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Equipment: Page 54

Regulations
AB 5 latest: OOIDA files for another injunction
After OOIDA in September became an intervenor in the case, the group now asks the court for a preliminary injunction to halt the enforcement of the law. Also: Explore modular heavy-haul trailer from Faymonville; Cuban citizen sentenced for CDL fraud.
December 13, 2022
California trucking
Regulations
Autonomous vehicle developers provide a look at law enforcement interaction
Autonomous vehicle interactions with law enforcement continue to grow, and if a viral video between an officer and an autonomous car earlier this year is any indication, there's plenty of work to be done.
December 6, 2022
Torc Freightliner on the road
Pride & Polish
Custom Champs: Rare White Freightliner Powerliner cabover still a part-time worker
The 1975-model COE was the first truck owned by G.L. Wasko when he started his business 45 years ago. He was the second owner of the rig then, and after some searching, the family also became the fifth owners of it in 2006.
December 8, 2022
Gary Wasko's 1975 White Freightliner Powerliner
Equipment
Republican Senators urge EPA to pursue consumer-friendly emissions standards
By the end of the month, EPA is expected to publish new standards to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. Also: The autonomous truck development partnership between Navistar and TuSimple was terminated; International trucks recalled; New loyalty program.
December 6, 2022
truck exhaust
Channel 19
Tesla's Semi really that 'badass'?
Tesla claims the Semi has "three times the power" of any diesel truck on the road and can accelerate "from 0-60 mph in 20 seconds, fully loaded." But is it truly 'badass,' as Musk put it? You decide.
December 5, 2022
Tesla Pepsi and Frito Lay Semis
Equipment
Tesla delivers 'the most badass rig on the road' to Pepsi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Thursday night handed over his company's first production electric Semi trucks to PepsiCo.
December 1, 2022
Tesla Semi delivery
Regulations
New Yorkers paid to report idling trucks, may expand to parking violations
New Yorkers who have been cashing in by submitting video evidence of commercial vehicles breaking the city's idling law may be getting greater policing power through a bill seeking to extend citizen reporting to parking violations.
December 1, 2022
diesel pipe
Equipment
Watch: Jacobs demonstrates cylinder deactivation and active decompression technology
Jacobs Vehicle Systems shows how cylinder deactivation cuts fuel consumption and emissions while active decompression technology eliminates cab shake during engine shut down and start-up.
November 28, 2022
Jacobs Tula cylinder deactivation demonstration International LT
Custom Rigs
Troy Massey's 'Lot Rot' Peterbilt 389
Massey and team rescued the rig from the lot of his Nacogdoches, Texas-based Massey Motor Freight. The heavily-customized 2014 Pete has seen four phases of custom work to date, with a fifth on the way for 2023, Massey said.
December 1, 2022
Troy Massey's 2014 Peterbilt 389
Equipment
Why is diesel getting so much more expensive than gasoline?
Lately, low inventories and worries about a harsh winter have caused a simmering panic to drive the price difference between gas and diesel well above norms. But for decades, diesel reliably cost less than gas.
November 29, 2022
Diesel selling at $2 above the price of regular unleaded gas
Equipment
Construction fleet beats supply chain woes, inflation with rebuilt trucks
Doud BTS in Golden, Colorado is choosing to have their pickups rebuilt which saves them 30 to 40% over buying new and keeps them from having to deal with long delivery delays at dealers.
November 24, 2022
rebuilt trucks cheaper than new
Equipment
Which trucks hold their value the best?
Price Digests last month announced the winners of its Highest Retained Value Awards, recognizing the trucks that hold their value the best. Also: While September was a tough month for trucking companies, it was even worse for shippers.
November 25, 2022
International LT
Pride & Polish
Custom champs: 'Eighth house truck' for Rick and Terry Henderson
Winners in the Pride & Polish interior category, Bennett-leased owner-operators Rick and Terry Henderson of Ohio, feature a tastefully decorated interior, dazzling lighting and distinctive striping on their 2022 Peterbilt 389.
November 23, 2022
Purple underglow lights
Custom Rigs
Five Flashiest Fleets combine bright ideas with tributes and honor
This year's CCJ's Five Flashiest Fleets are...
November 21, 2022
CCJ's Five Flashiest Fleets
Equipment
POLL: If you've financed a truck recently, what was the interest rate?
Interest rates for all kinds of borrowing have been on the rise throughout the year -- whether you've purchased new or used in the last six months or so, if you financed the purchase, what was the interest rate?
November 17, 2022
Dealers
Equipment
Brake Safety Week nets 5,000 out-of-service violations
Just over 13% over trucks inspected during the week-long blitz were parked for critical brake-related violations. Also: Used-truck sales fell 10% in October from September; Colorado warns of early-morning sun glare potentially closing I-70 Eastbound.
November 16, 2022
Brakes inspection
Custom Rigs
N.C. small fleet's custom 2018 Kenworth W900 bags 'top notch' recognition
Operator Chase Hedgepeth showed the rig at the 2022 Mayberry Truck Show in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, where it was recognized as a "Top Notch 10" truck -- one of the 10 best from the states of North Carolina and Virginia.
November 10, 2022
Chase Hedgepeth with his 2018 Kenworth W900
Equipment
Brake system corrosion prompts massive Daimler recall
More than 200,000 trucks are being recalled by Daimler Trucks North America for an issue that could cause uneven braking during adaptive cruise control braking. Also: Ascend raises owner-op pay; Love's, Chester's Chicken bring back 'Truckersgiving.'
November 7, 2022
Freightliner Cascadia
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Regulations
California capitulation: CHP finally enforcing English language proficiency roadside
From first flat-out refusing to act on an executive order from President Donald Trump to now threatening the CDLs of non-English speaking drivers, California's made a complete U-turn.
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Business
FMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirely
Police In Station With Truck
Regulations
ELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
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Trucker of the Year
'I will not idle, ever': Adapting old-school ways to prevent emissions fails
A video posted by the suspected 'chameleon carrier' ring at the center of this investigation shows a little tutorial on how the carriers quickly switch DOT numbers.
Regulations
FMCSA investigating chameleon carrier network after deadly Indiana crash
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