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Truck driver-facing cameras: Point/Counterpoint

No matter how you feel about the idea of driver-facing cameras, the best way to implement them is by prefacing their installation with clear communication to your drivers.

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Truck electrification’s ‘messy middle’

We’re approaching a time that the North American Council for Freight Efficiency refers to as the “messy middle:” a time in which certain fleets can run with electric power, but others can’t yet—some of whom will find other methods for reaching low- or zero-emissions goals.

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Truck orders stable in December

Orders averaged just under 20,000 units a month for the fourth quarter, basically right at replacement demand, and FTR expects them to stay in this range for the next few months.

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Mack Trucks demonstrates LR Electric Model for DSNY

The New York City Department of Sanitation is testing the truck with an eye toward adding more electric models to its fleet in the future.

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Trucking trends of the decade

It’s been a decade of innovation, of technological advancements that have made their way into the trucks on the road today, and some that are only beginning to show what they can do.

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The 2019 Truck Equipment Trend of the Year: Suppliers step up

2019’s Fleet Equipment Trucking Trend of the Year is the new innovations and products being put forward by the trucking industry’s suppliers.

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Podcast: Talking autonomous trucks and the focus on the customer with Kenworth’s Kevin Baney

Kevin Baney, Kenworth general manager and PACCAR vice president, is interviewed in the latest edition of the Fleet Future podcast.

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Truck orders weak in November

According to the latest numbers from both ACT Research Co. and FTR, truck orders were weak for the month of November.

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Executive interview: Kenworth is rolling with the changes

The sun is streaming through the shades of Kevin Baney’s corner office at Kenworth headquarters in Kirkland, Washington. It’s a brilliantly sunny morning—a rarity for Washington in October, Kevin tells me. Below these shades is a shelf on which sits three detailed models of Kenworth trucks—the T680, T880 and W990. Each of these models is

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Podcast: Making smart decisions about when to replace your older trucks

One of the most important considerations for fleet managers is how long you want to keep your trucks. Are you the type of fleet who wants to run every truck for a million miles, or do you want to keep a tight trade-in cycle so you’re almost always operating relatively new equipment. In this episode of the Fleet Future podcast, we spoke with Jim Griffin, chief operating officer and chief technology officer for Fleet Advantage, to ask him about how Fleet Advantage evaluates truck life cycles, and what fleets should be looking for.

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What’s behind the slow adoption of FA-4 oil?

Introduced three years ago, the American Petroleum Institute (API)’s CK-4 and FA-4 oil categories were billed as the next generation of oil, improving on the engine protection and fuel economy benefits offered by previous engine oil categories.

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Shell reveals plans for second Starship run

In the summer of 2018, Shell Lubricants collaborated with AirFlow Truck Co. and several industry partners to build the Starship concept truck, and ran it on a coast-to-coast run which achieved an 8.94 MPG average. Now, the company has shared that the truck will be embarking on another coast-to-coast run in 2020.

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