October 2016

Class 8 Update: Downturn, But Far From Bad Times

Production cutbacks should reduce heavy truck inventories, but are fleets waiting for new, more fuel-efficient models to appear? From our October issue.

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Deborah Lockridge

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Commentary: The Heady Pace of Technology

Rolf Lockwood

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Commentary: VW Does More Than You Think

Engine cruised at 1,300 rpm at 60 and 65 mph in 11th-direct and 12th-overdrive gears,...

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Hill Climbing's Easy for mDrive and 'Downsped' MP8 Diesel

A. Duie Pyle’s dock management system, or DMS, in use. It works hand in hand with Route Planning...

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How A. Duie Pyle Manages Warehouse Information

Medium-Duty Update: Growing Sales, Diesel Developments, Vertical Integration

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Medium-Duty Update: Growing Sales, Diesel Developments, Vertical Integration

Bulkmatic Transport is retrofitting all 1,300 trailers with LED GloLight tail lamps for better...

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What Smart Tanker Fleets Are Spec'ing

DSNY’s dyno-equipped evaluation facility in Queens, N.Y., proved the engine stop-start system’s...

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Engine Stop-Start System Saves Fuel for New York's Trash Trucks

Denise Rondini

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Commentary: Online Parts Sales Growing

The Vanishing Paper Trail

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The Vanishing Paper Trail

Controller Sean McAllister and Director of Safety John Bowlby hold the National Tank Truck...

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How Carbon Express Did a 180 on Safety

Thanks to automation advances, modern drive-through truck washes can clean and wax a vehicle in...

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Does Clean Equal Green?

Proper spec’ing will keep tires in service longer. Highway tires are no match for the mean city...

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Maximizing Truck Tire Tread Life