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Fuel prices rise to highest mark of 2016
Diesel prices saw a 6-cent jump during the week ending May 23, according to data from the Department of Energy’s weekly fuel report.
May 23, 2016
Business
Former staffers from tech giants Google, Apple, Tesla partner on autonomous Class 8 development
A handful of former Google employees who worked on the company’s self-driving car project have turned their attention to a new start-up aimed at developing an autonomous retrofit system for Class 8 trucks.
May 20, 2016
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Kenworth opens new Phoenix dealership
Inland Kenworth has opened a new $23 million dealership in Tolleson, Ariz., that features a 47-bay service shop and a 21,500 square-foot parts department.
May 20, 2016
Gear
BorgWarner’s remanufactured turbos
BorgWarner’s expanded Reman turbocharger line for trucking fleets and operators of agricultural and construction equipment is engineered to combine the quality of an OEM turbocharger with the competitiveness of a remanufactured system. The turbochargers a
May 19, 2016
Business
New diesel oils usher in new API donut symbols
The new donut features a shaded section to differentiate API FA-4 diesel oils from CK-4 oils. The API CK-4 Service Symbol Donut will look the same as the current CJ-4 Donut.
May 18, 2016
Business
Used truck prices continue decline, sales inch forward
Sleeper tractors between 3 and 5 years old lost an average of 2.5 percent of their retail value from February to March according to data released Monday by American Truck Dealers.
May 17, 2016
Business
Fuel prices up another 2.6 cents this week
The price of a gallon of on-highway diesel now stands at $2.297, a 2.6-cent jump from last week’s prices.
May 16, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA declines to file response to motion asking Supreme Court to hear ELD lawsuit
The latest on the renegade effort (of sorts) by trucker William Trescott to intervene in the OOIDA-brought lawsuit seeking to strike down the DOT’s electronic logging device mandate. Trescott this month asked the Supreme Court to take up the matter.
May 16, 2016
Equipment
New food hauling regulations up the need for clean equipment, lawyer says
Pertaining to new regulations handed down last month by the FDA for food haulers, shippers will now be in charge of setting cleanliness guidelines for truckers and their equipment and could turn trucks away without loads if they fail to meet previously agreed to requirements, says one transportation focused lawyer.
May 13, 2016
Business
Off-road Western Star with ‘transformer’ capability, new extreme-duty spec
The Western Star 6900XD Multi-Body Transformer (MBT)-40 – dubbed transformer for its ability to quickly switch out one fully functional in-cab-controlled body application for another – is the first such offering from Western Star and a new concept for off-road equipment markets.
May 13, 2016
Equipment
Volvo hit record marketshare in 2015, automated transmission take rate at 88 percent
Volvo Trucks’ North American boss, Goran Nyberg, and Volvo Trucks global head Claess Nilsson met with industry press Wednesday to talk coming emissions regulations, the company’s record market share in 2015 and platooning and automated technology.
May 12, 2016
Business
Design own Peterbilt 579 with new app
The Model 579 configurator app allows users to choose from a range of specs, colors and configurations for the trucks.
May 12, 2016
Business
Alert: FMCSA says these crude tanks must be repaired, retested before hazmat use
Affected tanks have a capacity of 8,400 gallons, 8,717 gallons and 10,500 gallons, and are primarily used for the transportation of petroleum crude oil, FMCSA says.
May 11, 2016
Business
International to offer over-the-air programming for Cummins engines
Over-the-air programming, available through the nine-pin International LINK device, enables drivers to utilize a mobile interface to initiate engine programming at the customer’s facility over a safe, secure Wi-Fi Connection.
May 11, 2016
Business
Navistar remote diagnostics system hits 200,000 vehicle milestone
Initially demonstrated in October 2013, the company says the milestone underscores the system’s integration with a large and growing number of leading telematics service providers.
May 11, 2016
Business
Mack makes 13-speed AMT standard on Granite models
The Mack mDrive HD will be available in direct and overdrive configurations, and allows buyers to select a faster gear ratio to decrease rpms at highway speed.
May 10, 2016
Business
Startup company targeting owner-operators with electric Class 8 truck
The Nikola One’s operational cost per mile is expected to be somewhere between 20-30 cents per mile, roughly half of most diesel-powered semis, but its purchase price is expected to range from $350,000 to $415,000, depending on options.
May 10, 2016
Gear
Phillips & Temro’s Idle Free electric APU
Phillips & Temro’s Idle Free Series 4000 eAPU is suited for fleets with over-the-road sleepers with limited frame rail space and over-the-road sleepers pulling a refrigerated trailer. The APU mounts behind the cab rather than on the rails, which also help
May 10, 2016
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DOT calls out 'despicable' state failures on ELP, CDL rules after deadly crash
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