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Vendors, technology can add expertise to tire management
According to the FMCSA, approximately 7% of all tires are under-inflated by at least 20 PSI, & only 44% of all tires are within 5 PSI of their target pressure.
October 24, 2018
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CCJ Innovator: Navajo Express expands driving opportunities with exclusive trailer fleet
Denver-based refrigerated hauler uses larger trailers and doubles to increase payload and reduce costs while giving drivers more home time.
October 24, 2018
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The new Volvo Trucks configurator
Volvo Trucks North America
The new Volvo VNL’s features and trim levels are available to examine interactively. Volvo Trucks has developed a new state-of-the-art online configurator exclusively for VNL models. The configurator provides detailed information on the features and benefits of each trim level and cab option, as well as a 360-degree view of the truck inside and out.
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Vocational
Kenworth boosts electronic system to offer better PTO functionality
Kenworth is introducing new vehicle electronics for its T680, T880 and W990 models equipped with the Paccar MX-13 or MX-11 engine. Kenworth says the new electronic system updates, now in production, enable easier integration of new options into its trucks, while also simplifying wiring, providing control system feedback to drivers (switch visual cues, for example), and leveraging […]
October 24, 2018
Vocational
Tree service company cuts its way to Panama City, Fla.
Arbormax was determined to get to hurricane-ravaged Panama City but they first had to cut their way to get here. On Oct. 11, one day after the third most powerful hurricane in U.S. history made landfall, the North Carolina-based tree removal company hit the road in Tallahassee but didn’t get far. Hurricane Michael had not […]
October 23, 2018
Trucks
Loose trailer hitch flies through car’s windshield on I-45 in Texas
A trailer hitch was turned into a missile in Texas on Monday as it fell off a vehicle and crashed through a windshield of a trailing car on Interstate 45. Pictures posted on the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page show a dented roof of a BMW and large hole in its windshield. “Tragedy was […]
October 23, 2018
Business
Kenworth introduces new vehicle electronics for T680, T880, W990
The new electronic system updates enable easier integration of new options into its trucks equipped with the Paccar MX-13 or MX-11 engine. Details here.
October 23, 2018
Business
Volvo Trucks partners with SAS to enhance Remote Diagnostics with analytics, AI
To allow more precise analysis and decision-making, Volvo Trucks and SAS helped refine the uptime-enhancing Remote Diagnostics through greater processing power.
October 23, 2018
Vocational
Dump truck driver in Utah kills six while driving drunk troopers say
A dump truck driver who struck and killed six people riding in a pickup truck in Utah on Friday was drunk at the time of the crash, according to law enforcement. Utah Highway Patrol reported that 41-year-old Jamie Don McKenzie had been driving westbound with a load of dirt on State Route 40 about 20 […]
October 22, 2018
Business
Navistar establishing technical training partnership with trade schools, truck dealers
Navistar will provide software and other solutions to enhance the technical learning experience and help schools attract additional students. More here.
October 22, 2018
Vocational
National Crane intros tractor-mounted version of its NBT30H-2
By Don McLoud Calling it the next evolution of the boom truck, National Crane introduces the tractor-mounted NBT30H-2 TM. The boom truck is based on the NBT30H-2 crane-mounted truck and was built in response to customer feedback, the Manitowoc subsidiary says. The new 30-ton truck is designed for oil-field work but can also serve as […]
October 22, 2018
Vocational
Sales of natural gas trucks sliding through 2018
After U.S. and Canadian Natural Gas Class 8 truck retail sales rose 13 percent last year the market has slipped by 28 percent year-to-date through August, ACT Research reported Friday in releasing its recent quarterly report (Natural Gas & Alternative Fuels Quarterly). ACT Research states year-to-date sales at this point in 2017 were flat year-over-year. “On […]
October 22, 2018
Vocational
Toyota joins agency to find vehicles with open recalls
Toyota Motor North America has joined the National Safety Council’s Check To Protect campaign, which seeks to reduce the number of vehicles with open recalls. Toyota says it will work with the Council to spread the word to vehicle owners about the importance of checking for open recalls and, if necessary, getting them repaired for free […]
October 18, 2018
Vocational
Truck lift turns all trucks into dump truck
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need a dump truck but simply don’t have access to one? Sure you have! Bruks, an Arbrå, Sweden-based material handling equipment manufacturer, is banking on that happening more often that not. The company’s Drive-Thru Truck Dumper turns every truck into a dump truck by lifting […]
October 18, 2018
Vocational
Paccar, Volvo trucks swept up in Cummins recall
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has included nearly 50,000 Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors and more than 3,000 Volvo trucks in a recall affecting trucks spec’d with Cummins ISX15 or X15 engines. The recall stems from fuel lines potentially bursting if the fuel pump cooling circuit screen becoming restricted in certain driving conditions, such as on […]
October 18, 2018
Business
Rule to roll back glider kit regs removed from EPA’s regulatory calendar
The Environment Protection Agency removed a rule that would have repealed Obama-era emissions placed on glider kit manufacturers. Get more information on CCJ.
October 18, 2018
Business
More than 50,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt, Volvo tractors included in Cummins fuel line recall
Thousands of Kenworth, Peterbilt and Volvo semi-trucks are now included in a recall affecting trucks equipped with Cummins ISX15 or X15 engines. Details on CCJ.
October 18, 2018
Trucks
Uber deploying trailer leasing program
Uber announced Wednesday a new venture, Powerloop, designed to work partly in tandem with the company’s freight-matching system Uber Freight. The company is an affiliate of Uber Freight and is owned by Uber Technologies. Powerloop at its core is a trailer leasing program, in which trailers are rented to participating carriers at $25 per day. […]
October 18, 2018
Trucks
Workhorse readies production of electric step-in van
Workhorse has started production of its new light-weight electric delivery vehicle, the NGEN-1000. With a range of 100 miles, the two-ton truck weighs nearly one-third of a traditional diesel step-van but offers 1,000 cubic feet of storage and 3-ton carrying capacity that is comparable to traditionally fueled units. “For as long as I can remember, […]
October 17, 2018
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