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Productsby StaffMay 27, 2009

Burnett Brings on Partners for Apnea Initiative

Burnett Insurance is teaming up with Precision Pulmonary Diagnostics and Homeland Healthcare to provide sleep apnea diagnosis and single payer integrated insured wellness to the trucking industry

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Productsby StaffMay 27, 2009

CarrierWeb's ReeferMate Features Two-way Communication

There is now a way to monitor and control refrigeration using two-way communication technology with the introduction of CarrierWeb's ReeferMate

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Productsby StaffMay 26, 2009

Rain-X Releases Heavy-Duty Windshield Blade

Rain-X has released a new windshield wiper blade for Class 3 through 8 vehicles, designed to survive harsh weather conditions and protect against corrosion

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Productsby StaffMay 26, 2009

Master Locks Rolls Out Truck Bed Protection

Master Lock introduces its Truck Bed U-Lock, designed to deter theft and prevent items from shifting in a pickup's bed

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Equipmentby Tom BergMay 26, 2009

Future is Green at NTEA

Some of the earliest freight-hauling trucks were electric-powered, but they disappeared in the 1920s when internal combustion engines proved less costly and operationally more flexible

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Equipmentby Tom BergMay 26, 2009

Trailer Safety: Technology That's Working

Rollovers are one of the most serious types of accidents, because drivers and other truck occupants are usually tossed around and badly injured or killed. In the process, tractors are badly damaged or totaled

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Maintenanceby Tom BergMay 26, 2009

Shop Safety: Carrying on the Good Fight

Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but it also makes lots of sense in a truck shop. So say three maintenance managers we interviewed for this article. "Good housekeeping,

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Maintenanceby Jim ParkMay 26, 2009

Airing on the Side of Safety

How much force would it take to hurl a 16-pound bowling ball three-quarters of a mile? About the same amount of potential energy packed into an 11-by-22-inch truck tire inflated to 100 psi, says the Tire Industry Association

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Fuel Smartsby Steve Sturgess, Executive EditorMay 26, 2009

Under Pressure: Fuel Filtration

A perennial topic at any meeting of the Technology and Maintenance Council of ATA is fuel filter plugging

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Fuel Smartsby Tom BergMay 26, 2009

Specs for Fuel Economy

Sooner or later the economy will heat up again and so will demand for fuel - and prices for it. So it's still wise to buy the most fuel-efficient vehicles and operate them wisely

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