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Yokohama’s 712L certified for severe snow service
Yokohama Tire announced that the 712L, its new long-haul drive tire, meets the industry’s required performance criteria for severe snow service. All four sizes of the SmartWay-verified 712L – 295/75R22.5, 11R22.5, 285/75R24.5 and 11R24.5 – will carry the
September 9, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Engineering realities v. hyperactive marketing: The ‘driverless’ trucking future explored
The Overdrive Radio podcast transports you like so many teleporting time machines back to the Aug. 22 panel at GATS about the $64,000 question: What’s the role of the driver look like at it changes over time with increasingly advanced layers of auto-assist technology?
September 6, 2019
Gear
Bridgestone’s Firestone trailer tire
Bridgestone’s Firestone FT492 single- and tandem-axle trailer tire for long- and regional-haul service is SmartWay-verified and California Air Resources Board-compliant and features a fuel-efficient tread design for low rolling resistance. The tire offers
September 4, 2019
Business
Owner-ops have some agency in speeding damage appraisals
“Time is a big differentiator” for Property Damage Appraisers, the company says, urging owner-operators experiencing damage-appraisal delays to ask just why “my truck is not getting looked at.”
September 4, 2019
Business
Tools to help truckers get their jobs done
Even the best, most proficient truck driver on the road today needs a little help from time to time, and he can get it from some of today’s top technologies.
September 2, 2019
Equipment
Keeping brake adjusters in their groove
Automatic brake adjusters don’t need a lot of attention, but they certainly don’t fall in the set-it-and-forget-it category. Periodic inspection and lubrication are critical to optimal performance.
August 30, 2019
Business
Autonomous engineer at center of Uber-Google legal battle faces wave of criminal charges
Anthony Levandowski, co-founder of autonomous truck upstart Pronto, has been indicted on 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets.
August 28, 2019
Business
Cummins updates 15-liter lineup for 2020
Cummins for the coming model year will expand its X15 portfolio with a new X15 Efficiency Series engine and new X15 Productivity Series ratings.
August 28, 2019
Gear
Phillips’ improved electrical, air assemblies
Phillips has redesigned its Premium 3-In-1 and 4-In-1 Electrical and Air Combination Assemblies with QCP Trailer Side Connections to help reduce fatigue and strain on the plug and 7-way electrical cable that can be experienced on some trailer applications
August 27, 2019
Channel 19
Cash flow, freight strategies: Report from the GATS panel of independents, small fleets
PIB small fleet panel at GATS: Substantial profit can be hard-won in the trucking business, though with diligence around business analysis and cash flow, cost control, freight market wisdom and customer relationships, an independent owner-operator or small fleet owner can set themselves up for long-term success.
August 27, 2019
Business
Owlcam brings the brains to dashcams with new trucking-focused offerings
The Owlcam was designed to be a high-end camera option that, in addition to recording events like crashes, calls 911 in the event of crashes and alerts drivers to suspected vehicle break-ins. Video is available immediately to users and can be used to show crash investigators at roadside or later in other proceedings with insurers. The Owlcam includes dual HD interior and front-facing cameras.
August 27, 2019
Business
Driver’s role in ‘driverless trucks’ explored in GATS panel
One vision of the future driver was exemplified by an approach to tech development discussed in this sessions at GATS — this vision sees the work of driving becoming an office job that is however something like telecommuting, of a fashion, to a mobile office rolling down the road.
August 23, 2019
Business
Chevron showcasing oil, tech in new traveling lab
The Traveling Technology Lab is outfitted with 11 interactive exhibits, including immersive exhibits featuring virtual reality and augmented reality displays. The trailer will tour North America, with stops slated for Chevron customers and distributors and at trade shows.
August 23, 2019
Business
New 2-in-1 headphone/headset combo from Rand McNally
The new ClearDryve 180 is a lighter-weight addition to a line of products that convert from premium stereo headphones with active noise cancellation to a noise-cancelling mono headset when an ear cup is removed and the newly adjustable boom microphone is placed into position.
August 22, 2019
Gear
Two-Commas’ cargo door alert system
Two-Commas’ Truck Door Minder is engineered to help ensure that cargo doors are secured before a truck departs. The device is designed to issue an alert via a warning system in the cab or through a Bluetooth-enabled device. The system is discreet and made
August 19, 2019
Business
Find Truck Service locator, repair financier at GATS
The Find Truck Service app, a service locator for truck service and parts locators and whose credit card offers 6-month interest-free payback for any charged repair over $199, is making August specials available this week to attendees of GATS.
August 19, 2019
Gear
Harting’s electrical interfaces
Harting’s Han ES Press HMC (High Mating Cycles) series of electrical interfaces are engineered for quick installation without tools and to be robust enough to be connected and disconnected multiple times.The contact inserts are equipped with a pretensione
August 16, 2019
Business
UPS puts money, testing efforts behind autonomous upstart TuSimple
Throughout the ongoing tests, UPS has provided truckloads of goods for TuSimple to carry on a route between Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. TuSimple and UPS monitor distance and time the trucks travel autonomously, as well as safety data and transport time.
August 16, 2019
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