This Fleet Promotes Good Causes With Vinyl Graphics
Vinyl wraps are common on van trailers, but not on workaday end-dumps as operated by Mike Culbertson in central Ohio.
Love’s in Waller, Texas reopens after 2016 fire
The store, located along U.S. Highway 290, offers truckers 75 truck parking spaces, an Arby’s restaurant and more.
FlowBelow Offers Quick-Release Aerodynamic Fairings
FlowBelow has announced a new quick-release fairing option for the company’s Tractor AeroKit system, allowing fleets to quickly remove fairings for easier access.
14-hour, ELD reform should be top priority for new FMCSA administrator, readers say
Readers delivered on our call for viewpoint on just where the next FMCSA administrator’s priorities should sit — the electronic logging device mandate stood out, with views toward hours of service reform with an emphasis on greater split-sleeper flexi…
ELDs not alone in driving up rates
Will electronic logging devices really drive up rates and driver pay? As Senior Editor Todd Dills’ story in our August issue detailed, two widely held assumptions point to capacity shortages that will push rates higher soon after the Dec. 18 mandate takes effect: 1) fewer drivers, 2) many running fewer miles. Since then I’ve noticed […]
Thermo King launches electric APU, Connected Precedent
ATLANTA, Ga. – Thermo King showed two new products at the North American Commercial Vehicle show, including an electric-powered auxiliary power unit (APU) and a connected trailer refrigeration unit (TRU). The all-electric APU, the TriPac Envidia, offers the industry’s longest…
Hino to introduce new Classes 7/8 trucks
MINERAL WELLS, W.V. – Hino has announced it is expanding its U.S. operations, and introducing a new line of Classes 7 and 8 trucks. The company is converting a former Cold Water Creek distribution center and converting it to a…
Meritor developing e-axles
ATLANTA, Ga. – Meritor is developing a new family of electric drive axles, suspensions, and support systems as it prepares for an era of electrified commercial vehicles. “Essentially, we’re focusing on integrating an electric motor into the differential carrier,” explains…
Accuride rolls forward in global push
ATLANTA, Ga. – Accuride expects its deal to acquire German-based Mefro Wheels will close in the fourth quarter of this year, but the maker of wheels and wheel end components is already eyeing further growth around the globe. “We’re not…
Accuride unveils set-and-forget hub system
ATLANTA, Ga. – Accuride vice president – OEM sales, trailer, and municipal Neil McIrvin still remembers a fleet owner who asked why the industry couldn’t make a wheel end system that lasts the life of a trailer or truck. One…