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Toyo’s refuse steer tire
Toyo Tire’s M153 regional and urban heavy-duty steer tire, suited for refuse operations, has an extra-deep regroovable 26/32-inch tread optimized for high-scrub applications. The tire’s compounding is engineered for added wear performance and durability w
March 23, 2015
Business
Dart Network installing Bose Ride seats
Dartco Inc., a member of the Dart Network, announced that it has begun installing Bose Ride seats in its trucks. Long-haul employee drivers who have been with the company three or more years and drive a truck with less than 250,000 miles on it will be among the first to receive the seats. Also, Dart […]
March 23, 2015
Business
Changing Gear: Ryder launches nat gas program, Hyundai could enter U.S. truck market
Is natural gas still a natural solution for the trucking industry’s never-ending fuel economy woes? Granted, the recent run of low diesel prices might leave some to believe that a lot of fleets might have, well, overreacted a tad when they dove hard into natural gas by spec’ing new trucks and rerouting lanes past alt-fuel […]
March 20, 2015
Business
Old Dominion opens, expands service centers
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has opened a new service center in Watertown, S.D., and an expanded service center in Oshkosh, Wis. The Thomasville, N.C.-based less-than-truckload carrier said it opened its third South Dakota facility because of increasing population and economic growth in the region. The one-acre 12-door service center employs five. Old Dominion said […]
March 20, 2015
Business
Danny can drive it
Meet Auto DriveAway contract driver Danny Murdock and several of the specially-equipped vocational trucks that are his rolling freight.
March 19, 2015
Gear
Borg Warner’s severe-service fan drive
BorgWarner’s DuroSpeed 2-speed fan drive is designed to deliver cooling for severe operating and vocational truck applications such as construction vehicles and municipal trucks. The pneumatically actuated fan drive is built to reduce engagements for less
March 19, 2015
Gear
VMAC’s air compressor for vans
Vehicle Mounted Air Compressors’ Underhood Lite rotary screw air compressor system is designed for European-style vans. The system is engineered to provide 30 CFM and up to 150 PSI of air and weighs 62 pounds for a small footprint and minimal impact on th
March 19, 2015
Business
Rugged Volvo I-Shift for severe-duty applications
The reinforced I-Shift will be standard on VHD models with heavier weight ratings – straight trucks rated at 66,000 lbs. GVWR or higher and tractors rated at 125,000 lbs.
March 18, 2015
Business
Navistar sued by regulators who want court to force company to release documents
SEC filed in December a lawsuit against Navistar International Corp. claiming the truck and engine maker improperly redacted and withheld documents the Commission attempted to subpoena.
March 18, 2015
Business
Used post-2010 sleeper trucks growing in availability, could give owner-ops chance at more fuel efficient models
The number of 3- to 5-year-old trucks available on the used truck market saw an uptick in recent months due to an influx in new truck orders and corresponding trade-ins. A flood of 3-5-year-old trucks could give owner-operators the chance at getting in a more fuel efficient model.
March 18, 2015
Gear
Ridewell’s 15K air-ride suspension
Ridewell’s RAR-260 15K series air-ride suspension has a 15,000-pound capacity optimized for light- and medium-duty applications. The compact low-mount suspension offers industry-standard bushing, the Securelok pivot nut, a shear-type pivot bolt and the Sp
March 17, 2015
Gear
Bergstrom’s solar-powered APU
Bergstrom’s No-Idle Thermal Environment system now is available with eNow’s solar power system designed to capture electrical energy from the sun and transfer it to a truck’s onboard battery system for storage. The energy is distributed when needed to Ber
March 17, 2015
Business
FMCSA’s latest projections for dates on e-log mandate, speed limiters and more
Here are the dates the DOT and its Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expect to publish significant rulemakings this year.
March 17, 2015
Business
Diesel price snaps month-long streak of increases, falls 2.7 cents
The Department of Energy in its weekly report pegged the U.S. at-pump average at $2.917 — $1.086 lower than the same week last year.
March 16, 2015
Business
Mack updates telematics monitoring system for mDrive transmission
Mack Trucks announced this week that its Mack GuardDog Connect, its proactive telematics system, will now monitor critical fault codes for the Mack mDrive automated manual transmissions.
March 16, 2015
Business
Kenworth T370 getting heavier front axles
Kenworth Truck Co.announced it soon will offer heavier front axles for its T370 Class 7 model. The company said that with the new 18,000-pound and 20,000-pound front axles, customers can put more weight on the front ends for fuel-hauling, dump, mixer, utility and crane applications, allowing more payload in a shorter BBC package. The new […]
March 13, 2015
Business
Changing Gear: Aero, add-on and chrome rewind
Since most of you are busy enough trying to manage your own business, it’s likely you occasionally might have missed a few announcements for new products that we frequently relay to you at OverdriveOnline.com. This week, our “Changing Gear” series takes a look back at some recently introduced aerodynamic, chrome and other related add-ons designed […]
March 13, 2015
Gear
Double Coin’s mixed-service tire
Double Coin’s RR706 mixed-service all-position truck tire is designed for the construction, waste and refuse industries. The tire, available initially in size 12R24.5, has a durable casing and tread compounds engineered to help withstand high-scrub enviro
March 12, 2015
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