ATLANTA — Michelin North America Inc. introduced an all-season, heavy-duty tire for light trucks and delivery vans geared to small business owners and commercial fleets.
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Trimble, Decisiv Partner to Connect Fleets With Repair Data From Service Providers
ATLANTA — Trimble Transportation has partnered with Decisiv to streamline communications and data sharing between fleet maintenance shops and their third-party service providers.
March 18, 2019TMC, FleetNet America Unveil Findings From Benchmarking Program
ATLANTA — One truckload fleet averaged more than 75,000 miles between roadside breakdowns in the fourth quarter last year, about seven times the vertical average of other carriers participating in a benchmarking program being run by American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America.
March 17, 2019TMC, PIT Group to Explore Electromagnetic Braking
ATLANTA — American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council and PIT Group will expand their research partner to study electromagnetic braking systems.
March 17, 2019New TMC Chairman Kenneth Calhoun Aims to Bolster Technician Recruiting, Training
Advancing the Technology & Maintenance Council’s efforts to address the trucking industry’s technician shortage and enhancing education and training for entry-level workers are among the top priorities for Kenneth Calhoun, the council’s new general chairman and treasurer.
March 21, 2019Editorial: Keeping Trucks on the Road Starts Here
This is a time for talking about truck maintenance, as the March 18 issue of Transport Topics coincides with and will be distributed at the 2019 annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.
March 14, 2019BNSF, Amtrak Detail PTC Progress at House Hearing
Executives from BNSF Railway Co. and Amtrak assured federal lawmakers of their firms’ adherence to congressionally mandated requirements regarding automatic braking technology.
March 12, 2019Proposed Legislation Seeks a Mandate for Heavy Trucks to Install Side Underguards — Again
Companion bipartisan bills have been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate and House that call for a new regulation that would require trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds to install side underride guards and ensure that rear guards meet an upgraded specified performance standard.
March 12, 2019Pilot Flying J Announces Online Service Portal
Pilot Flying J announced the launch of its new virtual maintenance system, Fleet Center.
March 11, 2019Preco Enhances PreView Side Defender System
Preco Electronics announced its PreView Side Defender II now provides radar-based blind-spot detection in addition to lane-change detection for trucks.
March 11, 2019