Bendix’s EverSure spring brake enjoys double-digit sales growth
ELYRIA, Ohio — Sales of Bendix’s EverSure spring brake have increased by double digits a year after the product’s introduction, the company announced. [Full Story]
Truckers strike halts Fiat production
Employees work on a new Panda at the Fiat plant in Pomogliano D’Arco – but production has now ground to a halt due to shortages of key components caused by a truckers strike.
Old Dominion Freight Line Launches Self-Moving Service
Old Dominion Freight Line announced OD Household Services, a new self-moving service where consumers only pay for the truck space that they use.
Allison launches new 1350 transmission
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Allison Transmission has released its 1350 model, a new 1000 Series option with a towing capacity of up to 30,000 lbs. Previously, the maximum Gross Combination Weight approved in the Allison 1000 Series was 26,000 lbs. [Full Story]
Mean Streets: Dead cyclist’s family says trucker should be charged
Alain and Erika Lefevre , parents of cyclist Mathieu Lefevre, who was killed in a hit and run, say prosecutors should press charges against the trucker who struck their son.
Test Drive: Ram Tradesman is Quiet, Comfortable, Fast — But Built for Work
I recently sold my ’87 Dodge W150 pickup, and I don’t miss it at all. Oh, I liked it when I bought it a year earlier, because it was a funky Power Ram 4×4,
Stronger Brakes on Class 8 Rigs Require Distributors to Learn About and Stock New Parts
Emerging from truck factories in the U.S. since Aug. 1 are road tractors that can stop in substantially shorter distances than those built earlier. It’s due to a change in government stopping distance requirements
Are Underride Guards Good Enough?
Last March, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced results of crash-testing of several van trailers whose underride guards did not perform well, except in a couple of cases.
Fleet Brake to Acquire Assets of Page Brake
Fleet Brake has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of Page Brake Warehouse , a distributor of heavy-duty parts in the Rocky Mountain region since 1946, and its related entities.
Truckers React To Hand-Held Cell Ban
Changes in federal laws designed to keep truckers hands on the wheel while driving are now in effect.