Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Articles

Productsby StaffJune 25, 2010

PlastiKote's New Truck Bed Liner Coating With Trigger Mechanism

PlastiKote has enhanced its aerosol Truck Bed Liner coating, including adding a new trigger to keep hands clean

Read More →
Productsby StaffJune 25, 2010

FleetNet Unveils TMcare System Solution

FleetNet America has introduced its new TMcare System Solution, a software solution designed to accumulate and report the maintenance records of specific units enrolled in the progra

Read More →
Productsby StaffJune 25, 2010

Reflexite Teams Up With Flexcon on Retroreflective Products

Reflexite and Flexcon have teamed up to create pressure-sensitive retroreflective products for trucks and trailers

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Fuel Smartsby Diana Britton, Managing EditorJune 24, 2010

Case Study: The Fuel Efficiency Czar

New Jersey-based NFI Industries has improved its year-over-year fuel efficiency by 3.5 percent. From 2008 to 2009, its drivers slashed idle time by almost 44 percent

Read More →
Fuel Smartsby Diana Britton, Managing EditorJune 24, 2010

Case Study: Walmart's Efficiency Goals

In 2005, Walmart set a goal of doubling the fuel efficiency of its truck fleet to 13 mpg by 2015, according to widely published reports. By 2008, Walmart got its mpg up to 7.1 from 5.9 in 2005

Read More →
Fuel Smartsby Tom BergJune 24, 2010

SuperTruck Program Aims to Improve Economy by 50 Percent

The Department of Energy is backing development of clean-burning, more fuel-efficient vehicles with cold cash, including $115 million for the Super Truck program. Announced earlier this year, the program is awarding grants to three teams, headed by Daimler Trucks North America, Navistar International and Cummins

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkJune 24, 2010

The Future of Fuel Economy

Defining fuel economy for heavy trucks is like asking how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. The scope of your imagination would be the only constraint to the possibilities

Read More →
Productsby StaffJune 24, 2010

Ford to Offer Alternative Fuel Conversion Package

Ford said it will introduce a new compressed natural gas and propane engine prep package for its 6.8-liter F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab

Read More →
Productsby StaffJune 24, 2010

Grote Upgrades Trilliant 36 LED WhiteLight Conversion Bulb

Grote Industries' new version of its Trilliant 36 LED WhiteLight Conversion Bulb is designed to operate in adverse conditions where sodium chloride, high humidity and other corrosive elements wreak havoc on most Parabolic Aluminized Reflector (PAR) 36 incandescent work lamps

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Productsby StaffJune 24, 2010

Haldex's New Rivet-Less Front and Rear Covers For S-ABA

Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems has introduced rivet-less front and rear covers for Self Setting Automatic Brake Adjusters (S-ABA)

Read More →