Wabash National’s MSC Vehicles Had Simpler Forerunners
A ‘plastic’ flatbed in the 1980s and FRP plywood vans even earlier featured non-metallic substances for trailers, recalls Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
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A ‘plastic’ flatbed in the 1980s and FRP plywood vans even earlier featured non-metallic substances for trailers, recalls Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
As wind turbine grow in size, so must the trailers that haul their components. XL Specialized's product is one way, writes Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
It’s been a snowy winter so far in the Midwest. For streets and highways, snow means salt and that often means trucks with stainless steel bodies to carry and spread it.
Imported steel costs more, whether used in dump trucks or Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg's new garage lift.
Future multi-voltage electrical systems have engineers are working on new standards for wiring, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
A pipeline contractor in Ohio operates a specialty trailer that is exempt from rear impact guard regulations. Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg found them parked off a highway.
Whether here or in Europe, it takes skill and experience to get a trailer where it needs to be, says Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
Scale model trucks are often part of model railroad layouts, as Senior Contributing Editor recently found in his old hometown.
An analysis of four tanker configurations showed drag reduction of more than 2%. But Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg suggests another way to cut drag – eliminating tanker fenders, which act like sails and pull backwards on the trailer.
Laser beams should spot too-tall trucks and a flashing message will alert errant drivers, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
Checking and maintaining tie pressure is a pain for drivers, and human nature takes its toll on trailer tires, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
Many trailers need energy absorbing rear impact guards, but many don't. Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg talks about them.
Rear impact guards, or RIGs, should have a label attesting to its compliance with federal regulations. But in a recent CVSA inspection blitz, they were the source of several headaches.
Trailers are a big part of the annual event's exhaustive testing process, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
U-Haul is touting its new 26-foot trailer's aerodynamic body. Proper corner radii came into use in the 1980s following the second Arab Oil Embargo, recalls Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
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