Penske Truck Leasing has joined Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, a coalition of industry leaders that seeks to educate and assure the public about automated vehicles, according to a news release from the two organizations.
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Letter: A Future Vision for Diesel Engines
I read with a skeptical eye the article quoting Mr. Roger Nielsen on the demise of the diesel (Transport Topics 4-29, p. 1). Itâs true that the clipper ship Cutty Sark had only a decade before the age of steam kicked her off her pedestal as the fastest way to transport tea, but I also wonder if Mr. Nielsenâs predicted demise of the diesel engine may turn out to be an exaggeration.
May 14, 2019Letter: Crash âPreventabilityâ Tough to Define
Transport Topics reports in its April 3 article entitled âCrash Not Your Fault? FMCSA Says Soon It Wonât Hurt Your CSA Scoreâ that the agency intends to identify no-fault crashes beginning in August. The article states the agency will implement its test âpreventabilityâ study and incorporate it into CSA without rulemaking.
May 14, 2019OEMs Offer Over-the-Air Software Updates as Latest Advance in Truck Maintenance
Truck manufacturers increasingly are enabling fleets to update truck software and programming parameters âover the airâ â an innovation that is saving days of downtime.
May 14, 2019FMCSAâs Ray Martinez: Industry Collaboration, Data Play Key Roles in Agencyâs Work
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. â The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is focused on improving infrastructure and creating common-sense regulations, and open communication with the trucking industry enhances the governmentâs efforts.
May 8, 2019Infrastructure Week Shines Spotlight on Resilience, Modernization
After recent hurricanes destroyed transportation corridors in the Southeast part of the country, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Democrats on Capitol Hill ramped up their calls for rebuilding infrastructure that would be far more resilient.
May 8, 2019Fleets Conduct Real-Life Tests Before Committing to New Tires
Improvements to truck tire technology in recent years have created a collection of products that manÂufacturers often tout as their most Âadvanced, longest-wearing and most fuel-efficient tires ever. But many motor carriers choose to analyze those factory-Âtested claims in their own real-life settings before committing to adding the products to their entire fleet.
April 26, 2019Fine-Tuning Truck Filtration
Effective filtration systems always have played an integral role in the daily life of a truckâs lubrication, air intake and fueling processes.
April 26, 2019Extreme Temps Affect Electric Truck Batteries
All major truck builders and several startups are preparing to develop, test and market either battery-electric vehicles or fuel-cell/battery models in the very near term. Replacing diesel-powered Class 8 trucks, though, will present numerous challenges to an industry accustomed to proven and reliable diesel-Âengine technology.
April 26, 2019BASF, Trimac Invest in New Bulk Freight-Matching Platform Bulky
The worldâs largest chemical shipper and one of the largest bulk carriers in North America are investing $1 million in what they say is the first digital freight-matching network for shipping liquid bulk commodities by truck.
April 24, 2019