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As a former driver, Equipment Editor Jim Park thinks many drivers could use some refresher training on how to inspect brakes on one knee or how to apply brakes when the ABS isn't working.
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A new soy-based fifth-wheel grease comes in easy-to-apply “pads.”
Read More →Mack Trucks now offers a new Mack Anthem day cab roof fairing with a taller profile to allow better air flow over the trailer and reduce drag.
Read More →Trail King has released a new live bottom trailer with improved access points for simpler maintenance.
Read More →Waymo offers a virtual ride-along in the cab of one of its autonomous fleet trucks. A 15-minute loop around the south side of Phoenix reveals how the AI recognizes and responds to traffic.
Read More →The reintroduced Stop Underrides Act would require underride guards on the sides and front of all new trucks, and would update outdated standards, according to supporters.
Read More →Utility Trailer Manufacturing announced that its dry vans, refrigerated vans, and flatbeds produced after 2002 can be retrofitted with Utility’s standard 7-inch-deep horizontal rear underride guard.
Read More →Bob Wessels and Chuck Blake, despite their competitive positions, understood the need for "real world" fuel economy testing that fleets could believe. The pair worked side by side for a couple of decades pioneering reliable and repeatable test methods. Bob and Chuck accumulated more than a few stories over the years, and they share some of them on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.
Read More →The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed to include the rear impact (underride) guard on the list of items to be examined during the required annual inspection for each commercial motor vehicle.
Read More →“You hear me say it all the time – nothing we do is worth getting hurt or hurting others," said Werner CEO Derek Leathers in a new video to company associates about the importance of not letting our guard down on COVID-19. It's a message the entire industry should take to heart.
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