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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2020

ATRI Research Redefines Role of Government in Autonomous Truck Testing

The American Transportation Research Institute has published a new report that looks at how government regulations are affecting the evolution of autonomous vehicle technology, as well as the role government plays in the testing and overseeing of these technologies in the real world.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 10, 2020

Spec’ing Last-Mile Truck Bodies with Drivers in Mind

As e-commerce explodes, more trucking companies are getting into the last-mile delivery business – not just for package delivery from the likes of Amazon, but also for larger items, appliances, even groceries and pharmaceuticals.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockJanuary 6, 2020

Q&A: XOS' Gio Sordoni Talks Going Electric

HDT recently sat down with XOS COO and Co-Founder Gio Sordoni at the company’s North Hollywood facility to discuss the future of electric trucks in both the medium- and heavy-duty industries.

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Articlesby Jim ParkDecember 31, 2019

How to Rebuild Tank Trailers

What's a fleet to do with a worn-out tank trailer with a perfectly good barrel? Rebuild the thing, of course. Refurbishing gives owners the benefit of the latest lighting, brake, and suspension innovations on a virtually new chassis for about half the cost of a whole new tank trailer – and you don't have to pay the federal excise tax.

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Articlesby StaffDecember 11, 2019

New Tire Management Systems Go Beyond Traditional TPMS, ATIS

The latest onboard tire-management systems go far beyond just monitoring and maintaining tire pressure on the road, using telematics, data analytics, and machine learning, as we saw in several announcements at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2019

East Manufacturing Names New Vice President of Sales and Marketing

East Manufacturing has promoted Chris Cooler to vice president of sales and marketing.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 15, 2019

ConMet SmartHub Helps Monitor Wheel Hub Health

ConMet is in final fleet validation of its new PreSet Plus SmartHub, a hub health monitoring system that will inform fleets anytime a wheel hub is operating outside of normal parameters.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2019

Trailer Orders Hit Highest Level in 11 Months

As equipment ordering season for 2020 kicks off, October trailer orders hit the highest level since November 2018.

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ProductsNovember 8, 2019

Truck-Lite Releases Heated Rectangular LED Headlights

Truck-Lite has added heated 5”x7” rectangular LED headlights to its LED forward lighting product line.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2019

Weak October Class 8 Truck Orders Signal Subdued 2020

Class 8 truck orders hit a high point for 2019 in October; however, in what is traditionally a great month for truck orders, that performance marked the weakest level since 2016, according to preliminary reports.

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