A Truckload of Safety Technology
We're driving for safety. Safety is number one at Freightliner for drivers and everyone on the road. Check out our latest safety innovations.
We're driving for safety. Safety is number one at Freightliner for drivers and everyone on the road. Check out our latest safety innovations.
The term DPF in most industries will give people chills. In reality, it’s a wildly complicated but simple system that by understanding just a few basic principles can greatly influence your bottom line… in a good way.
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Next to finding and retaining technicians, one of the biggest challenges fleets face is keeping technicians trained. One solution? Bringing more technology into the shop — specifically augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).
Kevin Rohlwing has been in the tire industry for 37 years and has seen a massive shift in retread technology. Gone are the days of technicians eye-balling the tread on the casing. But he says the retread revolution is far from over.
Fleet inspection software provider Whip Around has introduced Whip Around Maintain, a feature enabling fleet and asset managers to stay in control of vehicle maintenance and prevent unnecessary repairs and downtime.
Now packing beam strength of 544,000 candela, each remote-controlled LED work lamp is 33% more powerful than before.
Advantage PressurePro has released the Fleet TPMS app, a comprehensive tire performance management tool for fleets.
Heavy Duty Trucking magazine is hosting a free webinar Dec. 10 to explain the key difference between FA-4 and CK-4 engine oil.
Minimizer has added a 50-inch tool box to its heavy-duty aftermarket offering, for applications where smaller tool boxes aren’t enough.
Located just outside of Phoenix, the 268,000 square-foot parts and distribution facility stocks more than 10,000 parts and serves over 130 DTNA dealers in the Southwest region.
ConMet is in final fleet validation of its new PreSet Plus SmartHub, a hub health monitoring system that will inform fleets anytime a wheel hub is operating outside of normal parameters.
At a conference at Texas A&M University's Transportation Technology Institute, Shell also introduced a newly-blended 0W/30 engine oil designed for fleets operating in harsh winter climates.
Technology has increased a modern truck tire’s useful life, overall fuel efficiency, and rolling resistance as well as helped reduce failures.
On-demand vehicle detailer Get Spiffy has acquired Your Location Lubrication (YLL), which provides mobile oil changes to technicians and fleet managers, the company announced.
This small fleet of antique trucks depends on specialized mechanics to keep the wheels turning and the ice cream cold.
Retread tires offer comparable performance to a new tire in a more environmentally friendly package. Here’s how to make sure they last.
Chevron says its new heavy-duty diesel engine oil is so effective at reducing DPF soot that exhaust systems could once again become hands-off maintenance items for some long-haul fleets.
This month's edition of Survey Says looks at how fleets regard fuel and oil additives, including the improvements they are most interested about and the need for cetane-improving additives for diesel fuel.
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