Grote to Show Guardian Smart Trailer System at NACV
Grote Industries has announced the Guardian Smart Trailer System designed to monitor a trailer’s lighting system and alert an operator to any status changes through the telematics system.
AAA Report Underscores Benefits of High-Tech Truck Safety Advances
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is recommending that all large trucks— both new and existing ones— be equipped with what it considers to be “cost-effective technologies that improve safety for everyone on the road.”
Four Former Pilot Executives Plead Guilty to Rebate Fraud
John Freeman, former sales VP of Pilot Flying J, has pleaded guilty alongside three other former Pilot employees of mail fraud and wire fraud after the FBI found that Pilot defrauded 5,500 customers of over $56 million.
Ocean Trailer becomes official dealer of Fontaine trailers in Western Canada
WINNIPEG, Man. – Trailer leasing, rental, sales and service company Ocean Trailer announced it will be the exclusive dealer for Fontaine Heavy Haul in Western Canada. Having forged a long-standing relationship with the Alabama-based trailer company through building and selling…
Shell’s Starship Truck Focuses on Freight Efficiency First
Shell Rotella’s next-generation concept truck, nicknamed the Starship, is set to debut early in 2018, and the company says it will focus on freight efficiency rather than raw miles per gallon.
Trucker follows GPS directions onto pedestrian-only Atlantic City Boardwalk
The trucker told officials he’d been following his GPS and once he was on the boardwalk he couldn’t get off and couldn’t turn around. He drove almost three miles down the pedestrian-only beach boardwalk.
Shell’s DEF Works With Any SCR Emissions System
Shell Rotella has introduced its own Diesel Exhaust Fluid, designed for on-highway medium- and heavy-duty trucks as well as off-highway construction equipment and trucks.
BorgWarner Brings Integrated Magnetic Switch to Delco Remy Starters
BorgWarner’s Smart Integrated Magnetic Switch has been integrated into the Delco Remy Genuine Products 39MT heavy-duty starter, enabling simpler aftermarket replacement without additional wiring required.
Adding safety technology to trucks can prevent 63,000 crashes a year, says AAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety suggests that large trucks equipped with advanced safety technologies can prevent up to 63,000 truck-related crashes each year. According to AAA, in 2015, large trucks were involved…
Purkeys’ Aware Connects Telematics to Speakers
Purkeys has introduced the wireless Aware product, to make receiving audio alerts in truck cabs easier and more effective.