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Safety & Complianceby StaffMarch 15, 2021

Two Truck Drivers Declared Imminent Hazards

Travis Lee Tolliver and Jordan Andrew Bane have been ordered not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 15, 2021

Texas Bills Seek to Address Nuclear Verdicts in Trucking

Texas legislators are trying to pass new laws that they say would protect the trucking industry from “abusive commercial vehicle lawsuits,” but personal-injury lawyers are fighting it.

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Equipmentby StaffMarch 15, 2021

HDT Announces Top 20 New Products

Heavy Duty Trucking’s editors have announced the 2021 Top 20 Products, honoring the best new or significantly improved products of 2020.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeMarch 12, 2021

Hino Turns to Cummins for Engines, Accelerates Electric Truck Development

Hino Trucks announced its will produce medium- and heavy-duty Hino trucks with Cummins engines for sale in North America and accelerate its development of battery-electric trucks.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeMarch 12, 2021

Kenworth Updates MX Engines, Teases New Medium-Duty Truck

Kenworth told Work Truck Week attendees that it has enhanced its MX engines for 2021, improving fuel economy and durability – and teased a new medium-duty truck to be introduced soon.

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Driversby Vesna BrajkovicMarch 11, 2021

Bill to Allow Younger Interstate Truck Drivers Reintroduced

Reintroduced for the third time, the DRIVE-Safe Act proposes to allow certified commercial truck driver’s who are under 21 to cross state lines after completing safety training and apprenticeship opportunities.

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Equipmentby StaffMarch 11, 2021

Freightliner Adds Updates, New Spec Options to Vocational Trucks

New offerings include new interior options like seating upgrades and exterior options like heated mirrors and component upgrades on the M2.

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FMCSA Chief: Autonomous Trucks Mean 'Real and Broad Impacts on People's Livelihoods'

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration isn’t sure when autonomous commercial trucks are coming, but its researchers are busily preparing for widespread use of the technology – including the potential impact on the workforce, the new acting administrator said.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeMarch 10, 2021

Navistar Highlights Updates to International Vocational Trucks

Navistar will offer wider availability and ratings for its A26 engine in its International severe service trucks this year and longer maintenance intervals for the Cummins B6.7 and L9 engines.

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Equipmentby StaffMarch 10, 2021

Kenworth Makes Digital Display Standard for T880, W990

Kenworth’s new 15-inch digital display, recently launched as a standard feature of the T680 Next Generation, will be a standard feature on Kenworth T880 and W990 models.

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