Drivers Key to Cutting Idle Costs
No single technology has emerged as a winner in the idle reduction market, but driver satisfaction and comfort are key factors in finding solutions.
Cummins ‘Playbook’ Offers Guidance on Natural Gas for Fleets
Cummins Westport’s new Natural Gas Playbook is a website to give new and existing natural gas customers guidance on evaluating and operating CWI-powered natural gas vehicles.
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Overhaul recommended for major US truck safety program
Truckers have taken issue with the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative since its inception.
A controversial program designed to identify unsafe US trucking companies and rate carriers by safety is “conceptually sound” but requires significant changes, the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) said Tuesday. The NAS suggests federal regulators…
Kenworth, Peterbilt Dealers to Exhibit at North American Commercial Vehicle Show
Kenworth and Peterbilt dealers will represent the brands at the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show Sept. 25-28 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Billy Robinson’s ‘Big Bird’ Pete 389
“Big Bird” is a 2013 Peterbilt 389 equipped with a 485-horsepower Cummins with an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed and 3:55 rears that sits on a 280-inch wheelbase.
Michelin Offers New Regional Drive-Position Tire
Michelin Americas Truck Tires has introduced the Michelin X Multi D, a regional position tire, for use in less-than-truckload, pick-up and delivery, food and beverage, and other demanding vocational segments.
Truck crashes down 73% in Ontario thanks to speed limiters: MTO study
TORONTO, Ont. — Speed-related, at-fault collisions involving large commercial vehicles dropped by an impressive 73% after mandatory speed limiter legislation took effect in Ontario, according to a recent study by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The drop in truck collisions was…
Report: Truck Speed Limiters Improve Highway Safety in Ontario
Speed-related, at-fault collisions involving large commercial vehicles fell by a whopping 73% after mandatory speed limiter legislation took effect in Ontario, according to a study by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
Report finds FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System flawed
WASHINGTON – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released its long-awaited review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Safety Measurement System (SMS) today and concluded that several features of the system need improvement. The 132-page mandated report…