Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 8: Joe Regalado’s 2000 Peterbilt 379 combo
Up this week at No. 8 is Joe Regalado’s 2000 Peterbilt 379 and 2018 Armor Lite end dump combo, “Blue.” The truck won the 2016 Pride & Polish National Championship in the Working Combo category.
How Well-Maintained Trailers Go Right to the Bottom Line
By keeping a trailer in optimal shape, fleet operations will slash maintenance costs and maximize uptime — two crucial elements to keeping a fleet’s vehicles on the road, productive, and contributing to the bottom line.
Maxon Lift hires Hakan Peterson as VP
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — Maxon Lift Corp. has appointed Hakan Peterson vice-president of strategic growth. In this new role, Peterson will be responsible for identifying new revenue streams, both in and out of the liftgate industry, the company…
Hyundai’s First Fuel Cell Truck Heads to Europe
Hyundai has shipped the first 10 of its Xcient Fuel Cell trucks to Switzerland, which will be available for lease through H2 Energy with no initial investment for fleet customers.
Southern Ontario projects get $35M
WELLAND, Ont. – The federal and provincial governments have announced funding for four road and bridge improvement projects in Southern Ontario. Ottawa is investing $10 million in these projects while Ontario is contributing about $7 million. Another $…
Trucking technology put to work in Covid-19 fight
TORONTO, Ont. — Necessity is said to be the mother of invention. In that spirit, several trucking-focused technical innovations are already being updated and repurposed because of Covid-19. Here are five examples: 1. Truck telematics benchmarking…
Infrastructure Funding: Attention Now on the Senate
After the House of Representatives passed its $1.5 trillion infrastructure package last week, attention now turns to the Senate, which last year passed its own version of surface transportation reauthorization.
Semi-finalists named for new contest for small fleets
Winner announced Aug.27
A diverse group makes up Overdrive’s Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists
From these nine semi-finalists competing for Overdrive’s Small Fleet Champ award, three finalists will be announced this summer. Stay tuned over the next month for profiles of all nine.
DOT invests more money in safety technologies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is offering an additional $60 million in grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency and safety. The money for the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Tec…