Commercial Vehicle Orders Still Healthy in February
Two companies that track commercial vehicle sales say truck orders were down in February, but they’re still continuing at a relatively healthy level.
Funding Your Idle Habits: A Quick Guide to Idle Reduction Equipment Funding
If you drive a truck or maintain a fleet, chances are you’ve heard talk about other companies getting emissions reduction equipment at a reduced rate, or even free with government funding.
Funding Your Idle Habits: A Quick Guide to Idle Reduction Equipment Funding
If you drive a truck or maintain a fleet, chances are you’ve heard talk about other companies getting emissions reduction equipment at a reduced rate, or even free with government funding.
New sleep poll: 20% of pilots, only 14% of truckers, report – near miss’ sleepy driving
Train operators and pilots reported the most sleep dissatisfaction: Nearly two-thirds of train operators and one-half of pilots , said they rarely get a good night’s sleep, compared with 44 percent of truck drivers and 42 percent of non transportation …
Fracking continues to generate controversy amidst natural-gas boom
Boy, what to think of the world of fracking lately?
Big Kitchen Trailer Serves Thousands in Wake of Disaster
The other night my wife and I were watching a Modern Marvels episode on “food trucks,” primarily custom-built catering rigs based on walk-in van chassis. The producers also zeroed in on Manna One, a big kitchen built on a semitrailer frame specifical…
Headline News
Tires & Wheels Trucks for Large Fleets Medium Duty Trucks Trucks for Small Fleets Lubes, Filters, and Fuels Engines & Drivetrains Braking Systems Drink More Scotch Not for the first time, I sit here at my keyboard, look down at the big black do…
Parasitic Loads and Battery Life
It used to be when you turned the vehicle off, all electrical loads went away. Now that today’s trucks use electronics full time, including the extra hotel loads for driver comfort, these electrical loads (parasitic loads) increase the demands on the…
Fort Smith Trucker Saves Woman’s Life in Deadly Accident
A Fort Smith truck driver saves a woman’s life after her pickup is involved in a deadly accident on Interstate 40 near Memphis.
13th Annual National Day of Prayer for Truckers
The 13th Annual National Day of Prayer for Truckers will be conducted March 24, 2012 at the Truckers Pavilion located in the Papa John Stadium parking lot in Louisville, KY at 5:00PM. The program will be presented in conjunction with the 41st Annual Mi…