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Newsby Jim ParkMarch 17, 2019

Donaldson Filter Minder Wireless Technology Helps Manage Filter Maintenance

Donaldson is bringing connectivity to filtration service reminders. The company's new Filter Minder uses the vehicles’ own telematics system to upload performance data to the cloud, where predictive analytics inform fleet managers when individual trucks are approaching optimal filter life.

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Newsby Jim ParkMarch 17, 2019

P.S.I. Adds Tire Pressure Management

TireView TPMS, the latest tire management product from Automatic Tire Inflation System provider P.S.I., add full tire management capability to trucks and tractors as well as trailers, the company announced at TMC.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 17, 2019

Electromechanical Brakes Next Project for Expanded TMC, PIT Group Partnership

The PIT Group and the Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations will begin testing and evaluating electromechanical braking systems for Class 8 trucks, the groups announced.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2019

HDT Announces Top 20 Products for 2019

Heavy Duty Trucking magazine announced its 2019 Top 20 Products, highlighting the most innovative, significant, and useful new product announcements from last year.

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Trailer Talkby Tom BergDecember 27, 2018

Higher Voltages Coming and Maybe More Wiring Colors

Future multi-voltage electrical systems have engineers are working on new standards for wiring, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.

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Newsby Jack RobertsDecember 18, 2018

TMC Calls for Proactive Tire Pressure Management System

TMC said in a new report that merely verifying tire pressures based on manufacturers' recommendations does not go far enough in meeting fleet safety and performance requirements.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 14, 2018

Augmented Reality Could Help Technicians Learn, Diagnose, Repair

A pilot program is allowing trucking fleets and other transportation-related organizations to evaluate augmented reality technology as part of their maintenance operations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2018

TMC Benchmarking Study Finds Fewer Unscheduled Roadside Truck Repairs

Overall unscheduled roadside repairs were down in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest Truckload Vertical Benchmarking study from TMC and FleetNet America.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2018

TMC, PIT Group Reach Deal on Collaborative Partnership

TMC and the PIT Group of FPInnovations have announced they will form a collaborative partnership that will offer benefits to TMC members and bring the two organizations closer together on testing and engineering projects.

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Trailer Talkby Tom BergSeptember 17, 2018

Sick or Tired, Mechanics Compete at TMC's SuperTech

Trailers are a big part of the annual event's exhaustive testing process, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.

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