LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Trucking Moves America Forward movement will continue to help educate the mainstream public about trucking’s safety efforts and vast economic contributions, the campaign’s chief manager told Transport Topics.
March 27, 2015Search
Showing 10 of 470 results
= Premium Content
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
House Bill Would Give LNG Tax Parity With Diesel
Four members of the U.S. House have introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide tax equity for carriers that use liquefied natural gas rather than diesel in their trucks.
March 27, 2015Bestpass Introduces New Transponder to Expand Tolling Network
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bestpass Inc. introduced a new transponder to expand its toll-management network and streamline toll payment for fleets and drivers.
March 27, 2015Volvo Trucks Expands Remote Diagnostics, Introduces 6x2 with Liftable Forward Axle
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Volvo Trucks is expanding its Remote Diagnostics platform to monitor its proprietary I-Shift automated manual transmission.
March 26, 2015Clinton Blackburn Named Goodyear's Highway Hero
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Clinton Blackburn of Morehead, Kentucky, who is credited with saving the life of a jailer who was transporting a prisoner that escaped, was named Goodyear's 32nd Highway Hero at the Mid-America Trucking Show on March 26.
March 26, 2015Dana Debuts Two Drive Axles
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Drivetrain components supplier Dana Holding Corp. introduced two new drive axles at the Mid-America Trucking show here, a concept dual-range setup that automatically shifts from a lower range to a faster ratio, enhancing engine downspeeding, and a heavy-duty, high-performance single-reduction axle.
March 26, 2015Toyo Unveils Tire for Rugged Driving Conditions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Toyo Tires unveiled the M153, a tire designed for high-scrub applications, at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 26, 2015Mack Introduces Product Options That Adjust Driveline Configuration to Boost Fuel Economy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mack Trucks introduced two new options for its Pinnacle highway model that monitor trailer weight and automatically adjust the truck’s driveline configuration to boost fuel economy.
March 26, 2015Next GHG Rule Unlikely to Force Major Changes in Engine Architecture, Cummins Exec Says
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Today’s heavy-duty truck engine architecture with diesel particulate filters, exhaust gas recirculation and selective catalytic reduction aftertreatment will not need to change dramatically under the next round of federal greenhouse-gas standards, an executive at engine maker Cummins Inc. predicted.
March 26, 2015Kenworth Launches New Tech Offerings, Icon 900 Truck
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kenworth Truck Co. unveiled two new technology offerings, as well as a customized, limited-edition truck known as the Icon 900.
March 25, 2015