
Vocational
WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Do you smell smoke?
This one is almost too good to be true. Apparently, in Russia, the smell of a raging inferno is so common that it’s possible you won’t realize your truck is on fire. [youtube mk1eeZeiD4U nolink] This guy hauls several cubic yards of a forrest fire around town before finally realizing something is amiss. His solution […]
October 18, 2013
Trucks
Goodyear launches SmartFleet program
Owner-operators up to mid-size fleets now have full access to many of the advantages that larger trucking fleets enjoy thanks to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s new Smart Fleet program. “The new Goodyear Smart Fleet program has been designed for customers who want ‘the best of the best’ and gives owner-operators through mid-size fleets […]
October 18, 2013
Business
Jeff Roberts shows 2014 Prostar+
Jeff Roberts, manager of sales education from Navistar, showed us some of the new aerodynamic features of the 2014 Prostar+. The video is below.
October 18, 2013
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