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Used truck prices, miles and age all up in 2022 through June | Highway Angel puts out fires amid exploding munitions
While used truck sales volumes were down year-to-date through June, average prices, miles and age of used truck sales are higher so far in 2022. Also: One-way cargo insurance now available; latest Highway Angel's dramatic rescue.
July 28, 2022
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The search for a good truck: Inflation puts community college CDL program out of reach
Longtime hauler Brad Carman's CDL training days in 1997 at Southeast Community College in Nebraska spurred his efforts to help a new community-college program in Western Iowa. He reached out with this request of readers in his search for equipment.
July 27, 2022
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Regulations
New England state enacts California-style new-truck emissions standards
The law will require medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturers to produce cleaner trucks to sell in the state. Also: Diesel prices hit lowest national average since the end of April; $30k up for grabs in Pilot Road Warrior contest opening Aug. 1.
July 27, 2022
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Leasing out equipment? Call your insurance agent first
Both trucks and trailers that are leased out bring increased potential to be damaged, stolen, abandoned or vandalized. Coverage necessarily will be the responsibility of the party leasing equipment from you. Be extra careful who you do business with.
July 25, 2022
Custom Rigs
'Change order,' the 2000 Kenworth W900L daycab project rig of White Pine Paving
Bryant A. Mann's decade-long piece-by-piece project to finally finish this spectacular former coal hauler out of Maryland features expert custom-fab work put in, as well as detailed airbrushed designs along the hood and behind the cab.
July 21, 2022
Custom Rigs
Stunning rigs triumph in 32 show truck categories at Walcott
From cabovers and rat rods to bobtails and combos, winners were named in 32 different categories at the 43rd Walcott Truckers Jamboree last weekend, where more than 45,000 people showed up to take in the sights.
July 20, 2022
Equipment
Test drive: Peterbilt's refreshed Model 579
Peterbilt's new Model 579 is the perfect blend of new school tech and old school trucking.
July 20, 2022
Equipment
Used truck prices coming down as sales increase
Used Class 8 retail prices are still 50% higher than a year ago, and sales are still down 39% since last June. Also: Top military vet rookie trucker award nomination period ends July 31; latest Highway Angel; Fontaine Heavy-Haul rebrands; new Love's.
July 15, 2022
Custom Rigs
'Last Dance': Owner-operator's 2022 Peterbilt 389
Missouri-based Dale Musgrove ordered this truck last year and has put his own touches on it to haul machinery from the Midwest to the West Coast.
July 14, 2022
Equipment
Fuel prices down more than 20 cents this month | More CDLs for bribes: Pennsylvania scheme indictment
After hitting a record high last month, diesel prices have been on the decline. Also: Rhode Island will soon begin updating exit numbers on I-95 to be mileage-based rather than sequential; CDL school owner indicted for bribery.
July 13, 2022
Equipment
A run at mobile CO2 capture, straight from the stacks
Remora Carbon, unlike many technologies built with greenhouse-gas reduction in mind, is putting initial affordability and long-term profit for customers at the center of the company's moves into business, the smallest fleets targets as tests start.
July 12, 2022
Equipment
CDLs for bribes: Texas sentencing | CARB's new program to help owner-ops transition to 'zero-emission' trucks
The Innovative Small e-Fleet pilot will focus on fleets with 20 or fewer trucks and less than $15 million in annual revenue. Also: Texas man sentenced for accepting bribes for passing CDL tests; recalls from Daimler, Great Dane.
July 11, 2022
Equipment
Excessive heat brings on tire safety concerns
The hotter days of summer can take a greater toll on tires. Experts advise taking certain steps to beat the heat.
July 8, 2022
Custom Rigs
The young career -- and custom 2015 Peterbilt 389 -- of owner-op Tony Gonzalez
Gonzalez grew up around the business of his longtime owner-operator father, after whom he's named and from whom he purchased the rig, his first. Catch plenty of views via this video, likewise more from a man clearly loving his time OTR as an owner.
July 7, 2022
Equipment
Test drive: Peterbilt Model 536 with Cummins L9N natural gas engine
Electrification and hydrogen are clearly the ways of the future, but natural gas is a right-now solution for motor carriers seeking to shrink their carbon footprint.
July 6, 2022
Regulations
NHTSA accepting applications for new underride guard advisory committee
The committee is being launched as NHTSA nears publication of a rule to beef up rear trailer underride guards. Also: Third-party CDL examiner sentenced for role in CDL fraud scheme; Weekly spot rates update; TruckPro launches new e-commerce site.
July 6, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA extends HOS waiver for baby formula haulers | Walcott show kicks off next week
The waiver was originally set to expire at the end of June. Also: Walcott Truckers Jamboree gearing up for 43rd year next week; recalls hit Autocar severe-duty trucks, small number of Freightliner Cascadias.
July 5, 2022
Custom Rigs
‘Back Home’: Blue Leasing’s 1982 Peterbilt 362
The classic cabover was bought new by T.J. Timblin's grandfather, Henry, in 1982. In this video, T.J. talks about the truck's rebuild since it found its way back to the Timblin family about a decade ago.
July 1, 2022
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Owner-op Lucas Zach's project 2017 Peterbilt 389, 2025 Timpte hopper
Mods through the years Zach's owned the 2017 389 result in what's a well-balanced look for this custom Pete, with sharp paint lines, a Cat under the hood, and a hopper-hauling setup built to handle the rough-and-dirty side of farm-haul work and still turn heads.
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