American households were more upbeat last year on average than at any time since 2007, according to figures in the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Jan. 5.
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Opinion: The Hidden Cost of Extended Idling
You don’t have to be a diesel mechanic to know that extended idling is bad for business. Frequent or prolonged idling increases emissions, wastes fuel and puts unnecessary wear on your engine. That’s why, due in large part to increasingly strict emissions standards, the trucking industry has seen a dramatic increase in idle-reduction technologies.
January 9, 2017
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
Schneider Files to Go Public; Family, Execs to Keep Control
Truckload and intermodal carrier Schneider National Inc., No. 7 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, filed financial documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 22 as a prelude to the company going public, possibly later this year.
January 2, 2017Kenworth Makes Bendix Wingman Medium-Duty Option
The Bendix Wingman Advanced collision mitigation system now is available for order as an option for Kenworth Truck Co.'s T270 and T370 medium-duty trucks, the truck maker said.
December 21, 2016Bendix Expands Mexican Production of Valves, Manifolds
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has doubled its capability to manufacture high-performing solenoid valves and assembled manifolds at its Acuña, Mexico, site.
December 13, 2016Opinion: Safety Is Greatest Benefit of Autonomous Tech
There has been a great amount of media attention with the first delivery by autonomous truck by Otto Transportation, which recently took place on Interstate 25 from Fort Collins to Denver in Colorado. While this trip was made with a convoy of State Patrol and Colorado DOT vehicles around it, this event still represented quite an achievement.
December 12, 2016That Truck You See on Ohio Roads This Week Might Be Driving Itself
Just weeks after making what it called the world's first shipment by a self-driving truck, Otto plans to travel a 35-mile stretch of U.S. Route 33 in Ohio in another test of its autonomous technology.
November 27, 2016Bendix Spicer Passes Air Disc Brake Milestone
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake announced its Bendix ADB22X air disc brake has surpassed the 1.5 million-unit production mark since it was introduced more than 10 years ago.
November 17, 2016Commercial Vehicle Group Results Fall Amid Lower Class 8 Production
Cab-related products and systems supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported net income and revenue fell in the third quarter amid significantly lower heavy-duty truck production in North America.
November 4, 2016Bendix Launches Driver Control Module Production at Mexican Plant
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said it has begun to produce driver control modules, or DCMs, built for Navistar Inc. on an advanced new assembly line at its Acuña, Mexico, manufacturing campus, in which it recently invested $4.6 million.
October 31, 2016