Peterbilt Offers Bendix Slack Adjuster and Brake Options
Peterbilt announced that it is offering the Bendix Versajust LS slack adjuster and Bendix Eversure spring brake as factory options for both steer and drive axles on multiple truck models.
Q. How can telematics be used to improve driver behavior?
By monitoring a driver’s behavior in near real-time fleet managers can identify
In the Land where Zero Wins
Travel with me now to The Badger State, or America’s Dairyland, if you prefer, a land of two Great Lakes, lush North Woods, rich farmland, solid cities, plentiful roads, and a state DOT determined to change the human culture around highway safety for the better.
Love’s Opens North Carolina and Texas Locations
New locations in Newton, North Carolina, and Beaumont, Texas, will add a combined 200 truck parking spaces.
ELDs to complicate, drive up cost of short-term truck rentals
With the ELD rule taking effect in December, the challenges of compliance are becoming more clear.
Thousands of US businesses that rent trucks on a short-term basis, whether for days or weeks, should expect higher costs and complexity when t…
weBoost’s latest cell signal booster expands boosting capabilities
Instead of switching cell service providers because of poor signal, the 4G-X OTR is designed to provide a “significant increase” to cell signal to all cellular devices from any carrier, Roberts says.
Minimizer Mattress Made for the Long Haul
Minimizer is growing its #RespectTheDriver brand by releasing a mattress that is designed and specified for over-the-road truck drivers.
Detroit Reman Acquires Mascot Truck Parts
Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing is acquiring the North American business operations of Mascot Truck Parts, a provider of remanufactured driveline components for the heavy- and medium-duty aftermarket.
‘Rigs Without Cigs’ tobacco cessation campaign kicks off at GATS
Drivers who sign up for the campaign will get weekly emails or phone calls to answer any questions or to provide encouragement for continuing to cut back on tobacco use.
Truckers Aren’t Terrorists
A science writer in MIT’s Technology Review is worried angry truckers will one day hack or “bedazzle” autonomous vehicle systems to deliberately cause accidents, Jack Roberts pumps the brakes on that idea in his Truck Tech blog.