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Eaton Partners with Traxen on iQ-Cruise

Intelligent power management company Eaton has partnered with Michigan-based technology developer Traxen to sell, distribute, service, and provide installation support for the iQ-Cruise advanced cruise control system.

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How Truck Drivers Can Effectively Use an Engine Brake

To drivers with less than five years of experience, it probably feels heretical to operate a diesel engine at 2,100 rpm. But if you want great performance from your engine brake, that’s where it needs to operate.

The New Generation of Trailer Aero

Trailer side skirts are a common sight, but fleets may be missing out on fuel-saving opportunities if they’re not up to speed on the latest trends in trailer aerodynamic devices.

Cummins Buying Jacobs

Cummins is buying Jacobs Vehicle Systems — which today does far more than exhaust brakes — to help it advance on the road to zero emissions.

Is SuperTruck Worth the Money?

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?

Appeals Court: Trailers Not Covered by GHG Regs

An appeals court has ruled in favor of trailer makers, removing trailers from the 2016 greenhouse gas regulations published by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

More Vocational Fleets Adopt Lightweighting Strategy

A growing trend in second-stage manufacturing is light-weighting, which involves specifying lighter-weight materials to achieve an overall weight reduction to an upfitted vehicle. Specifying lighter-weight upfit materials decreases the vehicle’s curb weight, which, in turn, lowers operating costs by reducing fuel consumption and decreases emissions.

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