WASHINGTON 鈥 Fred Smith, founder and chairman of FedEx Corp., said he believes nationwide use of 33-foot twin trailers can gain approval during the next presidential administration.
May 23, 2016GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety
FedEx Freight CEO Calls on Congress to Allow Twin 33-Foot Trailers
WASHINGTON 鈥 Speaking at an Infrastructure Week kickoff event, FedEx Freight CEO Michael Ducker called on Congress to authorize the use of twin 33-foot trailers as a 鈥渃reative solution鈥 to help the nation鈥檚 declining condition of roads and bridges.
May 16, 2016BusinessEquipment
Accuride Wins DTNA Contract for Flywheels
Commercial vehicle component supplier Accuride Corp. said its Brillion Iron Works business unit won a long-term contract to supply the flywheel used with the Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission.
May 16, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyEquipmentAutonomous
鈥楩ittest Trucker鈥 Crusades for Health
SAN ANTONIO 鈥 A former world-class swimmer who earned accolades as the 鈥渇ittest truck driver in America鈥 is on a campaign to improve the poor state of truck dri-ver health.
May 16, 2016BusinessEquipment
April Class 8 Sales Decline 18.9%
U.S. retail sales of new Class 8 trucks fell 18.9% in April from a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported. Analysts said the figures reflect a shift in traditional seasonal buying patterns rather than plummeting demand.
May 16, 2016TechnologyGovernmentBusinessEquipment
ELD Vendors to Self-Certify Devices as Compliant ELDs
Certification of electronic logging devices has been left to the device manufacturers under the federal ELD rule.
May 14, 2016TechnologyGovernmentBusinessEquipment
ELDs from A to Z
Carriers that haven鈥檛 yet implemented electronic driver logs will be sifting through a plethora of different hardware and software options as they plan how to comply with the upcoming federal mandate of the technology.
May 12, 2016TechnologyGovernmentBusinessEquipment
ELDs: Do Your 91视频work Before You Buy
As carriers chart out their plans to comply with the upcoming electronic logging device mandate, one of the first questions they likely will ask is this: Which of the many devices on the market will actually meet the regulation鈥檚 requirements?
May 12, 2016BusinessEquipment
Wabco Expands Cummins Joint Venture
Wabco Holdings Inc. has expanded its joint venture with Cummins Inc. through a long-term contract to manufacture and supply high-performance air-compressor technology globally.
May 9, 2016BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Bendix Says Approaching NHTSA Mandate Boosts Sales of Electronic Stability Systems
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said it has sold its 450,000th Electronic Stability Program, a system that automatically deploys a truck鈥檚 brakes to protect against loss of control from swerving or a rollover.
May 4, 2016