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Ways to improve maintenance to extend the lifecycle of your fleet's trucks

One area that tends to get left behind when budgets get tight is maintenance and equipment, but there are ways to save money in those areas while also making sure your equipment is still maintained and reliable.

December 2, 2022

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Watch: Jacobs demonstrates cylinder deactivation and active decompression technology

Jacobs Vehicle Systems shows how cylinder deactivation cuts fuel consumption and emissions while active decompression technology eliminates cab shake during engine shut down and start-up.

November 28, 2022

Jacobs Tula cylinder deactivation demonstration International LT

Watch: The current state of the diesel technician workforce

CCJ parent Randall Reilly earlier this year, in partnership with Shell Lubricant Solutions, produced the 2022 State of Diesel Technicians report, a survey-based analysis of the current state of the diesel technician trade.

November 25, 2022

Mechanic looking under the hood

With temps falling, it's time for a coolant checkup

There are more than a handful of ways to test a coolant, but two methods are more reliable than many of the others.

November 24, 2022

truck radiator and antifreeze

RFP season a good time to focus on costs as much as rates

Tightening market conditions and a cost per mile average that right now might be over $2 for some motor carriers often sends the accounting department to its spreadsheets to analyze rate structure.

November 18, 2022

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How carriers view sustainability in trucking as fuel prices rise

Small and mid-size trucking companies across the U.S. paint a picture of sustainability efforts in the industry.

November 10, 2022

Sustainability in Trucking

Drivers' prior traffic violations, convictions can help predict future crash involvement

Joining Jason and Matt on this week's 10-44 is ATRI's Dan Murray, who talks about the firm's latest research into which regs violations are most statistically likely to predict future crash involvement

November 3, 2022

Predicting future crash involvement

Watch: Driving recap of Volvo's VNR Electric

Get a detailed breakdown on how you can tell the truck is ready to move in the absence of the familiar sound of a running diesel engine.

November 2, 2022

Filters often an unintended casualty of extended intervals, forgetfulness

Joining Matt and Jason on this week's 10-44 is NationaLease Vice President of Truck Technology and Maintenance Joe Puff.

October 27, 2022

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Watch: Prius, cyclist spared from tractor-trailer thanks to ZF OnGuardMAX

Watch CCJ's recent test run in an International LT equipped with ZF's new OnGuardMAX which has made big improvements in autonomous braking on highway and in busy city traffic.

October 26, 2022

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Carriers can become part of a shipper's disaster response plan

Trucking is becoming a much more automated process, where fewer people have to be involved in any of it.

October 20, 2022

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Two former inmates using box truck course to help others beat the odds

Aaron Smith and Ed Hennings are well aware of trucking's driver shortage and believe their Escaping the Odds box truck course can help bring more drivers into the industry.

October 14, 2022

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Watch: Navistar President and CEO Mathias Carlbaum talks electric trucks, regulations, fuel cell and more

Strategic partnerships, regulations and powertrain batteries are some of the topics Navistar President and CEO Mathias Carlbaum touched on during an interview with Commercial Carrier Journal.

October 7, 2022

Navistar eMV electric truck

Driverless trucking: Driver shortage solution or missing link in the supply chain?

The American Trucking Associations estimates that the truck driver shortage could reach 160,000 by 2030 – the same year many autonomous tech companies expect their platforms to be mature and ready for primetime.

October 6, 2022

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Truck drivers leaving increasingly more driving hours on the table

Using data collected from ELDs, FleetOps found that drivers are leaving more of their driving time on the table than they were a year ago. A survey of carriers dug into why that's the case.

September 30, 2022

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Cleaner, hotter engines add stress to the DPF, maintenance

The success of the aftertreatment system relies heavily on the diesel particulate filter (DPF), and cleaner, hotter-burning engines are putting more stress on a component that, while expensive, is also increasingly difficult to find.

September 22, 2022

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Watch: Kenworth's chief engineer on new TX-18 transmission and all-electric trucks

Kenworth Chief Engineer Joe Adams talks to CCJ Senior Editor Tom Quimby about the new TX-18 automated transmission and explains how Kenworth can help fleets get behind the wheel of an electric T680E, K370E and K270E.

September 18, 2022

Artificial intelligence can improve driver utilization and maximize fleet efficiency

Trucking companies everywhere are always looking for ways to become more efficient. Whether that’s with driver or truck utilization or something else, most fleets have areas they could improve on.

September 16, 2022

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Tesla delivers 'the most badass rig on the road' to Pepsi

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Thursday night handed over his company's first production electric Semi trucks to PepsiCo.

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The new age of driver recruitment leans into the power of social media

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House passes bill to avoid rail strike

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Rail strike would 'immediately disrupt' fuel, DEF supply

Mechanic looking under the hood

Watch: The current state of the diesel technician workforce

Get all the info on the top 250 trucking companies in America

View, sort and download the trucking industry’s most comprehensive ranking of for-hire carriers in North America, based on a blend of metrics including fleet size, annual revenue and number of drivers.

Penske On-Site Maintenance: Elevate your shop and your business

Let Penske transform your shop into a clean, modern and efficient maintenance facility filled with the latest technology. Read on to learn how On-Site Maintenance can help you solve your toughest fleet maintenance challenges.