Steve Brawner
Automated Manual Transmissions Become Industry’s Popular Option
Automated transmissions offer many features, such as a creep mode for very low speed automatic acceleration.(Freightliner)
If a customer wants to drive one of the Class 8 trucks in Ryder’s commercial rental fleet, it will have to be one with an automated manual transmission, which shouldn’t be a problem because that’s what most customers want.
January 29, 2021More Fleets Are Utilizing Remote Diagnostics
A UPS automotive technician analyzes data from its telematics platform. (UPS)
A growing number of motor carriers are taking advantage of remote diagnostics to streamline vehicle maintenance and reduce downtime, but fleets must know how to filter through the data to use this information effectively.
January 19, 2021Arkansas’ Mobile Job Simulator Promotes Industry
The success of Be Pro, Be Proud has prompted similar initiatives in Georgia and South Carolina. (Be Pro, Be Proud)
Be Pro, Be Proud, a workforce development initiative, puts students behind the wheel of a truck driving simulator inside a tractor-trailer.
December 7, 2020COVID-19 Pandemic Stalls Replacement Cycles
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Motor carriers paused their replacement cycles during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but most dealers, fleets and analysts said the industry merely delayed making purchases for a few months, and they don’t expect long-term changes.
September 15, 2020Medium-Duty Market Rebounding Amid Virus Concerns
Brian O’Donnell, principal of Valley Truck Centers (Valley Truck Centers)
The medium-duty truck market has partially rebounded from the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what happens next, analysts say, depends on the virus itself.
July 17, 2020