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HDT's Top Green Fleets of 2018
These fleets take sustainability to the next level – through fuel economy, freight efficiency, alternative fuels, energy savings, and more.
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Commentary: CSA Gets Ready for Another Take
NAS found that some of the details of how those numbers are calculated weren’t really scientifically based, or as the report said, “ad hoc and not fully supported by empirical studies.”
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Truck Suspension Maintenance Can Pay Off
Suspensions are not yet completely maintenance-free. Thorough inspections can keep small problems from becoming big ones.
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Commentary: A Charging Standard Is Practical Progress
Charging standards will help accelerate the use of electric trucks and progress is being made.
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Quick Spin: Kenworth's W990 Makes No Apologies for What It Is
The Kenworth W990 is a next-gen update of the classic W900 and the truck is unapologetic about what it is.
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What's New in Medium Duty
There are more options than ever for midrange truck and cargo van buyers, from powertrain and fuel choices to driver amenities.
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ELD Lessons Learned
Two compliance experts weigh in on key enforcement issues for electronic logs.
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Test Drive: Eaton Cummins Integrations Are Deeper Than Ever
The Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies joint venture has delivered a deeply integrated powertrain with calibrations that are exactly right for the times.
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Tire Makers Are Thinking Ahead to GHG Phase 2 Standards
EPA’s GHG Phase 2 rules are still a couple of years off, but tire makers are already designing and testing new ultra-low-rolling-resistance tires.
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Glass Hauler Makes Deliveries a Little Easier with Curtain System
By adding Kinedyne’s new Kin-Slider curtain side system to its glass delivery trucks, Dearco Glass Paint & Decorating made deliveries more efficient, kept its product clean, and made its drivers’ days a little easier.
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Commentary: One OEM’s Plan to Improve Service Experience
In a perfect world, trucks would never break down. In the real world even the best-made trucks need to come in for service. When that happens, fleet managers want service to be completed quickly and efficiently.
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Volvo Electric Truck Making Its Way to West Coast
A closer look at the all-electric Class 8 truck that Volvo plans to introduce to the North American market after testing it with two California-based fleets.
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Commentary: What Tonnage, Carloads and PMI Mean for Freight Demand
Understanding the relationship between truck tonnage and railroad carloads, as well as the importance of the Purchasing Managers’ Index in forecasting the direction of truck tonnage.
