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Hot Shot’s Secret’s 10W-30 synthetic diesel engine oil

Hot Shot’s Secret’s Green Diamond Fleet Full Synthetic Group III/Group IV Engine Oil now is available in a 10W-30 blend formulated for diesel engines that experience extreme temperatures, heavy loads, stop-and-go operations and high airborne particulates.

January 30, 2020

Mack’s new line of Class 6 and 7 trucks to be built at new Virginia plant

The company cut the ribbon on the new facility Thursday and showed off prototypes of its new Mack MD6 and Mack MD7 truck — Class 6 and Class 7 rigs, respectively. The MD lineup targets trucking applications in dry van and refrigerated segments, and vocational applications in flatbed, dump and tank.

January 30, 2020

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Denso’s aftermarket lineup

Denso’s latest heavy-duty aftermarket parts include:  Starters and alternators: First Time Fit starters and alternators provide wide coverage for Class 8 and medium-duty trucks, school buses, package-delivery vehicles and construction, agricultural and i

January 28, 2020

News roundup, Jan. 27: Waymo testing autonomous trucks in Texas; Dual dashcam integrates with Transflo

Transflo has added the AI-12 Dual Facing Dashcam solution by Surfsight as part of its Mobile+ suite of digital and telematics products. Plus: Google sister company Waymo is taking steps to test autonomous big rigs in Texas.

January 27, 2020

Eaton’s expanded PTO portfolio

Eaton expanded its mobile power-takeoff (PTO) portfolio to include two additional Bezares PTO units: the Bezares 95X series four-bolt rear-mounted PTO for the Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies Endurant 12-speed automated transmission, and

January 27, 2020

News roundup, Jan. 21: EPA asks for feedback on new truck emissions regs; military Exchange service drivers honored overseas

The EPA wants feedback from the public and trucking industry stakeholders on its proposed Cleaner Trucks Initiative to tighten heavy-duty truck emissions regulation. Two drivers honored for 35 years of service to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service — in Korea and on Okinawa.

January 21, 2020

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SKF’s wheel-end monitor

SKF’s TraX Wheel End Monitor is built to be integrated with a heavy-duty vehicle’s existing telematics system or operated as a smart mobile device application. The sensor unit is installed on the wheels to monitor wheel-end vibration and temperature to de

January 21, 2020

Power options chip away at big-diesel marketshare

Engines greater than 10 liters will account for more than 85% of Class 8 production between 2020 and 2024, predicts the “N.A. Commercial Vehicle On-Highway Engine Outlook,” published by ACT Research and Rhein Associates. At the same time, a trend toward smaller-displacement engines is expected to continue.

January 20, 2020

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News roundup, Jan. 17: Werner to deploy electric Peterbilt 579 in testing; Love’s looks to continue expanding in 2020

Werner took possession of a 2019 Peterbilt 579 EV Class 8 electric and plans to run the truck for a year on a dedicated route in Southern California. Love’s plans to open 40 new travel center locations in 2020.

January 17, 2020

News roundup, Jan. 16: Senators call for more truck info on phone GPS apps; new standard coating from suspension maker; on-truck vid system integrates third-party telematics

Three senators from the Northeast called on tech companies to add more truck-specific info to GPS apps. Bendix adds Geotab as an integral telematics partner in on-highway “SafetyDirect” vid system. Reyco Granning’s phasing in new coating in suspension products to improve corrosion resistance, as well as resist chipping, scratching and gravel damage.

January 16, 2020

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Hauling no-freeze freight can mean more money in winter

Keeping produce and livestock safe while transporting in the heat is common enough, but there is also demand for protecting certain other freight when the mercury heads in the opposite direction. Liquids, certain chemicals and solids such as cosmetics are among cold-sensitive freight.

January 16, 2020

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Custom alternative in-cab climate control system has heat, too

Latest in the “highway hacks” series: Owner-operator Mike Greenberg’s answer to auxiliary in-cab climate control — employment of a wall-mount split HVAC unit most often used in buildings.

January 14, 2020

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Hankook’s truck and bus radial tires

Hankook’s latest truck and bus radial (TBR) tires, the regional-haul all-position all-season AH32 and long-haul drive-position wide-base e3 WiDE DL12, offer wider contact patches, enabling a higher tread volume. The AH32 features the company’s Innovation

January 13, 2020

Lucas Oil’s deposit control additive

Lucas Oil’s Diesel Deep Clean diesel fuel detergent and deposit control additive is designed to keep injectors clean, maintaining good flow and free of plugging, and to be effective against carbonaceous deposits and internal injector deposits.The propriet

January 13, 2020

California-reared HHG hauler keeps legacy of father, Don Morgan, alive with this T600

It’s a sharp truck, this 1992 Kenworth T600, Detroit 60 Series-powered and with a 149-inch ICT sleeper owner-operator Montgomery Morgan’s father, Don Morgan, had put on when the rig was new. Since Don passed in 2001, his son’s kept the rig working hard, despite his native California’s outlawing it some years back.

January 10, 2020

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One independent’s clearinghouse registration difficulties — and new Pete powering the business

Joe Bielucki on his 2020 Pete 567 and the mistaken impression he and others were under that the January 6 implementation of the drug and alcohol clearinghouse requirements represented a kind of deadline for registering an account as a carrier. Meanwhile, issues continue with the clearinghouse website, particularly for carriers querying it for hiring purposes.

January 8, 2020

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Fontaine debuts new Revolution tridem

Fontaine, a provider of platform trailers, introduced a three-axle all-aluminum Revolution dropdeck trailer that features air lift center and rear axles. “The new Revolution tridem gives our customers hauling versatility at the touch of a button,” said Ke

January 7, 2020

Overdrive Radio

‘Autonomy’ for whom? The independent owner-operator and tech skeptic featured in new film

In this Overdrive Radio edition, count Debbie Desiderato among technology skeptics when it comes to the choice our society is likely to be presented eventually in some form — whether to fully accept high-speed vehicles on public roads without an operator capable of reason and judgment behind the wheel.

January 7, 2020

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How military service set these trucking entrepreneurs straight on course to success

A special Overdrive Radio marks Veterans Day, commemorating the military service of so many around the United States, and in American trucking. Here we honor the stories of two vets -- Army and Navy, respectively -- who are equally clear-eyed emphasizing what their service meant for their long careers as business owners.

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Court pauses DOT rule seeking to push 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers out of commercial work

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Owner-ops adapt conservative approach to ever-expanding diesel service intervals

Owner-operator Raiko Graveran might be the 'nicest dude in all of trucking,' a version of which has been said by more than one truck showgoer who's found him and his 1995 Freightliner FLD 120 parked up. Here he's showing off fairly recent wins at the Old Town Rig Down event in Nacogdoches, Texas. Look for Graveran out at the Stars, Stripes and White Lines event this week in Atlanta.

Red, white and 'Little Blue': The story of owner-operator Raiko Graveran

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