Maximizing Truck Maintenance

Manufacturing first embraced Lean and Six Sigma techniques — tools and strategies to improve business processes — in the 1980s, and the concepts are gaining ground in truck maintenance shops. Those in the trucking industry who have applied Lean or Six Sigma processes said they can cut waste and increase their shops’ efficiency.

Electric Trucks to Change How Equipment Is Spec’d

The brave new world of electric Class 8 trucks dawned in North America with the delivery of two battery-­electric Freightliner ­eCascadia tractors to customers this past August. Penske Truck Leasing and NFI are placing the vehicles into revenue service. With electric-powered trucks, however, comes a fundamental shift in how tomorrow’s freight-hauling equipment will be specified.

Fleets Must Decide on Buy vs. Lease, When to Sell, Among Other Choices

How fleets buy, maintain and sell their assets has never been more pivotal than in today’s shifting business landscape.

Decisions, Decisions

NACV to Feature Top Truck Makers, Industry Suppliers

The trucking industry’s premier players are set to land in Atlanta for the biennial North American Commercial Vehicle Show.

Aftertreatment Upkeep Starts With Relationships

Building positive relationships with dealers and independent maintenance shops is one of the keys to successfully maintaining complex engine exhaust aftertreatment systems, according to several fleet representatives.

GM Strike May Shave Tens of Thousands From October Payrolls

The October jobs report is poised to take a hit from the 46,000 striking General Motors Co. employees.

With Strike Set to End, Mack Workers Will Return to Softening Market

With the Mack Trucks strike slated to end, a recent report from parent company Volvo Group provides a look at the heavy-duty truck market that 3,500 workers will return to next week.

The Tractor-to-Trailer Interface

Ever since digital antilock braking systems were mandated in the mid-1990s, an ever-increasing array of electrically powered, data-networked technologies have placed increased demands on the tractor electrical system and databus.

Daimler Dumps Gas-Powered Truck Bid to Build CO2-Neutral Fleet

Daimler AG is quitting development of natural-gas powered trucks to pool resources for electric and hydrogen rigs that can advance its goal of offering a CO2-neutral fleet in its main markets by 2039.