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Spring Gear Guide has info, tips on Bluetooth headsets and more

Think back to a time not so long ago when finding an open pay phone at a truck stop was as important — and sometimes as difficult — as finding a place to park. Even the most ardent of “old school” truckers will not miss those times. (Face it, you couldn’t take a selfie with […]

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Phillips’ nylon cable wraps

Phillips’ nylon cable wraps for the company’s 3-In-1 combination air and electrical assemblies are an alternative to spiral wraps and are designed to make it easy to assemble and build custom combination assemblies. The wraps are made of durable woven nyl

Toyo’s on-/off-road drive tire

Toyo’s M588 heavy-duty on-/off-road drive tire is built for severe-service applications such as oil, gas, mining and logging. A 33/32-inch tread depth and a cut- and chip-resistant compound both contribute to durability in harsh elements such as scoria an

Lippert’s heavy truck mattresses

Lippert’s Somnum Sleeper Series mattresses are designed specifically for the demands of the heavy truck market. The series was developed as a premium line of U.S. Department of Transportation-compliant sleeper mattresses to promote a healthy, restful slee

Truck-Lite’s medium-duty LED headlight system

Truck-Lite’s RoadMax LED headlight system for the medium-duty market is available as a factory-installed option on new Freightliner M2 models 106 and 112 models and the Thomas Built C2 bus, as well as for retrofit on previous generations. The system’s bea

DuraBrake’s all-makes air disc brake program

DuraBrake’s all-makes air disc brake program for heavy-duty truck and tractors covers most major OE air disc brake products. The line covers brake systems from Bendix, Knorr Bremse, Meritor, Wabco, Haldex and Hendrickson and includes rotors, disc pad sets

Fleetline’s wide-base tire poly fenders

Fleetline’s Wide Base Tire Poly Fenders are engineered to suppress spray and reduce fuel costs in wide-base tire applications. The super-single fenders are 19 inches wide and made of a lightweight high-density polyethylene built for durability and UV and

Optronics’ LED headlights

Optronics’ 5-by-7-inch combination high- and low-beam Opti-Brite LED Headlamps come in a variety of formats and are engineered with a retroflective LED light beam technology that enable them to project an optimized beam pattern from the bumper to 25 feet

Yokohama’s fuel-efficient long-haul drive tire

Yokohama’s TY577 MC2 fuel-efficient long-haul drive tire combines an ultra-deep tread pattern with the company’s MC2 technology that minimizes the effects of heat on the casing and tread, facilitating low rolling resistance. A 30/32-inch deep groove depth

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Optronics’ LED bar light

Light can be mounted on body panels, frame posts, docking plates and gussets

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'I will not idle, ever': Adapting old-school ways to prevent emissions fails

Part 2 of our series honoring Trucker of the Year John Penn offers detail on his approach to maintenance, customer service and much more, from an experiment to extend drains in his 2019 unit to his idling attitude -- old-school, certainly, yet delivering new-school emissions confidence.

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.

FMCSA investigating chameleon carrier network after deadly Indiana crash

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Missouri dealer's incredible 2016 Peterbilt 389, rebuilt from the bare frame

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DOT calls out Utah for lapses in non-domiciled CDL issuance

Wright 358a

Custom 1968 Peterbilt 358A made with parts 'built, borrowed and begged-for': Showdown champ

'I will not idle, ever': Adapting old-school ways to prevent emissions fails

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