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Fleet Managementby HDT StaffNovember 30, 2018

PrePass Looks Back at 25 Years of Weigh Station Bypass

PrePass this year celebrated its 25th anniversary and marked another milestone with the largest truck enrollment ever in the program-- more than 600,000 trucks. We sat down with Karen Rasmussen, CEO of HELP Inc., the public-private partnership that oversees the PrePass program, to get some insights.

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Equipmentby StaffNovember 30, 2018

Gigantic Load Takes Three Kenworth Trucks to Haul

It took three Kenworth trucks and months of planning to move a massive load through Washington state, with the combined weight approaching 1 million pounds.

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Fleet Managementby Jeff KauffmanNovember 28, 2018

Commentary: What Tonnage, Carloads and PMI Mean for Freight Demand

Understanding the relationship between truck tonnage and railroad carloads, as well as the importance of the Purchasing Managers’ Index in forecasting the direction of truck tonnage.

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Fuel Smartsby Stephane BabcockNovember 27, 2018

Volvo Electric Truck Making Its Way to West Coast

A closer look at the all-electric Class 8 truck that Volvo plans to introduce to the North American market after testing it with two California-based fleets.

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Aftermarketby Denise RondiniNovember 16, 2018

Commentary: One OEM’s Plan to Improve Service Experience

In a perfect world, trucks would never break down. In the real world even the best-made trucks need to come in for service. When that happens, fleet managers want service to be completed quickly and efficiently.

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Equipmentby Steven MartinezNovember 16, 2018

Glass Hauler Makes Deliveries a Little Easier with Curtain System

By adding Kinedyne’s new Kin-Slider curtain side system to its glass delivery trucks, Dearco Glass Paint & Decorating made deliveries more efficient, kept its product clean, and made its drivers’ days a little easier.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkNovember 16, 2018

Tire Makers Are Thinking Ahead to GHG Phase 2 Standards

EPA’s GHG Phase 2 rules are still a couple of years off, but tire makers are already designing and testing new ultra-low-rolling-resistance tires.

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Equipmentby Jim ParkNovember 16, 2018

Test Drive: Eaton Cummins Integrations Are Deeper Than Ever

The Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies joint venture has delivered a deeply integrated powertrain with calibrations that are exactly right for the times.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenNovember 16, 2018

ELD Lessons Learned

Two compliance experts weigh in on key enforcement issues for electronic logs.

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Equipmentby David CullenNovember 16, 2018

What's New in Medium Duty

There are more options than ever for midrange truck and cargo van buyers, from powertrain and fuel choices to driver amenities.

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