Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it launched an online calculator to estimate the cost of transitioning an individual vehicle or an entire fleet to natural gas from diesel fuel.
April 24, 2020GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety
Michigan’s Extended Order Keeps Auto Industry’s Restart in Limbo
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended her stay-home order another two weeks to May 15 and kept the state’s carmakers and suppliers in limbo over how soon they’ll be able to reopen.
April 24, 2020BusinessEquipment
East Offers Customized Rendering Trailers
Trailer maker East Manufacturing announced it customizes rendering trailers to meet the specific needs of an application.
April 24, 2020BusinessTechnologyEquipment
New Technologies Target Trailer Efficiency
Class 8 power units may get all the attention, but trailers are coming into their own in terms of aerodynamic innovations that enhance fuel efficiency.
April 24, 2020BusinessEquipmentSafety
Keeping Trucks Rolling Amid Pandemic
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council is now serving as a conduit of information as to how maintenance operations can sustain, protect and facilitate trucking’s critical role in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic.
April 24, 2020TechnologyEquipment
Fan Drive Technology Is Evolving to Meet the Needs of Modern Engines
When exhaust-gas recirculation became the technology to meet the heavy-duty truck emissions standards, underhood temperatures skyrocketed and put extreme pressure on cooling fan drives and belts. Fleets now can spec a variety of variable-Âspeed and electronÂically controlled fan drives.
April 24, 2020BusinessEquipment
US Durable Goods Orders Plunge Most Since 2014 on Pandemic
U.S. orders for durable goods declined in March by the most since 2014 as the coronavirus and slumping oil prices reverberated through the manufacturing sector and spurred cancelled orders for Boeing Co. airplanes.
April 24, 2020BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
Taking a Look Under the Hood of Electric Trucks
The introduction of electric-Âpowered trucks represents a new frontier for the transportation industry, but this new breed of commercial vehicle will not be completely unfamiliar to fleets and maintenance shops.
April 24, 2020BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
One Major Fleet’s Experience Testing Electric Trucks
Fleets that have been at the forefront of testing electric trucks are gaining insights into how these new vehicles perform in real-world freight operations.
April 24, 2020BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
Diagnostics Could Ease Adoption of Electric Trucks
The advance of diagnostic programs has improved maintenance and uptime for diesel trucks, and it appears the same will be true for electric-powered vehicles.
April 24, 2020