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.

The Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations held its 2018 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. HDT's editors were there and have these photo highlights.

Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week was held Jan. 22-25, 2018, at The Mirage in Las Vegas. There were a number of new aftermarket product announcements, educational and motivational sessions, and a trade show.

Get a peek behind the scenes at HDT as Senior Editor Jack Roberts looks back at the places he went, the trucks he drove and the technology he reported on in 2017.

Rush Truck Centers wrapped up its 12th Annual Technician Rodeo in San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 12, 2017, with a large banquet honoring winners reflecting every OEM and supplier in the national truck dealer's portfolio. All told, more than $225,000 in cash and prizes were awarded before the evening was through. Photos courtesy of Rush Truck Centers

Swift Transportation held its annual SwiftTech technician competition at the company's headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz., testing the troubleshooting skills of its techs on tractors, trailers, and everything in between. Photos: Steven Martinez

Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress hosted its second annual technician competition in its Tunnel Hill, Georgia, facility on April 20. HDT's Deborah Lockridge was there and has these photos.

HDT was on hand for the annual meeting of the American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council in Nashville, Tennessee, Feb. 27-March 1, 2017. Here are a few of the sights.

ATA Technology & Maintenance Council’s SuperTech 2016 competition last week in Raleigh, N.C., saw 140 professionals and 47 students displaying their skills at 55 testing stations. They used equipment furnished by major fleets and manufacturers, and special testing rigs built by volunteers. Photos: Marsh Galloway, TMC

We sat down with Forrest Lucas, founder of Lucas Oil Products and talk about his early life, building a company and the lessons he has learned in the past 27 years in the lubricants industry.Photos courtesy of Lucas Oil.

Heavy Duty Trucking's editors presented the Top 20 Products awards at the recent Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting. Read more about the winning products here.
