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Products•by Staff•May 6, 2011

Peterson LED Light Meets California Title 13 Requirements

Peterson's Model 354 Series of LED Mid-Turn Lights meets Title 13 compliance for use on long trailers in the state of California

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Products•by Staff•May 4, 2011

Xata Teams up with ZoomSafer to Address Distracted Driving

Xata Corp. announced is integrating and reselling ZoomSafer's software, FleetSafer Mobile and FleetSafer Vision, both of which can be customized to a fleet's specific mobile phone policies

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Products•by Staff•May 4, 2011

Window Crimp & Seal Connectors Offer Visibility

Phillips Industries has applied its Clear-Vu and Sta-Dry technologies to new Window Crimp & Seal Connectors, providing optimal visual assurance that wires are sealed and crimped properly and that corrosion build-up is prevented.

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Products•by Staff•May 4, 2011

Clore High-Capacity Jump Starter

Clore Automotive introduces the ES6000, a high-capacity 12-volt jump starter from Truck PAC

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Products•by Staff•May 4, 2011

Dana Launches Aftermarket Drivetrain Product Line

Dana announced a new line of SVL drivetrain components for the automotive, commercial-vehicle, and off-highway aftermarkets. Designed specifically for older (post-warranty) vehicles, SVL products offer quality replacement parts for vehicles with lower usage cycles

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Maintenance•by Staff•May 3, 2011

TMC reefer task force: Timely trailer repairs important

It's not enough to write the correct specs for trailer insulation values when you order. Proper maintenance and repairs are vital. The Technology & Maintenance Council of ATA has a task force on preserving reefer insulation values

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Equipment•by Tom Berg•May 3, 2011

Baby It's Cold Inside: Spec'ing Reefer Trailers

Transport refrigeration units - TRUs - are the main thing separating temperature-controlled trailers from dry freight vans. But insulation is just as important.

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Maintenance•by Jim Park•May 3, 2011

Ready for Reman

The average age of a truck in the U.S. fleet is now about 6.7 years. That's about 11 months older than the historical average and the oldest it has ever been, according to ACT data going back to 1979

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Industry Trends Prompting More Fleets to Look at Leasing Equipment

As trucking companies cautiously poke their heads out of their shells after struggling to survive the recession, they're finding higher prices for new equipment

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Safety & Compliance•by Guest commentary Christian Schenk, vice president, product marketing, Xata•May 3, 2011

Government Cracks Down on Distracted Driving; What's a Fleet to Do?

It's a fact: Fleets with the highest safety performance records also have stringent policies on in-cab cell phone use, according to the recent Strength in Numbers Fleet Benchmarking Study sponsored by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety

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