Results from the testing demonstrate that in approximately 90% of runs through the snowy conditions under study, VMF should operate successfully, or pause and resume travel within acceptable shipper delivery windows.
May 9, 2022
You don’t always know what’s in the trailers that pass you on the road. But some of those trailers are carrying something a little more dangerous that frozen food or new bedding…like, maybe, a nuclear weapon. But this isn’t an ordinary trailer; this is a trailer specifically made to not only carry this type of payload, but protect it at all costs.
October 23, 2020
The world will get its first look at the all-new Western Star vocational truck on Sept. 29, 2020.
September 1, 2020
The speed of innovation and product development in trucking today keeps accelerating, but one bottleneck is the ability to test in real-world conditions. Allison Transmission says it has a solution for that in its new Vehicle Environmental Test center.
August 21, 2020
Self-driving truck developer Plus.ai recently made an agreement with the Transportation Research Center (TRC) to conduct capability tests of Plus.ai’s self-driving system using a multi-vehicle approach.
July 21, 2020
Locomation will test at the Transportation Research Center to advance its autonomous truck-platooning platforms alongside TRC’s research and development team.
May 17, 2020
At the Work Truck Show, Allison Transmission announced a new Vehicle Environmental Test Center in Indianapolis and that the new Mack medium-duty trucks will have Allison transmissions as standard.
March 5, 2020
Hirschbach Motor Lines wasn't getting the expected fuel economy returns from its aerodynamic devices until the fleet sought the help of Mesilla Valley Transportation to conduct proper testing.
November 8, 2019
Mercedes-Benz has been testing its all-electric eActros commercial trucks in real-world usage for about a year. So far, it has received positive feedback for using the electric vehicles in short range distribution applications.
November 7, 2019
Mesilla Valley Transportation announced that based on testing completed by its subsidiary, MVT Solutions, it is now installing Ex-Guard LT series grille guards on more than 1,300 trucks.
October 10, 2019
The report explains the test results of 40 individuals and gives suggestions on what mobility and infrastructure changes may need to be implemented to ensure safety on roadways.
August 22, 2019
You don’t have to have big-fleet money, manpower and machines to obtain useful tire test results. Time, patience, and discipline can give even small fleets excellent tire performance data.
July 12, 2019
MVT Solutions is partnering with the University of California, Riverside, and MeasureMission to bring a comprehensive fuel efficiency and emissions evaluation package to the trucking industry.
June 25, 2019
In theory, truck platoons are an obvious way to improve fuel economy for multiple vehicles at a time. But actually doing it on the road presents its own challenges.
June 14, 2019
eNow, a clean-technology company specializing in renewable energy systems, launched a new Solar System Test Program designed to reduce a key concern for truck fleets interested in testing its mobile solar solutions — cost.
May 6, 2019
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