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Business
Keeping video documentation of your mishaps
A dash cam on display at Great West keeps HD video recording synced with location for insurance if trouble arises.
May 31, 2013
Business
Small fleet owner invents innovative, but simple securement device
Former small fleet owner and flatbed hauler Steve Burroughs introduced at The Great West Truck Show today a product that he says is a “no-brainer” and something that he’s hoping becomes standard equipment for flatbed loads. The Cargo Cookie, as he’s dubbed it, is a round, doughnut-shaped device that’s placed under straps to increase load […]
May 30, 2013
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Gear
Retrofit fuel emission reduction
The Turbo3000D installation kit for DD15, DD13 and DD16 series engines is a retrofit device designed for easy installation to reduce fuel emissions and assist with fuel economy while helping to provide smoother idle, engine horsepower increase and quicker
May 29, 2013
Business
Natural gas payoff: Utility, ROI in construction trucking apps
While natural gas engines and retrofits are not cheap, the key question is your return on investment. Does it pay to run a truck or a fleet on natural gas?
May 29, 2013
Voices
POLL: What are your views on climate change?
Given abortive but multiple legislative efforts to tax carbon emissions in recent years, the subject of climate change remains ever relevant to the future of the trucking biz — what’s your view?
May 24, 2013
Equipment
Peterbilt hires new GM after Kozek exit
Peterbilt has hired Darrin Siver as its new general manager after former GM Bill Kozek took a job at Navistar.
May 23, 2013
Business
Report says carbon tax could slam trucking
Workers in “energy-intensive industries” such as truck transportation, “would tend to experience comparatively large losses in income under a carbon tax” as demand falls. Potential offsets could mute the effect.
May 23, 2013
Business
Navistar hires former Peterbilt GM Bill Kozek as president
Navistar announced Monday, May 20, that it has hired longtime Peterbilt executive Bill Kozek as president of its North America Truck and Parts division.
May 20, 2013
Business
Kenworth offering rental natural gas trucks
Fleets operating along the I-84 and I-15 corridors from Las Vegas, Nev., to Utah, Idaho and Oregon can now rent Kenworth trucks fueled by LNG through a new rental program available from PacLease, Kenworth Sales Company and Blu LNG. The rental program will offer trucks in local-delivery, regional-haul, long-haul and heavy-haul configurations to meet the […]
May 20, 2013
Business
Diesel reverses downward trend (and highlights from 1,000 weeks of diesel prices)
This week marked the 1,000th week that the Department of Energy had reported a weekly national average diesel price, and in it, the price of on-highway diesel rose 2.1 cents, bringing a 10-week period of consecutive price drops to an end.
May 14, 2013
Business
Trucking oasis: Vegas show offers show trucks, educational opportunities
The Great West Truck show offers drivers and owner-operators a chance to check out some of the hottest show trucks in the country, see the latest in equipment and learn business advice from experts.
May 10, 2013
Business
Penske buys 500 Freightliners
Penske Truck Rental announced this week the addition of 500 new Freightliner tractors to its commercial truck rental fleet, all featuring Eaton’s UltraShift Plus MHP automated transmissions. The transmission uses an electronic clutch actuator to provide faster shifting and smoother engagement and engages the clutch at idle, giving the driver control in challenging situations. Penske […]
May 8, 2013
Business
Diesel price drops, projected to keep falling
The national average diesel price has fallen ten straight weeks and is projected to continue to drop.
May 8, 2013
Gear
Self-steering axle and lift suspension
Watson & Chalin’s SL-2065 Tru-Track 20K self-steering axle and lift suspension system weighs 1,327 pounds and provides added maneuverability with a 25-degree wheel cut. The lift axle, compatible with 445/65R22.5 tires and air-disc brakes, has a parallelog
May 7, 2013
Gear
Compact platform and step system
Bustin’s Slide & Go Space Saver Platform is a compact platform and step system that can be mounted on existing equipment on most truck bodies, including flatbed trailers, vocational trucks and recreational vehicles. The platform is designed to enable driv
May 7, 2013
Business
Peterbilt names engine, medium-duty dealers of year
Peterbilt Trucks recently named Rush Peterbilt Truck Center the 2012 Medium Duty Dealer of the Year and Valley Peterbilt the 2012 Paccar MX-13 Engine Dealer of the Year. Rush Peterbilt Truck Center, of Nashville, Tenn., led the sale and support of the full lineup of Peterbilt medium-duty trucks. This is the second year Valley Peterbilt, […]
May 6, 2013
Business
Mobil Delvac releases low-viscosity oil aimed at increasing fuel economy, sustainability
Mobil Delvac has expanded its diesel engine oil line to include a low-viscosity synthetic oil, Mobil Delvac 1 LE 5W-30 which has been formulated to help owner-operators save fuel and lower maintenance costs.
May 6, 2013
Channel 19
Big Rig Books hauls reads for the kids
John C. Gervase founded the nonprofit to encourage literacy among underprivileged children.
May 2, 2013
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