Daimler touts benefits of vertical integration
KASSEL, Germany — With 50% of a commercial truck’s value equation belonging to the powertrain, Daimler has emphasized its intent to push for further vertical integration in the North American market.
Daimler touts benefits of powertrain integration
KASSEL, Germany — With 50% of a commercial truck’s value equation belonging to the powertrain, Daimler has emphasized its intent to push for further vertical integration in the North American market.
Aftermarket: Today’s Trucks Demand More from Filters
If you have customers who think a filter’s a filter, you’ve got an opportunity to educate them about why today’s high-tech engines need a correspondingly sophisticated filtration system.
Why Volvo Picked eBay To Launch A Campaign For Its Brand New Big Rig
On Wednesday, the innovative Swedish digital shop Forsman & Bodenfors announced the launch of a breakthrough new product site for the Volvo FH big rig on an unexpected social media site.
Don’t Ignore Your Brakes
There’s nothing like a smack up side the head with a two-by-four to get your attention. That’s what the Federal Motor Carrier Administration is doing to fleet maintenance with its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
Russian Truckers Get Together and this Time, it Gets Really Ugly [NSFW]
Earlier today, we shared a dash-cam video of two truck drivers in Russia ganging up on a passenger car that had attempted to overtake them.
TrailerTail Available in Europe, Pending Exemption, ATDynamics Says
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor HANOVER, Germany — ATDynamics says it’s introducing its TrailerTail and a shorter Eco50 product in Europe, pending a change in the European Union’s length limits which currently preclude their use.
Alternative Hydrogen Solutions Names CFO
Alternative Hydrogen Solutions named Christopher L. Franklin chief financial officer. Franklin brings more than 20 years of finance and public accounting experience in both the public and private sector to AHS.
Website, Appreciation Week Events Aim to Help Truckers Stay Healthy
EGears, which offers online and video-based education for truck drivers, is also launching a website and resource: TheHealthyTrucker.net.
EPA Increases Biodiesel Production Requirements to 1.28 Billion Gallons
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it will require 1.28 billion gallons of bio-based diesel production in 2013, finalizing a standard it proposed more than a year ago.