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Ridewell’s self-steer auxiliary suspension
Ridewell’s RSS-2361000 self-steer auxiliary suspension for I-beam axle integration is designed for single-wheel applications and is rated with a 13,500-pound capacity. The suspension has an adjustable frame width and low-maintenance polyurethane bushings.
January 4, 2017
Gear
Dometic’s solar-powered auxiliary A/C
Dometic’s Blizzard Turbo auxiliary air conditioner for Class 8 sleepers now is available with eNow’s Solar Photovoltaic Panel system. The solar-powered auxiliary A/C harnesses the sun’s power to capture and store energy in the onboard battery system and d
January 4, 2017
Business
2016’s top trucking stories: ELD mandate and 34-hour restart survive, Trump on trucking, autonomous truck action and more
Year’s top trucking stories include ELDs, hours, Trump and trucking, gliders’ potential demise, slow rates and more.
December 30, 2016
Business
Used truck prices down more than 20% in 2016
Depreciation of used commercial trucks has accelerated in the second half of 2016 according to J.D. Power and Associates. Since January, 3-to 5-year-old sleepers have lost about $14,500 (21 percent) of their retail value, which J.D. Power says translates to just over 2 percent depreciation per month.
December 21, 2016
Gear
Prestolite’s LoadHandler reefer alternator line
Prestolite’s LoadHandler refrigeration alternators are engineered to provide high-efficiency performance for multi-temperature and multi-stop cold-chain applications. The drop-in replacement alternators have a heavy-duty housing and a dual internal fan de
December 20, 2016
Gear
Cooper’s new Roadmaster sizes
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has added two new sizes to its Roadmaster RM272 commercial tire line, which is engineered to withstand the demands of drop-deck trailers. The RM272 is now available in sizes 11R22.5 and 295/75R22.5. Designed to ward off irregular
December 20, 2016
Business
Navistar reports loss of $97M in 2016, says feds have approved Volkswagen deal
Revenue for the fiscal year 2016 was $8.1 billion, compared to $10.1 billion in fiscal year 2015. The truck segment recorded a loss of $189 million, compared with a fiscal year 2015 loss of $141 million.
December 20, 2016
Business
Fuel prices hit 2016 high mark
The cheapest fuel is in the Gulf Coast region at $2.41 per gallon, followed by the Lower Atlantic Region at $2.47 per gallon.
December 20, 2016
Business
Abracadabra autonomous!
“They’re not opponents of tech, but it might be a failure of imagination” –Venture capitalist on disconnect between truckers’ expectations of self-driving tech and those of the folks in Silicon Valley. Wendy: “Let’s slow the row on the imagination-bashing a little and get real.”
December 16, 2016
Business
Autosist maintenance records app
Use of the smartphone as a maintenance and fuel-purchase record-keeping tool is the bedrock functionality enabled by the Autosist app from founder Zorrane Abdeali.
December 15, 2016
Gear
Stemco’s axle fastener
Stemco’s Zip-Torq single-piece axle fastener is designed to simplify and streamline wheel-end bearing adjustment by eliminating the need for special tooling and loose components such as clips, keepers, snap rings and screws. The heavy-duty self-locking me
December 15, 2016
Business
Volvo to cut 500 more employees at truck plant
Volvo Trucks has said it will cut roughly 500 more workers at its truck manufacturing plant in Dublin, Virginia, as the Class 8 manufacturing segment continues to falter.
December 15, 2016
Business
Gliders losing altitude: Emissions regs crack down on pre-2010 engines, crimping a hot market
Federal regulations taking effect Dec. 27 restrict the glider market by allowing much smaller sales after 2017. The expansive emissions standards finalized effectively close the loophole that allowed glider kit sales to flourish. That leaves glider kit makers scrambling to alter their operations or shuttering their glider business altogether.
December 14, 2016
Business
Iowa 80: Oil changes in 40 minutes or $40 credit to drivers
The guarantee is offered at all four Iowa 80 Group-owned locations – Iowa 80 TA in Walcott, Iowa; Joplin 44 Petro in Joplin, Mo.; Oak Grove 80 Petro in Oak Grove, Mo.; and Kenly 95 Petro in Kenly, N.C.
December 14, 2016
Business
eNow to supply solar panels to IdleAir locations through new partnership
IdleAir, which supplies power to trucks without idling or running an APU, will now be able to use eNow’s solar panels to help provide the power instead of traditional electricity.
December 14, 2016
Business
Bridgestone developing new tire prototype for next Peterbilt-Cummins SuperTruck
The company says the goal for the prototype tires is to increase fuel efficiency by up to 6 percent compared to a model year 2009 baseline tires.
December 13, 2016
Channel 19
What happens when suspension bolts fall out at speed?
Suspension repair gone wrong: For owner-operator Howard Salmon, with winter conditions settling in over parts of the country, he’s thankful the bolts fell out where they did, to a certain extent …
December 13, 2016
Gear
Rockland’s reinforced trailer flooring
Rockland’s Defender Composite Flooring for trailers and containers uses a laminated wood component with a water impermeable fiber-reinforced thermoplastic underlay adhered to the wood’s bottom surface. Rockland Flooring, www.rocklandflooring.com
December 12, 2016
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