PIT Examines Effects of Optimized Engine Programming
PIT Group have been busy on a project first launched in 2014 that aims to examine the effects of optimized programming on commercial vehicle engines.
Jumper Cables Designed for Work Trucks
Mississippi Industries for the Blind’s Mil-Spec booster cables are designed to jump-start trucks, heavy equipment, and other vehicles.
FMCSA nominee faces first vote Wednesday; testimony reveals old DUIs
Martinez last week said he supports the agency’s ELD mandate, though he intends to speak with small business truckers about their concerns about its implementation.
New Mexico 1942 International rat traps the big one in Vegas
After their GBATS rat-rod trophy, father-son team Elmo and Charlie Pacheco, also known as “Team Cutters,” took home bragging rights, trophy and title of numero uno in the first official SEMA RATical Rod International Build & Drive Off.
NATSO Opposes Commercialized Rest Areas in Arizona
NATSO, a national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, has come out against the Governor of Arizona’s push to commercialize rest areas along interstate highways.
Tire Prices Experience Upward Pressure
For many vocational truck fleets, price is the key factor when selecting the type of replacement tire. As shown in the past, when replacement tire prices increase, the retread industry benefits since retreads are significantly cheaper.
Are We Adopting Advanced Safety Systems Quickly Enough?
Advanced driver assistance systems present an opportunity to save thousands of lives and drive economic expansion over the next decade – but we need to move faster, contended Brian Collie, partner and managing director of Boston Consulting Group, in a recent speech.
Even largest shippers struggle with real-time visibility
The efforts of Anheuser-Busch InBev illustrate that real-time shipment visibility is elusive for shippers large and small. Photo credit: Shutterstock
Anheuser-Busch InBev seeks a special ingredient that would make its supply chain flow as sm…
Third annual Trucks For Change Food Sort Challenge raises more than $32,000
ETOBICOKE, Ont. — The Trucks For Change annual Fall Food Sort Challenge raised more than $32,000 for Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank this November. The annual food sort challenge sees teams from the trucking industry sort thousands of pounds of…
Seven drivers seek $150k each from carrier over misclassification claims
The Teamster-backed Justice for Port Drivers says California Multimodal made illegal deductions to the truckers’ paychecks and did not reimburse business expenses.