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Equipmentby John G. SmithFebruary 24, 2020

NACFE Sees Regional Haul Sparking Electric-Truck Movement

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency is focusing research into electric trucks on regional trucking operations, which are expected to be among the earliest commercial adopters of the equipment.

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Equipmentby Jack RobertsFebruary 23, 2020

TMC Reports on Rising Repair Costs, Electromechanical Braking

The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council is working with partners to track repair costs and study electromechanical braking. A progress report kicked off TMC's Annual Meeting in Atlanta Feb. 23.

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Maintenanceby StaffFebruary 23, 2020

Eaton Upgrades IntelliConnect Diagnostics System

Upgrades to Eaton's IntelliConnect remote diagnostics system builds on the tool that monitors fault codes in near real time, prioritizes critical events, and provides action plans.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 22, 2020

BorgWarner Introduces 'Smart' Starters for Heavy Duty Trucks

BorgWarner’s Delco Remy 38MT+ and 39MT heavy-duty starters feature newly combined starter protection technologies to help protect against numerous failure modes and reduce vehicle downtime while optimizing the life of the starter.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenFebruary 21, 2020

Trucker Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Already Showing ‘Encouraging Results’

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on Feb. 21 that the new Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse has detected and identified nearly 8,000 positive substance abuse tests of commercial drivers just since January 6.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 21, 2020

Autonomous Yard Truck Developer Outrider Debuts

A Golden, Colorado, tech start-up called Outrider has come out of nowhere with $53 million in funding for its Outrider System – a new, autonomous yard operations system for logistics hubs.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 21, 2020

Phillips Adds Permalogic to Nose-Box System

Phillips Industries has enhanced its Qbox trailer wire management nose-box system by including its Permalogic power management  system.

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Maintenanceby StaffFebruary 21, 2020

Noregon Introduces Interactive, Step-by-Step Repair System

Noregon’s new NextStep Repair system is an interactive resource of step-by-step repair instructions and guidance for all engine makes and models.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 20, 2020

Knight-Swift, Truckstop.com Form Digital Freight Partnership

Truckstop.com and Knight-Swift Transportation announced a digital freight matching integration service aimed at helping the motor carrier's owner-operators and their vast network of third party trucking partners move more freight efficiently throughout the country.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 20, 2020

HDT Garners 4 Finalist Nods in Business Journalism Awards

Heavy Duty Trucking editors have been named finalist in four categories for the 66th Jesse H. Neal Awards honoring business-to-business journalism.

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