Truck News launches free app
TORONTO, Ont. — Truck News now offers a free app for Apple devices including the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Truck Tire Market Expected to Remain Strong
Almost all signs through the first and second quarters of 2012 point to a strong domestic truck tire market throughout the year. That is true for both the replacement and original equipment levels,
FMCSA Schedule for Crash Accountability Research Due This Month
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is edging closer to action on weighing carrier fault in the CSA safety enforcement database. This month, the agency should announce a research schedule for figuring out how to separate at-fault crashes…
Mack Will Again Provide Pinnacle for Capitol Christmas Tree Project
Mack Trucks is providing a custom-decorated Mack Pinnacle model to deliver the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree from Meeker, Colo., to the U.S. Capitol.
Truck brakes don’t fail by themselves
Over the past week, two trucks crashed as a result of their inability to stop on hills. In both cases, the mainstream media reported that the trucks’ brakes had failed. That illustrates what the mainstream media knows about truck brakes.
Inside FedEx’s new facility
MARKHAM, Ont. FedEx has opened a new facility in the Toronto area. Carolyn Gruske, editor from our sister publication MM&D, spoke with FedEx Express Canada president Lisa Lisson and vice-president of operations Pina Starnino about why…
Mesilla Valley Retrofits 4,000 Tractor-Trailers with TrailerTails
Mesilla Valley Transportation has completed the retrofit of its entire fleet of 4,000 tractor-trailers with fuel saving TrailerTail aerodynamic technology, manufactured by ATDynamics.
NACFE to Study 6x2s, Tire Pressure, Idle Reduction
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency is following up on its Fleet Fuel Benchmarking Study with three new research projects, on 6×2 tractor configurations, alternatives for maintaining correct tire pressure, and anti-idling products and str…
Detroit touts environmental, economic benefits of remanufacturing
TOOELE, Utah — Why buy new when you can reuse something that still has value? That’s the reman mantra, as told by Detroit Reman, a business unit of Detroit Diesel Corporation, which hosted a tour of its Tooele, Utah facility for media,…
ACT Research Adds Senior Staff Statistician
Dave Fluharty has joined ACT Research as senior staff statistician.