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Equipment•by Staff•February 14, 2020

Accuride Announces Lighter-Weight Aluminum Wheel

Accuride said its newest lightweight aluminum truck wheel weighs in at only 38 pounds.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 14, 2020

FTR: Freight Conditions Ticked Upward as 2019 Wound Down

FTR said its Trucking Conditions Index in December was the highest since January 2019 and the first positive reading since 0.28 in July.

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Equipment•by Staff•February 14, 2020

HDT Announces Top 20 Products for 2020

Heavy Duty Trucking magazine has announced its 2020 Top 20 Products, highlighting the most innovative, significant, and useful new product announcements from last year.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•February 13, 2020

Growth in Truck Freight, Rates to be Slight in 2020: FTR

Barring the unexpected, trucking can generally expect flat to moderate growth in demand and rates in 2020, with most of the growth in the second half of the year.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•February 13, 2020

Kenworth to Work with Meritor on Electric T680

Meritor and Kenworth will partner on developing an electric Kenworth T680E, reported to be a short-hood day cab in tractor with an operating range between 100 to 150 miles, depending on application.

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Equipment•by Staff•February 13, 2020

Re-engineered Transcraft Eagle Trailer Returns with More Standard Features

Wabash National said it plans to reintroduce the Transcraft Eagle combination trailer with a host of premium features that will now be included as standard equipment.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 13, 2020

New Marketplace Will Monetize Data for U.S. Logistics Players

A web-based omnichannel data marketplace for U.S. transportation and logistics firms is being rolled out via a partnership between dexFreight and Ocean Protocol of Singapore.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•February 13, 2020

Rocketail Aero Device Now Retracts in Collisions

Rocketail XR is an upgrade of the Rocketail aerodynamic systems for reducing tail-end drag on semi-trailers. It addresses the problem of aerodynamic trailer boat tails sustaining damage on impact with loading docks or other objects.

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Equipment•by Staff•February 12, 2020

Yokohama Launches Three New Heavy Truck Tires

Yokohama said it will also debut expanded sizes for the 715R open shoulder regional drive tire and the 114R regional haul ultra-wide-base trailer tire at TMC Show in Atlanta, Georgia, February 24-26.

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Equipment•by Staff•February 12, 2020

Link Appoints New VP Sales and Marketing, Senior OE Account Manager

Suspension manufacturer Link Mfg., Ltd., has appointed Mike Leakey to the position of vice president of sales and marketing. Todd Smith was also hired as Link’s new senior OE account manager.

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