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Nikola refunding reservation deposits for hydrogen-electric tractor
Nikola Motor Company, who’s deployed test units of its Class hydrogen-electric tractor, announced Wednesday it will be returning the $1,500 deposit the company initially required to hold a reservation slot. Nikola CEO and founder Trevor Milton made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday, also announcing that future reservations for the Nikola One or Nikola Two will not require deposits.
April 6, 2018
Business
Recent rates windfall helps stimulate — and pay for — truck investments
As freight rates have climbed significantly, combined with tax windfalls for truck buyers and new productivity pressures with electronic logging devices, truck orders have followed.
April 5, 2018
Equipment
Timeline: A look at when electric truck makers say their trucks will be deployed
From Overdrive’s in-depth report on the emerging electric truck market: A timeline for when electric truck makers predict their rigs will hit the highways.
April 4, 2018
Business
Buyers welcome: The truck purchasing landscape for owner-ops
Economic conditions, tax changes, productivity pressures and equipment improvements have spurred a big increase in truck purchasing by owner-operators and fleets of all sizes.
April 4, 2018
Equipment
A look at Shell Rotella’s StarShip hyper-aero concept tractor-trailer
Shell Rotella officially unveiled its StarShip concept tractor-trailer in March, three years after the company announced the project’s initiation. Bob Sliwa, head of AirFlow Truck Company, talks about the rig’s making and its key fuel-saving features here.
April 4, 2018
Business
New network for emissions-maintenance service
Clean Diesel Specialists, Inc., a California-based diesel emissions services company, has launched its North American Network of licensed emissions-service centers to provide branded maintenance for the cleaning of diesel particulate filters and diesel oxidation catalysts as well as related and emerging diesel emission components.
April 2, 2018
Business
FMCSA seeks public input on how current regs impact autonomous testing, deployment
FMCSA is seeking information from the trucking industry, safety advocates, the motoring public and ADS manufacturers on any current regulations that could hinder the development and testing of ADS-equipped trucks.
April 2, 2018
Equipment
FedEx plans to deploy 20 Tesla Semis in LTL division
FedEx is now part of a group of fleets that includes rival UPS, PepsiCo, Anheuser Busch, J.B. Hunt, Walmart, Ruan Transportation Management and others that have reserved the all-electric rigs. Late last year, UPS placed an order for 125 Tesla Semis, while PepsiCo reserved 100 and Anheuser Busch reserved 40.
March 28, 2018
Business
Fastrak ‘Evolution’ rolling tarp system
First showcased this past week at the Mid-America Trucking Show, TarpStop’s Fastrak Evolution “next-generation rolling tarp system brings automation to the rolling tarp market.
March 27, 2018
Gear
Eaton enhances heavy-duty aftermarket clutches
Power management company Eaton announced two enhancements to its line of EverTough Self-Adjust and EverTough ManualAdjust heavy-duty aftermarket clutches to help streamline maintenance and improve performance. The company says the release bearing has been
March 27, 2018
Business
More than 1,300 Autocar, Hino trucks recalled
The Autocar recall affects approximately 1,320 model year 2014-2018 Xpeditor trucks equipped with a factory-installed methane detection system. Hino Motor Sales USA also announced a recall that affects approximately 45 model year 2018-2019 NE8J, NJ8J and NV8J trucks.
March 27, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Garmin intros nav units with dashcam, ELD capabilities
Garmin introduced last week a new line of 7-inch truck navigation units – the dēzl 780 LMT-S model and the premium dēzlCam 785 LMT-S. Both come pre-loaded with Garmin’s eLog app and include Bluetooth functionality, among other features.
March 26, 2018
Gear
American Racing’s vocational wheel
American Racing’s ATX Baja-HD wheel is designed for the vocational truck market and is manufactured from forged 6061 aluminum alloy to help handle high load limits. The Baja-HD features ATX’s patented center caps that attach with four bolts and are made f
March 26, 2018
Business
Mack touts fuel economy of new Anthem tractor
The tractor’s aerodynamics, combined with Mack’s MP engine and its mDrive automated-manual transmission, push the truck to nearly 9 percent greater fuel economy than a like-spec’d 2016 Mack Pinnacle axle-back, says Mack Highway Product Manager Stu Russoli.
March 26, 2018
Business
Avoiding ‘false alerts’: Primer on the driver-assist systems increasingly common in Class 8s
Bendix’s Fred Andersky presented on what to expect from driver-assistance systems, including crash-mitigation features, as they develop. That includes perhaps the biggest issue drivers have with such systems at present: false, and annoying, alerts.
March 23, 2018
Gear
Go Power’s solar charging system
Go Power’s solar Dual Charging System is engineered for charging both liftgate and pallet jack batteries. The company’s proprietary Auto Switching Power Control unit allows the system to switch automatically from charging pallet jacks to liftgates dependi
March 23, 2018
Business
Cooper introduces premium tire lines
Cooper Tire & Rubber is introducing premium radial tires for long haul, regional and severe duty applications.
March 23, 2018
Equipment
XL Specialized debuts two new lowboy trailers
The company’s new offerings are a galvanized lowboy with a base weight of 15,600 pounds, and a low-profile lowboy with a loaded deck height of 15 inches – three inches lower than the company’s previous low-profile lowboy.
March 22, 2018
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'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 build
What started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”
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