Do the hard work to improve the business
Developing strategic relationships, such as with a skilled mechanic, is one of the key challenges in building a successful owner-operator business. We’ve always been told that you have to work hard and smart to be ...
Drive better to save fuel
You can convert a 6x4 axle configuration to a 6x2 configuration and increase fuel economy by 5 percent. It’s been proven many times, but I seldom recommend it to an owner-operator. Why? Because it has ...
A tale of two drivers says a lot about fuel use
A recent caller to my radio show said he and his friend had just finished a two-month test of how their driving habits affect fuel mileage. Tests like this are often meaningless because there are too ...
ATDynamics announces 500 percent TrailerTail surge
ATDynamics chief executive officer Andrew Smith says the company's rear-mounted TrailerTail aerodynamic fairings continue to fix the shape of the of the modern semi-trailer. In independent SAE Type II testing, Smith says TrailerTail fairings boosted ...
Cummins waste heat expander
Cummins Turbo Technologies is offering a look at its advanced waste heat expander prototype at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The system, which includes the Holset waste heat expander, can reduce fuel consumption by up to 6 ...
New technology: Hydrogen-injection for fuel mileage boost
A Q&A in the Richmond (Virginia) BizSense magazine published Monday revealed an interesting new technology coming into the trucking world. Related to the hydrogen fuel-cell idea, the technology has been created by Marz Industries of ...
LogBook
New regs will increase truck cost The first-ever regulation for truck fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is expected to cut diesel use by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled by the time 2018 models are ...
How to save fuel: ‘Fix the roads!’ researchers say
We all know the tire makers have done their due in improving truck-tire rolling resistance in recent years to help operators save fuel with tire choices. Two Auburn University researchers say it’s time for the ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Bypass systems reduce inspection likelihood
Bypass systems work well for carriers with a good safety-performance history to help them avoid the extra scrutiny rolling over the scales gets a truck and its driver.
Inconsistent enforcement: Insist on inspection, not citation
Who’s keeping score: Carrier use of driver-ranking tools
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'e-Inspection' technology deployed by Drivewyze and partners demonstrated in Maryland: http://t.co/11VPFzf6eM **It holds potential to...
