ACT Research: Key risk to N.A. CV market forecasts is trade war with China
According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, the key risk to all vehicle market forecasts, and the U.S. economy broadly, remains the trade war with China, ACT says.
Watch: Fleet Equipment’s top five truck tire maintenance tips
Tires are one of your biggest costs. If you want to get the most life and the best ROI out of them, there are important maintenance checks you should be making on a regular basis.
Protecting the tire bead means protecting the truck
Maintaining the proper levels of inflation in a truck’s tires is a crucial aspect of keeping drivers safe and the truck fuel-efficient. But there’s another, often overlooked reason to make pre- and post-trip tire inflation inspections part of a driver’s daily routine: protecting the tire bead.
Hankook TBR partners with Love’s Travel Stops, Speedco
Some of Hankook Tire’s truck and bus radial (TBR) products are now available at Love’s Travel Stops, including their Speedco and on-site Love’s Truck Tire Care locations across the country.
Continental celebrates Mississippi tire plant grand opening
Continental recently celebrated the grand opening of its new tire plant near Clinton, Mississippi. The celebration marks the completion of the construction process, which began in 2016.
Watch: Technician training in a virtual world
In the past, digital training opportunities in the industry meant leveraging video- and computer-based training. While these are still tried and true methods, today we can take it one step further by using virtual and augmented reality to train technicians.
FTR: September Class 8 retail sales at an all-time high
September Class 8 preliminary U.S. retail sales were 28,200, 4% higher than the previous record of December 2006, according to FTR. Sales were up 20% month-over-month and 20% year-over-year. All OEMs reported robust activity for the month, FTR added.
ACT Research Freight Forecast: Spot pressure to persist on more capacity additions
After a less negative spot environment over the summer, ACT Research now expects excess capacity to exert more downward pressure on truckload spot rates.
Verizon Connect offers Integrated Video product to help fleet managers improve safety
A new survey commissioned by Verizon Connect and Wakefield Research has identified misperceptions everyday drivers have about the level of danger posed by commercial drivers, including the finding that 83% of those surveyed believe they pose less risk on the road than commercial drivers. In actuality, only 3% of all severe crashes in the U.S. involve commercial vehicles, Verizon Connect says.
Trimble adds new features to Transportation Visibility platform
Trimble has added new features to its Visibility platform which the company says provide shippers and carriers with insights into supply chain data through a single platform.
SkyBitz introduces volumetric sensor capabilities for remote cargo management
SkyBitz has launched a new volumetric sensor with high-resolution camera offering remote asset management customers a new option for monitoring trailer capacity within the SkyBitz SmartTrailer ecosystem.
Peterbilt helps raise money for United Way of Denton County in annual parade
Peterbilt celebrated its annual United Way campaign with the fourth annual Pride and Class Parade in the downtown Denton, Texas square.
