TMC news: Freightliner makes collision system standard on Cascadia, Goodyear intros tire management system
Active braking and advanced cruise control are now standard on Freightliner Cascadias. Goodyear has debuted a new tire management system that uses a special tool to measure and log tire pressure, tread depth and more.
Izusu Testing Battery-Electric Cabover
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America showed a battery-electric N-Series cabover at the Work Truck Show that’s now serving as a research vehicle to allow the manufacturer to gauge interest from fleets who would use the truck for certain applications.
Daimler’s Schaefer Redefines What it Means to be Green
As Kary Schaefer sees it, what’s green for trucking shouldn’t be narrowly defined. Rather, it should embrace any number of innovative advances that enhance efficiency.
Breaking through doldrums
If the mood at this month’s 18th Annual TPM Conference is the lodestar for the container shipping industry, then there is definitely something happening.
It’s not full-blown optimism but more a shift in the type of conversations bein…
HTC names new regional sales manager for Eastern Canada
TORONTO, Ont. – Huayi Tire Canada (HTC) named Robert Vetter as its new regional sales manager for Eastern Canada. Vetter brings close to 50 years of experience in the Canadian tire industry to his new position. He began as a…
Mack makes enhancements to its Granite model trucks
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – With continued economic growth in the U.S. and truck sales surging, Mack Trucks announced a handful of enhancements to its products during the Work Truck Show today. Most notable was an increase in ground clearance in six…
Threats, innovation shaking container industry out of doldrums
The Port of Los Angeles. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
LONG BEACH, California — If the mood at this month’s 18th Annual TPM Conference is the lodestar for the container shipping industry, then there is definitely something happening.
It is…
Little by little
Western carriers adjust to impact of U.S. ELD mandate
Ford Uses Virtual Reality to Show Pre-Collision Assist
Attendees of the 2018 Work Truck Show can experience Ford Motor Co.’s new Pre-Collision Assist with pedestrian detection, which is now standard on 2019 Transit Connect compact vans.
Coming through loud and clear
Do kids still play the party game “telephone”? That’s the one where everyone lines up and the first person is given a phrase to say, like, “My new dog’s name is Chip.” The message gets passed down by each person…