24 Apr New Technologies Target Trailer Efficiency Class 8 power units may get all the attention, but trailers are coming into their own in terms of aerodynamic innovations that enhance fuel efficiency. Read more...
24 Apr Amazon Sales Curbs in France Stay as Judges Put Safety First Amazon .com Inc. lost its fight to be able to sell the whole range of its products in France after failing to convince judges it had taken measures to protect workers from the coronavirus. Read more...
24 Apr Keeping Trucks Rolling Amid Pandemic American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council is now serving as a conduit of information as to how maintenance operations can sustain, protect and facilitate trucking’s critical role in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
24 Apr Fan Drive Technology Is Evolving to Meet the Needs of Modern Engines When exhaust-gas recirculation became the technology to meet the heavy-duty truck emissions standards, underhood temperatures skyrocketed and put extreme pressure on cooling fan drives and belts, .Fleets now can spec a variety of variable-speed and electronically controlled fan drives. Read more...
24 Apr Oil Buoyed on Production Cuts; Market Still Not Balanced Oil is set to edge lower for the week after recovering from a dramatic collapse April 20 that saw prices in New York plunge below zero for the first time in history. Read more...
24 Apr Electric Trucks: Uncharted Territory for Maintenance The introduction of electric-powered trucks will open up a whole new world for fleet maintenance. Although these zero-emissions trucks are only just beginning to hit the road through fleet testing, repair technicians eventually will need to learn how to work on these vehicles as they begin to penetrate the truck market in the years ahead. Read more...
24 Apr Taking a Look Under the Hood of Electric Trucks The introduction of electric-powered trucks represents a new frontier for the transportation industry, but this new breed of commercial vehicle will not be completely unfamiliar to fleets and maintenance shops. Read more...
24 Apr US Durable Goods Orders Plunge Most Since 2014 on Pandemic U.S. orders for durable goods declined in March by the most since 2014 as the coronavirus and slumping oil prices reverberated through the manufacturing sector and spurred cancelled orders for Boeing Co. airplanes. Read more...
24 Apr One Major Fleet’s Experience Testing Electric Trucks Fleets that have been at the forefront of testing electric trucks are gaining insights into how these new vehicles perform in real-world freight operations. Read more...
24 Apr Diagnostics Could Ease Adoption of Electric Trucks The advance of diagnostic programs has improved maintenance and uptime for diesel trucks, and it appears the same will be true for electric-powered vehicles. Read more...