Gains in heavy-truck fuel efficiency and overall freight efficiency realized through the first SuperTruck program smashed the original goals and expectations. SuperTruck II’s goals are even more ambitious. Will they be realized too?
January 24, 2022
Find out what challenges the transportation industry faces in bringing electric transportation refrigeration units to trucking in this Leadership Insights video podcast interview with Thermo King.
January 20, 2022
As OEMs get ready to unveil their SuperTruck II projects, Daimler explains how engineers and designers collaborated on the project.
January 14, 2022
Where do drivers learn mountain-driving techniques? It's sure not from the typical state CDL manual. Jim Park shares what he learned following a deadly 2019 Colorado crash.
January 7, 2022
There’s not a lot to go wrong with steering systems. Keeping air out of the system and using the correct replacement parts will help steer clear of trouble.
December 21, 2021
Misconceptions about retreaded tires are keeping many fleets from reaping their benefits.
December 17, 2021
Electric trucks will redefine how we move freight, but will the addition of a few tons of batteries demand a redesign of the vehicle itself? Find out.
November 24, 2021
Cab corrosion of the penetrating kind is almost a thing of the past, but deicing chemicals can lodge in obscure places and cause structural damage year-round.
November 22, 2021
How can fleets make informed decisions when buying fuel-saving devices and technologies if they are relying on unreliable data? Find out how one fleet has saved an estimated $28 million on fuel.
November 9, 2021
Extending the life of your valuable and expensive steer tires needn’t be labor-intensive or time-consuming.
October 15, 2021
Despite all the attention being given to electric drivetrains, diesel engines still have a long future ahead of them. Engineering, design and innovation centers have never been busier.
September 28, 2021
Western Star’s newest vocational chassis, the 47X – introduced last week by Daimler Trucks North America – is more than a scaled down version of the 49X.
September 28, 2021
Dropping diesel powertrains for battery-electric means there will be fewer parts to worry about, but procedures will change and new maintenance intervals will be needed.
September 27, 2021
The North American Council on Freight Efficiency’s Run on Less Electric event shows that 5.2 million trucks could be electrified today.
September 23, 2021
Wireless charging by WiTricity for medium-duty and last mile delivery trucks is here now and it works, says WiTricity Chief Marketing Officer Amy Barzdukas.
September 22, 2021
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