Heil Trailer International Co. has announced the availability of a 5-axle, 12,000-gallon petroleum trailer intended to enable customers in the Western United States to haul more in fewer runs.
March 29, 2019Equipment
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Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
The Heil booth at an industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Heil Adds 5-Axle Petroleum Trailer
The Heil booth at an industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Business, Equipment, Top 100
Paccar
Paccar Reaches Milestone With MX Engine
Paccar
Paccar Inc.’s engine plant in Columbus, Miss., reached a milestone recently by producing its 200,000th MX engine for the North American market.
March 29, 2019
Business, Equipment
Matthew Staver/Associated Press
New-Home Sales Rebound in February, Exceeding Estimates
Matthew Staver/Associated Press
Sales of new U.S. homes rebounded to the best pace in almost a year and exceeded estimates in February, led by the Midwest, as lower mortgage costs helped buyers afford properties.
March 29, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
The BFGoodrich exhibit at MATS 2019. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
BFGoodrich Unveils Two New Truck Tires at MATS
The BFGoodrich exhibit at MATS 2019. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — BFGoodrich unveiled two new trucking tires at the 48th Mid-America Trucking Show, one for the steering axle and one for the trailer axle, designed to enhance longhaul, tanker, refrigerated and dry van models.
March 29, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg News
Smart, the Tiny Daimler Car That Refuses to Die, Heads to China
Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg News
Since its introduction two decades ago, the diminutive Smart has sat awkwardly alongside the imposing, autobahn-eating cars that have made Daimler AG the king of the road.
March 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Wabco's OptiFlow AutoTail product. (Wabco)
ZF Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Wabco
Wabco's OptiFlow AutoTail product. (Wabco)
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a global supplier of mobility systems for commercial vehicles, passenger cars and industrial technology, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wabco Holdings Inc. for $7.1 billion, or $136.50 per share.
March 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment
Kenworth's Jamin Swazo (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Cab Comfort Crucial to Retaining Drivers, TMC Panel Says
Kenworth's Jamin Swazo (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — Providing a comfortable and safe environment in truck cabs is critical when it comes to retaining and recruiting drivers. That was the main conclusion at a roundtable discussion called: “Spec’ing the Cab & Sleeper for Driver Comfort and Safety,” which was held at American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting March 19.
March 28, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Biosensors installed in the steering wheel can detect if a driver has been drinking. (Sober Steering)
Canadian Company Aims to Add Sobriety Tests to Steering Wheels
Biosensors installed in the steering wheel can detect if a driver has been drinking. (Sober Steering)
A Canadian company that makes alcohol-detection devices attached to steering wheels of school buses hopes to expand to North American trucking companies.
March 27, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Mack's second-generation zero-emission capable Class 8 drayage truck. (Mack Trucks)
Mack Showcases Latest Hybrid Class 8
Mack's second-generation zero-emission capable Class 8 drayage truck. (Mack Trucks)
Mack Trucks announced it recently displayed its second-generation zero-emission capable Class 8 drayage truck at the California Air Resources Board’s Low Carbon Transportation Heavy-Duty Showcase in Sacramento.
March 25, 2019
Business, Equipment, Safety
Cooper Tire
Cooper Launches Pro Series Steer Tire
Cooper Tire
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced a longhaul steer tire as part of its Pro Series product line. The tire joins the Pro Series longhaul drive tire it introduced last year.
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