24 Apr East Offers Customized Rendering Trailers Trailer maker East Manufacturing announced it customizes rendering trailers to meet the specific needs of an application. Read more...
24 Apr Deployment of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Trucks Will Require Fueling Networks, Clear Business Cases A hydrogen-powered commercial truck built by Hyundai was set to begin hauling groceries in Switzerland in April, representing the first of 1,600 fuel cell electric trucks that the manufacturer plans to put on highways in the Alpine nation by 2025. Read more...
24 Apr Senate Committee Introduces Water Infrastructure Bills Bills that would authorize navigation and flood control projects, as well as promote the safety of drinking water, were unveiled by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on April 21. Read more...
24 Apr Midwest States Join Forces on COVID-19 Response In response to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials have collaborated to ease restrictions on freight haulers. Read more...
24 Apr New Technologies Target Trailer Efficiency Class 8 power units may get all the attention, but trailers are coming into their own in terms of aerodynamic innovations that enhance fuel efficiency. Read more...
24 Apr Amazon Sales Curbs in France Stay as Judges Put Safety First Amazon .com Inc. lost its fight to be able to sell the whole range of its products in France after failing to convince judges it had taken measures to protect workers from the coronavirus. Read more...
24 Apr Keeping Trucks Rolling Amid Pandemic American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council is now serving as a conduit of information as to how maintenance operations can sustain, protect and facilitate trucking’s critical role in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
24 Apr Fan Drive Technology Is Evolving to Meet the Needs of Modern Engines When exhaust-gas recirculation became the technology to meet the heavy-duty truck emissions standards, underhood temperatures skyrocketed and put extreme pressure on cooling fan drives and belts, .Fleets now can spec a variety of variable-speed and electronically controlled fan drives. Read more...
24 Apr Oil Buoyed on Production Cuts; Market Still Not Balanced Oil is set to edge lower for the week after recovering from a dramatic collapse April 20 that saw prices in New York plunge below zero for the first time in history. Read more...
24 Apr Electric Trucks: Uncharted Territory for Maintenance The introduction of electric-powered trucks will open up a whole new world for fleet maintenance. Although these zero-emissions trucks are only just beginning to hit the road through fleet testing, repair technicians eventually will need to learn how to work on these vehicles as they begin to penetrate the truck market in the years ahead. Read more...