Accuride Announces Lighter-Weight Aluminum Wheel
Accuride said its newest lightweight aluminum truck wheel weighs in at only 38 pounds.
FTR: Freight Conditions Ticked Upward as 2019 Wound Down
FTR said its Trucking Conditions Index in December was the highest since January 2019 and the first positive reading since 0.28 in July.
<$1/mile freight? C’mon, brokers, really?
For too many brokers fishing for sub-$1/mile rates, it’s like “tossing a peanut shell into the cage of a starving patriot,” says independent reader Jeffery Hanson. “The starving man will eat it. But he does not realize he is almost dead, just that he i…
Toll By Plate: Emerging Trends & Impact on Fleets
The rise of all-electronic tolling across the United States has led to an increase in unplanned toll by plate, which can impact fleets in myriad ways, especially with additional administrative fees and delated billing for toll transactions.
News roundup, Feb. 14: Kenworth, Meritor partner on electric T680; Trucking school owner pleads guilty in bribes case
A former Alabama trucking school owner pleaded guilty to bribing a CDL examiner for preferential treatment for his students taking CDL exams. Kenworth and Meritor are partnering on electric powertrain development for KW’s battery-electric T680E.
Trump’s USMCA trade pact retains cross-border trucking program, expected to bolster freight demand
President Donald Trump’s newly minted trade pact with Canada and Mexico, dubbed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is mostly seen as a boon for cross-border truck freight movement. But the deal does retain the cross-border trucking program that…
Truck World to showcase maintenance strategies, telematics and more
TORONTO, Ont. – Truck World, Canada’s largest truck show, is just two months away – and will include several new features this year. The event runs from April 16-18 at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont. More than 100 first-time…
HDT Announces Top 20 Products for 2020
Heavy Duty Trucking magazine has announced its 2020 Top 20 Products, highlighting the most innovative, significant, and useful new product announcements from last year.
Accuride wheels shed weight
Accuride is shedding weight off its Accu-Lite family of aluminum wheels, and has also unveiled a 38-lb. 10 hand-hole wheel among the offerings. The 22.5 x 8.25-inch wheel has undergone two years of field tests on Canadian highways, too. The…
AGM batteries meet rising power demands
With the addition of components such as sensors, cameras and collision mitigation radar, truck batteries are more challenged than ever. More truck owners are seeing the advantage of absorbed glass mat batteries, which offer an attractive tradeoff of lo…