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.
SmartTruck apparently is shutting down its operations and selling the assets related to its TopKit Class 8 trailer aero systems to another trailer aero device provider, Transtex.
Three trucks. Three sets of tires from three tire manufacturers. Two tests. One battle for fuel efficiency.
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.
Real-world deployment of truck platooning systems appears close, but developers aren’t keen to offer many details on their efforts.
PIT Group have been busy on a project first launched in 2014 that aims to examine the effects of optimized programming on commercial vehicle engines.
Driver fuel efficiency and safety training is only effective if it includes refresher courses, according to results from a recent PIT Group study on driver training.
Canada's PIT engineering research group is overseeing a month-long series of truck platoon tests in order to evaluate how the new technology will perform in real-world fleet operations.
Pit Group's Spring Energotest in Blainville, Quebec, Canada, will focus on the fuel economy of tires, evaluating the efficiency of five brands.
Following fuel consumption tests conducted at its facilities in Georgia, U.S. Xpress has become a member of the Pit Group, an organization specializing in truck related technology implementation through testing and fleet advisory services.
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