As a truck driver guides his rig along an interstate highway hundreds of miles from home, he might have a tendency to feel lonely. Yet in many cases, a multi-voiced conversation is going on inside the rig that he isn't even aware of it
Read More →There are several themes that run through almost any conversation about 2010 engines these days. Mostly they represent good news, we found as we talked to a variety of fleets in a follow-up to last October's "EPA 2010 Engine Scorecard.
Read More →The American Trucking Associations released the ATA Driver Compensation Study with the first look at the state of the trucking labor market since the end of the Great Recession
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Yara, a diesel exhaust fluid producer, launched a DEF locator mobile app that uses GPS technology to identify the DEF retail outlets closest to a driver's location
Read More →Sangar Cargo Security opened a new secure, high-value parking facility in Laredo, Texas
Read More →Roadranger Marketing announced a license agreement with K-Line Industries to manufacture and market special tools to service Eaton and Dana drivetrain components
Read More →Remember the glider kit? You buy a brand-new cab with a steer axle and frame rails, and install your own drivetrain - usually pulled from a wrecked truck or an older truck that has seen better days. Well, it seems they are making a bit of a comeback
Read More →Many fleets have discovered in recent months that you can't put 10 pounds of rocks into a 5-pound bag. Pushing trade cycles for highway trucks to squeeze a few more months or a year out of an asset may seem feasible, but the unplanned costs can eat you alive
Read More →Many fleets have discovered in recent months that you can't put 10 pounds of rocks into a 5-pound bag. Pushing trade cycles for highway trucks to squeeze a few more months or a year out of an asset may seem feasible, but the unplanned costs can eat you alive
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Steep hills can be tough on trucks, even if their manual transmissions have sufficiently low gearing and drivers are adept with the clutch
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