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Business
Commercial truck financier launches mobile app
ENGS Commercial Finance Co. (“ECF”) introduced a new way for customers to access their online accounts. The ENGS Mobile App is now available in app stores for both iPhone and Android users.
May 2, 2016
Business
Mack Leasing full-service demand on upswing
Mack Leasing System is today seeing greater demand for leasing services, having added 19 member dealer locations to its network in 2015.
April 29, 2016
Gear
Michelin’s wide-base retread for refuse trucks
Michelin’s X One XZU S+ Pre-Mold retread is designed for all-position wide-base single tires used by urban waste and refuse trucks. The retread features a winged tread that helps enhance shoulder protection in high-scrub stop-and-start applications. It fe
April 28, 2016
Business
New GPS-dashcam hybrid released
The system uses built-in GPS capabilities and built-in 3G cellular connectivity to form real-time location reports, along with saving recordings when triggered.
April 28, 2016
Business
More than 800 recalled Volvo trucks remain unaccounted for, FMCSA says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is still looking for hundreds of Volvo trucks recalled last month and subsequently placed out of service over potential steering problems.
April 27, 2016
Gear
Cooper’s Roadmaster wide-base mixed-service tire
Cooper’s Roadmaster RM332 WB heavy-duty wide base tire, available in size 425/65R22.5, is designed for the steer axle in mixed-service applications. The RM332 WB’s rib-type tread pattern and cut- and chip-resistant tread compound are designed for on- or o
April 27, 2016
Gear
Freedom’s Coronado pre-filters
Freedom Air Filters now offers a pre-filter pair for Freightliner Coronado trucks model-year 2010-present. The pre-filters are designed to fit over the factory chrome intake grilles to help protect the engine and extend air filter life by keeping out larg
April 27, 2016
Business
Fuel prices increase for third straight week
Diesel prices have increased for the third week in a row and ninth time in 10 weeks during the week ending April 25, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
April 25, 2016
Business
Shell adds more coolant products to recall
Shell has added additional 50/50 pre-diluted coolant products to the coolant return program that began in March due to a lack of bitterant in the coolant.
April 25, 2016
Gear
Goodyear’s regional, urban delivery tire line
Goodyear’s Endurance truck tire line for regional and urban delivery fleets is designed to offer more miles to removal, low rolling resistance and more resistance to curb impact damage. The company’s proprietary IntelliMax Rib Technology uses contoured si
April 25, 2016
Business
Mack announces lineup of 2017 MP engines
For the coming model year, Mack’s 11-liter MP7 and 13-liter MP8 engines get a handful of advancements designed to simplify maintenance and improve efficiency and productivity.
April 22, 2016
Business
Camera systems taking a lead in data harvest
With such strong momentum and expanding uses for cameras, the technology could well follow the same path as that of electronic logging devices: widespread early adoption by large fleets and an eventual federal mandate industrywide. The systems may also work in tandem with automated trucks.
April 21, 2016
Business
Paccar to offer Allison TC10 fully automatic transmission in certain Kenworth, Peterbilt models
The TC10 transmission will be offered in Kenworth T680 and T880 models and Peterbilt Models 567 and 579 with both Paccar and Cummins engines.
April 21, 2016
Business
DOT’s study on truck size and weight contains little fresh news
An extensive federal study of heavier and larger trucks says greater analysis and fewer data limitations are necessary to gauge impact on the transportation system. The federally mandated research echoed the study’s technical reports, released last June by the DOT.
April 21, 2016
Gear
AME’s tire inflator
AME’s Accu-Flate XL Digital Tire Inflator is designed to measure, inflate and deflate tires with advanced precision. The device is equipped with a 6-foot hose and is powered by two AAA batteries. A backlit LCD screen with an auto-off function helps preser
April 20, 2016
Business
Data — The unseen hand steering your career
As fleet owners continue to find more ways to turn their drivers and prospective drivers into sets of data, they are moving recruitment, retention and safety management closer to science than art. This expanding harvest of data and the eagerness of predictive analytics vendors to help fleets make better use of it are reshaping how the industry relates to drivers.
April 19, 2016
Business
Diesel prices rise 3.7 cents over previous week
Prices increased in all regions during the week with the most significant increase coming in the Gulf Coast, where prices increased 5.4 cents.
April 19, 2016
Business
Wired, watched and weeded out: How constant monitoring by fleets, regulators will shape tomorrow’s driving force
In this special series, built on months of reporting by Overdrive editors, an in-depth exploration on the acceleration of driver monitoring systems, biometric health readings, the availability of massive data sets on truckers and how it all gives way to constant monitoring by fleets — and regulators — of truckers, their habits and their fitness to operate.
April 18, 2016
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