Team Run Smart

Mar 12, 2014

Team Run Smart is Freightliner’s home for results of real-world test runs of some of their newest over-the road Class 8 models. This website also hosts regular blogs of several participating owner operators who readers may be familiar with from the pages of Overdrive, from expedited team Bob
and Linda Caffee and Midwest-based leased owner-operator Jeff Clark to 2007 Overdrive Trucker
of the Year Henry Albert.

The 20% rule: How brake-adjustment violations alone can put you out of service

In this podcast, a former inspector and compliance consultant details just how the out-of-service criteria around brakes adjustment work. A lot depends on knowing your chamber type and stroke length to effectively test your brakes to avoid violations.

International debuts its first integrated powertrain, powered by new 13-liter

Owner-operator Steve Kron's 2001 International, powered by a Detroit Series 60 engine, has consistently run above 10 mpg for more than a decade now, thanks to Kron's ambitious aerodynamic and other mechanical improvements.

How Steve Kron took his 2001 International above 10 mpg

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ToughTested Mammoth Windshield Mount

The 20% rule: How brake-adjustment violations alone can put you out of service

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