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Equipment
Freightliner unveils new electric eCascadia
The fully battery electric eCascadia originally made its debut in 2018 as a proof of concept before swiftly being handed off to demonstration fleets with almost 50 trucking customers running real freight in the real world.
May 9, 2022
Equipment
17,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks recalled
Affected trucks are various 2018-2020 models. Certain International, Western Star trucks also recalled. Also: Pilot offering deals to military vets this month; new truck stops in Missouri and Texas; new fleet card from Motive (formerly KeepTruckin).
May 9, 2022
Voices
Roadcheck preps: What's been your preparation strategy ahead of the May 17-19 inspection blitz?
This year, the Roadcheck inspection event, organized by CVSA, takes as its theme commercial vehicle wheel ends, yet you can expect plenty in the way of full Level 1 vehicle/driver inspections. Weigh in on your preparations via this poll.
May 9, 2022
Custom Rigs
Scenes from inaugural Large Cars & Guitars truck show
A sunny set-up Thursday would give way to rain in the area late into the night and Friday morning. The coming storms didn't deter the preparations of truck owners as they got ready to kick off the first-ever event in Kodak, Tennessee.
May 6, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA speed limiter proposal leans on trucks' ECU
The ECU manages everything from the mixture of air and fuel to idle speeds and valve control and timing, and it soon could be a key piece of regulatory compliance.
May 6, 2022
Custom Rigs
SPB Trucking’s custom ’84 Peterbilt 362 cabover
The truck was built by Peasterbilt Customs out of Sweet Springs, Missouri, and is owned by Gary Jones, owner of SPB Trucking.
May 5, 2022
Regulations
Speed limiter notice published, opening 30-day comment period
The advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking does not propose any regulatory changes, but rather seeks to answer questions related to speed limiters and electronic engine control units to help FMCSA in creating the new rulemaking.
May 3, 2022
Equipment
Westport debuts hydrogen HPDI system
Westport claims its H2 HPDI system offers better performance than diesel units with up to 98% fewer emissions.
May 3, 2022
Equipment
Diesel prices continue to batter profitability, soaring to new record highs
Fuel prices blew past the last record high in mid-March to well above $5/gal. in the most recent week. Also: Get Roadcheck-ready when it comes to securement regulations with new online training resources.
May 3, 2022
Regulations
POLL: Should FMCSA be pursuing a speed-limiter mandate?
With FMCSA signaling intent to pursue a mandate for motor carrier use of existing speed-limiting capability in electronically-controlled trucks, weigh in via this poll on your view of the notion of a limiter-use mandate and possible speed settings.
May 3, 2022
Equipment
Truck orders, other metrics suggest market strength despite strong headwinds
Despite falling rates and rising diesel prices, the freight market is still showing signs of strength. Also: AHTS National Convention and Truck Show set for June; severe-duty Autocar trucks recalled; latest Highway Angel.
May 2, 2022
Channel 19
One man, one truck, one rebuild: 4 million safe miles in the rear view
Here's to a reliable truck, well-maintained, well-driven. Longtime owner Mike "Mustang" Crawford hit the 4 million safe mile mark last week, all those miles logged behind the wheel of a single 1994 Freightliner. Find here his recipe for longevity.
May 2, 2022
Custom Rigs
‘Cherry Pie’: The KW Pony Express 1973 W900A
Owner Kate Whiting showed the truck at the 2022 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, where it placed first in the Paint & Graphics category for working bobtails.
April 29, 2022
Business
Diesel prices back on the rise | Overnight I-10 lane closures
Fuel prices increased by nearly six cents during the week ending April 25, keeping the national average well above $5/gallon. Also: Overnight I-10 lane closures planned this week in Phoenix; JIT Truck Parts adds new line of lights.
April 26, 2022
Gear
Thermo King intros new Precedent reefer unit
Thermo King Corp.
Thermo King recently introduced its new Precedent S-750i trailer refrigeration unit, which features electrification, integrated shore power, embedded telematics and a lower-global warming potential refrigerant.
April 21, 2022
Custom Rigs
‘Midnight Special’: Van Wagoner Trucking's 1998 Peterbilt 379
Owner Josh Van Wagoner's father bought the truck new in 1997, and Josh started driving it for his dad in 2003. The truck, now with more than 2 million miles on the odometer, still works, though it was off the road for the last year for a rebuild.
April 21, 2022
Small Fleet Champ
The 1973 Autocar flagship of Silver Creek Transportation
Jason Cowan and his son, Zane, now overseeing maintenance at the company, several years ago restored the rig as a testament to the small fleet's beginnings, with Jason's dad's name on the door. Bobbie Cowan got his start in it hauling anhydrous ammonia.
April 20, 2022
Regulations
Achates near-zero-emissions opposed-piston diesel may get axed by cylinder deactivation, electric powertrains
Big investments for all-electric, fuel cell and bolt-on solutions for cutting emissions on existing four-stroke platforms has Achates pushing harder to make their ultra clean, record-setting 10.6-liter diesel an attractive choice for production.
April 20, 2022
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'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 build
What started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”
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ELD tampering in crosshairs for CVSA’s annual Roadcheck blitz
Regulations
California capitulation: CHP finally enforcing English language proficiency roadside
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FMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirely
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ELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
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