ATLANTA — Adjustable air pressure mechanisms can save drivers time and prolong the useful lives of tires, according to AIR CTI founder Chet Cline.
March 17, 2019Equipment
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Business, Technology, Equipment
Cline (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Air Pressure Can Impact Drivers, Equipment, Australian Company Finds
Cline (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Slesinski (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Dana Announces Products Designed to Manage Change
Slesinski (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — Dana Inc. unveiled a range of products intended to manage changes in commercial vehicles as trucks tackle emissions reductions.
March 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment
Zambon (Joe Howard/Transport Topics)
Donaldson Debuts Wireless Filter Monitoring System
Zambon (Joe Howard/Transport Topics)
ATLANTA –Filter manufacturer Donaldson Co. has introduced a wireless monitoring system that tracks and reports on the condition of trucks’ air filters, and which eventually could be expanded to track other systems, the company said.
March 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Buell (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
TMC, FleetNet America Unveil Findings From Benchmarking Program
Buell (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
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, 2019
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel
Mihai Dorobantu (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Eaton Prepares for New Emissions Regulations
Mihai Dorobantu (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — Upcoming regulations are expected to call for reducing simultaneously carbon dioxide and nitrogen-oxide emissions — prompting new engine components and processes, including hybrid-electric powertrains, an executive with Eaton Vehicle Group said.
March 17, 2019
Business, Equipment
Sharkey (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
P.S.I. Announces Latest Tire Management Product TireView
Sharkey (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — Pressure Systems International announced a new tire pressure monitoring system for trucks, tractors and trailers at American Trucking Associations’ 2019 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting March 17.
March 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
TMCl Technical Director Jack Legler (left) and Dwayne Haug, business consultant for PIT Group, discuss electromagnetic braking system research March 17. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics).
TMC, PIT Group to Explore Electromagnetic Braking
TMCl Technical Director Jack Legler (left) and Dwayne Haug, business consultant for PIT Group, discuss electromagnetic braking system research March 17. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics).
ATLANTA — American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council and PIT Group will expand their research partner to study electromagnetic braking systems.
March 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment
Tesla Model Y unveiling took place March 14. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Unveils Model Y Crossover, but Delivery Time Reignites Cash Concerns
Tesla Model Y unveiling took place March 14. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
The Model Y crossover that Elon Musk debuted late March 14 in Hawthorne, Calif., will start being delivered to customers in the fall of next year, later than some analysts anticipated. The company immediately began taking $2,500 pre-orders, a bigger ask than the $1,000 it has charged to reserve a Model 3 sedan.
March 15, 2019
Business, Equipment
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Hino Expands Certified Dealer Network
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Hino Trucks announced the expansion of its Certified Ultimate dealer network with the addition of eight dealers, giving it 25 such dealerships operating nationwide.
March 15, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics
The ATA Share The Road Truck at TMC 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
TMC Annual Meeting Goes ‘Beyond the Frontier of Maintenance’
The ATA Share The Road Truck at TMC 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
The evolution of trucks and truck maintenance is apparent in key highlights on the agenda for the upcoming annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.
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