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TMC news: Freightliner makes collision system standard on Cascadia, Goodyear intros tire management system
Active braking and advanced cruise control are now standard on Freightliner Cascadias. Goodyear has debuted a new tire management system that uses a special tool to measure and log tire pressure, tread depth and more.
March 7, 2018
Gear
SKF’s wheel-end seal
SKF’s Scotseal X-Treme Wheel-End Seal for drive, steer and trailer axles now features optimized primary and axial lip profiles, a metal unitizer geometry and an upgraded lip material designed to enhance the performance of the company’s wave lip design so
March 7, 2018
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Gear
TBC’s Sailun all-weather drive tire
TBC’s Sailun S757 all-weather drive tire for linehaul and regional applications is designed with an extra-wide footprint and solid shoulders for added stability and handling, while extensive siping and channeling both facilitate improved grip and traction
March 7, 2018
Business
Uber looks to ‘take the driver out of the vehicle’ on long-haul lanes, demonstrates transfer-hub system for loads
Uber ATG, the self-driving-tech side of Uber’s business, is moving freight with at least one carrier and shipper partner each across Arizona in ongoing tests of their autonomous technology and a transfer-hub trailer hand-off system the company envisions being “what trucking and freight could be” primarily in the future.
March 6, 2018
Business
Shell Rotella unveils Starship concept tractor-trailer, set for cross-country test run
Shell Lubricants unveiled Tuesday its Starship Project concept truck, a fuel-sipping Class 8 combination tractor-trailer designed in conjunction with AirFlow Truck Company to showcase the feasibility of energy-efficient freight movement.
March 6, 2018
Business
News from TMC: Eaton moves toward electrification, Michelin unveils aero package/new single-wide tire
A few highlights from the equipment announcements ongoing this week at ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting: Eaton opens a business unit dedicated to vehicle electrification, Michelin unveils a new aerodynamics package for trailers and more.
March 5, 2018
Gear
Doleco’s lashing, lifting textile chains
Doleco’s DoNova PowerLash and PowerLift textile chains consist of high-performance webbing made with the company’s multilayered, redundant Dyneema system that is abrasion- and cut-resistant and is nonconductive. The PowerLash has a lashing working load li
March 2, 2018
Gear
Transport Security’s trailer seal guard lock
Transport Security’s Enforcer Seal Guard Lock is a hasp and trailer seal protector designed to prevent unauthorized seal removal and tampering while in transit. The self-contained lock is engineered to be mounted onto existing trailer latches and to accom
March 1, 2018
Gear
Lumax’s quick-release grease coupler
Lumax’s LX-1403 quick-release grease coupler is designed to latch firmly onto the grease fitting to create a leakproof seal for hands-free greasing with no damage to the seal. The heavy-duty LX-1403 has hardened 4-jaws engineered to withstand its working
February 28, 2018
Gear
Ancra’s gear drive tensioner
Ancra’s Gear Drive Tensioner is available in a 2-inch strap assembly with either flat or snap hooks to help secure specialized cargo such as bottled gases. The gear drive is designed to provide more control when tensioning the strap than a ratchet buckle,
February 28, 2018
Gear
Prometeon’s tire series
Prometeon’s Pirelli H89 Tire Series is designed for long-haul and regional service in the United States and Canada. The series includes dedicated tires for steer, drive and trailer axles and is engineered for excellent mileage and optimum traction on all
February 27, 2018
Business
Diesel prices settle at $3 a gallon
The cheapest fuel can be found in the Gulf Coast region at $2.797 per gallon, followed by the Lower Atlantic region at $2.906 per gallon.
February 26, 2018
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POLL: Your most-recent truck purchase: Bought new, used, or leased?
Owner-operators, was your most recent truck acquisition a new or glider purchase, a used-truck purchase or a straight lease or lease-purchase? Weigh in here pursuant to an upcoming feature on the truck-purchasing landscape.
February 25, 2018
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Are tax changes relative to equipment investment and depreciation enough to move you?
Tax reform’s depreciation update explored: Do short-term sizable tax gains under new depreciation rules give you sufficient impetus to make an investment you might otherwise not have? Or do you view other purchase considerations as primary in any truck-purchase decision, taxes playing little role?
February 23, 2018
Business
CARB to block DMV registration of pre-2011 trucks starting 2020
The new “health-based requirements” will need to be met before a driver is allowed to register his or her truck through the Department of Motor Vehicles, CARB says. For older vehicles, CARB says they must be either replaced with a 2011 or newer vehicle or repowered with a 2010 or newer engine.
February 22, 2018
Business
Study used in glider emissions reversal under review, school tells EPA
Tennessee Technological University, paid by Fitzgerald Glider Kits to perform a study measuring the exhaust emissions of glider kit trucks, has told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to disregard the study until the university can “assure its validity.”
February 22, 2018
Equipment
Unloaded Tesla Semi shows off acceleration
In a video posted this week, an onlooker shows a Tesla Semi’s quick acceleration from a stop, albeit as a bobtail. The truck’s acceleration speed is a feature the company touted in its unveiling last year.
February 20, 2018
Gear
Optronics’ LED lights
Optronics’ STL201XRFHXB surface-mount Fusion four-inch round LED stop, tail, turn and backup lamp has a patent-pending optical design and is .79 inches thick, while the company’s STL13RFHXB surface-mount four-inch round LED stop, tail and turn lamp is des
February 20, 2018
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