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ChampTruck race series launches fleet participation program
VIDEO: John Condren of the ChampTruck series runs through stock race truck specs and announces the fleet participation program for turning low-asset-value equipment into race-worthy units, with benefits.
August 22, 2014
Business
Rand McNally unveils new IntelliRoute truck-specific GPS, mobile ELD compatibility
Rand McNally introduced Aug. 21 at the Great American Trucking Show new, updated versions of its line of truck-specific GPS units, the IntelliRoute TND. It also announced its HD 100 electronic logging device now works with smart phones, tablets and its IntelliRoute GPS devices.
August 22, 2014
Business
Goodyear offers fleet benefits to independents
Independent owner-operators attending the Great American Trucking Show have the chance to win up to two tires if they sign up for the Goodyear Smart Fleet program.
August 21, 2014
Business
Minimizer giving away $30k for 30th anniversary
Minimizer is giving away $30,000 to celebrate its 30th anniversary, which is this year, the fender manufacturer announced Aug. 21 at the Great American Trucking Show.
August 21, 2014
Gear
Bridgestone’s Bandag B799 tread
Bridgestone’s Bandag B799 tread, which complements the Bridgestone M799,has an open shoulder design that helps improve traction for mild on/off-highway, regional haul and pickup-and-delivery applications. The deep 28/32-inch deep tread is engineered for l
August 21, 2014
Gear
Bridgestone’s Firestone FS561 all-position radial
Bridgestone’s Firestone FS561 is an on-highway all-position radial tire designed to reduce susceptibility to stone retention and drilling and is recommended for steering applications in regional and pickup-and-delivery use. A rugged casing with sidewall p
August 21, 2014
Business
Mack adds 505-hp 13L option
Mack announced this week it has a new powertrain offering: A 505-hp Mack MP8 dubbed the 505C+. The engine is built on the company’s already existing MP8 platform. In addition to the 505-hp, the engine has 1,860 lb.-ft. of torque. Mack says the engine “is ideal” for long-haul applications, especially those in mountainous terrain. The […]
August 21, 2014
Custom Rigs
Great American Trucking Show starts today: Here’s how to follow the show
The Great American Trucking Show begins at noon Thursday,. Aug. 22. Here’s how you can follow the show if you can’t make it.
August 20, 2014
Gear
CMA’s Duraturn tire line
CMA has launched its Duraturn brand of commercial tires. The TBR line comes in all applications with more than 85 SKUs available, including models for steer, drive, trailer and mixed service tires, with several EPA Smartway-verified for low rolling resist
August 20, 2014
Business
Kenworth adds nat gas option to T880
Kenworth announced this week it is adding a natural gas option for the Kenworth T880, the company’s flagship vocational truck. The Kenworth T880 day cab and 52-inch mid-roof sleeper configurations now can be specified with the factory-installed Cummins Westport ISX12 G 400-hp natural gas engine with 1,450 lb-ft of torque. The ISX12 G is available […]
August 19, 2014
Business
Diesel price hits 9-month low
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell another eight-tenths of a cent in the week ended Aug. 18, putting it at $3.835. That’s the lowest the national average price has been since the week ended Nov. 18 and the seventh straight week the average price has dropped.
August 19, 2014
Business
Navistar denied request to dismiss lawsuit over alleged engine defects
A federal court Aug. 18 ruled to deny a motion made by Navistar-International to dismiss one of the lawsuits brought against it over its EGR-only MaxxForce engine line, according to court documents.
August 19, 2014
Custom Rigs
10 things to see, do and know for the Great American Trucking Show
The Great American Trucking Show starts this week (Aug. 21) and has plenty for drivers and owner-operators. As a primer for the show, here are 10 things you can see or do or should know for the show.
August 18, 2014
Gear
Penray’s heavy-duty coolant filters
Penray’s latest heavy-duty coolant filters for Class 6-8 vehicles feature a synthetic media with the company’s proprietary Need-Release technology that introduces coolant additives and fortifiers on an as-needed basis to help stabilize the coolant for opt
August 15, 2014
Equipment
Photos: How gliders come to be
Note: This story is part of a larger package on glider kits and their viability for owner-operators. Click here to see the main story. Fitzgerald’s plant in Byrdstown, Tenn., specializes in putting engines and transmissions into the glider bodies, says Tommy Fitzgerald. It receives engines from a Fitzgerald plant in Kentucky, where the company tears […]
August 14, 2014
Business
Volvo: 2016 models see fuel efficiency boost from aero, powertrain changes
Volvo Trucks says its 2016 VN series of on-highway tractors has better aerodynamics and a more sophisticated powertrain than current models, both of which it says will push the company’s next line of trucks to better fuel economy.
August 13, 2014
Business
Senate bill aims to promote natural gas adoption in long-haul trucking
The Senate this week introduced its version of a bill to cut natural gas-powered trucks a break, as it would give them an exemption to federal truck weight standards as a means to mitigate the weight of nat gas tanks and to prevent natural gas adopters from being at a competitive disadvantage.
August 13, 2014
Business
Electric cable-powered trucks to be tested in California next year
A two-mile demonstration project using overhead cables to power electric trucks is slated to begin in California in Jul 2015.
August 13, 2014
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