
The engine is an often underused fuel-saving device. Optimizing the engine parameters of new trucks could improve fuel efficiency by 5 to 8%.
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The tough, burly tractor and its 600-hp diesel work hard to pull a heavy “train” trailer in frozen conditions.
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2014 and 2015 might be the sweet spot for aftermarket parts and service, in large part due to the average age of the truck population.
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Is SmartWay verification enough to calculate the return on investing in add-on aerodynamic devices?
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For the first time in recorded history, the EPA and NHTSA are sort of your friends.
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Heavy Duty Trucking’s annual Truck Fleet Innovator awards honor fleet executives who are willing to change up the way they do things and have a track record of leading their industries into new and sometimes uncharted waters.
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Do the fuel savings of low-rolling-resistance tires outweigh the assumed shorter miles-to-removal? A TMC survey found a disturbing lack of knowledge among members about their own fleet operations.
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Chris Villavarayan tells HDT about his first year as president of Meritor Americas, Meritor's latest axle and tire inflation news, the global business and more.
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In the face of a shrinking, aging driver population with high levels of driver turnover the trucking industry and individual carriers are looking for ways to expand the driver pool. Part 3 in HDT's Driver Dilemma series on the driver shortage.
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Are you treating your drivers like employees?That may sound like an odd question. Unless you use owner-operators, of course your drivers are employees. But … do you really treat them like the rest of your employees?
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