Watch: How much does your truck tire tread really matter?
Tread patterns affect all kinds of performance criteria for your trucks, like traction and braking, tire removal mileage, fuel efficiency, maneuverability, noise and driver comfort. Click here to watch more of FE’s On the Road video series. Here is a transcript of the video: Consider your tire tread. Very fancy. But it’s more than that.
Ford introduces full-hybrid light-duty truck with 2022 Maverick
In the trucking world, you don’t often hear of a new truck advertised as capable of hitting 40 MPG in the city and 500 miles of range on a single tank of gas with a starting price under $20,000, but that is exactly what Ford says it has achieved with its new light-duty offering, the
Watch: What makes smart trailers so smart?
A smart trailer is a system of sensors that communicate information about that trailer back to the fleet, and they’re becoming increasingly useful every day. Click here to watch more of FE’s On the Road video series. Here is a transcript of the video: Smart trailers are making fleets, well, smarter. But the term is
Right here, right now: Busting three myths about remote diagnostics
Here’s a riddle for you: If time is money and timing is everything, what would it mean to your fleet to save a big ol’ sack full of cash on truck maintenance? In the words of the Red Rocker himself, Sammy Hagar, on Van Halen’s 1991 hit Right Now: “It means everything.” That is what
PACCAR launches 2021 MX engines for Kenworth T680 Next Generation truck
With the launch of Kenworth’s new T680 Next Generation truck model also comes the 2021 PACCAR MX-11 and PACCAR MX-13 engines. PACCAR says both engines feature re-designed internal components to enhance fuel economy – up to 2.4% in the PACCAR MX-13, and 3.4% in the PACCAR MX-11 – depending on the application and specification. The
Michigan, Ohio, Pacific propane gas associations offering rebates
Propane gas associations in Michigan, Ohio and in the Pacific region are offering rebates to fleets who buy a new propane vehicle or get a propane vehicle conversion. Michigan Michigan truck and bus fleets are getting $4,000 rebates when they buy a new propane vehicle or get a propane vehicle conversion. Propane vehicle rebates are
New England Kenworth opens New Hampshire parts, service facility
New England Kenworth recently opened a new 19,000 sq.-ft. parts and service facility in Londonderry, New Hampshire, to deliver expanded support to fleets and truck operators in the northeast. Situated on 6.8 acres, New England Kenworth – Londonderry features a 16-bay service department, 1,700 sq.-ft. parts department, and a 1,000 sq.-ft. visual parts display area.
Watch: How your data can influence your best truck drivers
Not only can data help to limit the time drivers are spending on the road, increasing driver satisfaction, it also helps fleets cut down on costs and improve customer satisfaction as well. Click here to watch more of FE’s On the Road video series. Here is a transcript of the video: If you’re using any
Watch: Where on the truck should a retreaded steer tire casing go next?
For the most part, it’s a misconception that retreading steer tire casings back to the steer axle is unsafe, and fleets that do this aren’t as uncommon as you might think. Click here to watch more of FE’s On the Road video series. Here is a transcript of the video: Let’s say you retread a
Teletrac Navman tracks deadliest roads in U.S. in report
Teletrac Navman has ranked the most dangerous highways in America by assessing four years of fatality rates over certain stretches of highway and calculating the number of vehicle-related deaths per mile. Interstate-4 in Florida – specifically the 132.2 miles connecting Tampa to Daytona Beach – is the only roadway in the report averaging more than
Report: Advantages of unbundled vs. full-service leases for HD truck equipment
Fleet Advantage has released a new report, “How Unbundling Your Full-Service Lease Can Save You Millions.” The company says the report illustrates the organizational flexibility and financial gains associated with an unbundled lease agreement compared with fleets that use a full-service lease (FSL). The principal difference between an FSL and an unbundled lease is that FSL is not transparent to the customer, Fleet Advantage says. In an FSL agreement, fleets essentially hand
Great Dane plants receive TTMA safety awards
The Great Dane Jonesboro and Huntsville plants have won awards in the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association’s (TTMA) 2020 Plant Safety Contest. Great Dane Jonesboro is the winning trailer manufacturing plant in the large plant category, while Great Dane Huntsville has won in the small plant category. Great Dane Jonesboro employs more than 400 people and
