Road Today Truck Show rolling into Brampton this weekend
BRAMPTON, Ont. — The Road Today Truck Show is back at the Powerade Centre in Brampton for its fourth installment May 26-27.
Stiffer pavements could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by 3%: study
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A recently released MIT study shows that using stiffer pavements on US roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3%. Officials say the resulting savings could add up to 273 million barrels of crude oil per…
Mitsubishi Fuso Announces 2011 Dealers of the Year
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Logan Township, N.J., announced its 2011 North American Dealer of the Year awards. Each year, MFTA recognizes its most outstanding dealers in the U.S. and Canada for overall performance sales, parts sales and service…
FMCSA Webinar to Cover Truck and Bus Crash Data
On Wednesday, May 30, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association’s Office of Analysis, Research and Technology is will hold its annual webinar providing data on truck and bus crashes in 2010 and trends during the past five years.
Mitsubishi Fuso Highlights 2011 Dealer of the Year Recipients
Montreal Mitsubishi Fuso Wins Mitsubishi Fuso North American Dealer of the Year.
Keeping An Eye on Axles and Suspensions
Although the maintenance-free tractor-trailer is still a few years off, there are really only two big maintenance items left when it comes to axles and suspensions: the shock absorbers and the air springs. Some historically large maintenance items to…
FMCSA Offers Consumers Moving Company Checklist
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the launch of a new “Consumer Checklist” to assist consumers in choosing a responsible interstate moving company and protecting themselves from fraudulent o…
NAFA to Offer Webinar on Fuel Costs
NAFA Fleet Management Association will offer a webinar, Getting Control of Fuel Costs, Wednesday, May 30, from 1-2 p.m. Eastern.
Tire Inflation
The new Vigia internal automatic tire-inflation system can be installed on most trailer steering and lift-steering axles.
CAT’S CT15 READY
The new Caterpilla r CT15 engine joins the CT11 and CT13 as the third engine option for the Cat CT660 vocational truck.