Watch: Can you stop bulk engine oil from expiring?
Buying bulk engine oil for your trucks can be a great idea for those fleets looking to save a dollar – but it also means the Oil Expiration Executioner will be patiently waiting in the wings, ax in hand, ready to degrade and contaminate that bulk oil order with a single slice. Is there any way
Make truck tire replacement and repairs match your schedule
Fleets are essential; we didn’t need a pandemic to tell us that. However, being an essential business doesn’t mean business is easy. Budgets are still tight, and all of your biggest service headaches—most notably tires—still need to be replaced and maintained to get the most out of your trucks out on the road. Tire replacement
Ford details new options for 2021 Transit
Ford has announced updates to the Transit van series for the upcoming 2021 model year, including several available packages. Three new option packages for the Transit include the updated Transit Motorhome Prep Package for cutaway, the new RV Prep Package for cargo van and a new Adventure Prep Package for cargo or crew van. The
Drivewyze releases Safety+ service
Drivewyze Inc. has introduced Safety+, a new safety service that the company says brings customizable, “proactive” driving alerts and “context-based” driver coaching features to commercial truck drivers and fleets. Drivewyze Safety+ requires no additional in-cab hardware and is delivered through the Drivewyze software platform. The new service builds on the existing Drivewyze Safety Notifications service,
Alliance Tire launches Galaxy truck tire line
Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. (ATA) has launched a new line of truck and bus radial (TBR) tires under its Galaxy brand. The new Galaxy TBR line includes 10 designs and more than 40 sizes of 16-ply, all-steel radials, with plans for continued expansion, the company says. This includes long-haul, regional and long/short hybrid tires for
Transervice Logistics partners with Day & Ross
Transervice Logistics Inc. is now partnering with Day & Ross, a transportation company in Canada and a subsidiary of McCain Foods Limited, to provide fleet maintenance services at its facility in Romeo, Michigan. The on-site facility established by Transervice maintains approximately 47 tractors, one straight truck, one light-duty van and 127 dry trailers. It is
Kenworth electric T680E now available to order
Kenworth has announced a battery electric version of its Class 8 T680 truck, now available for order. The Kenworth T680E will enter into production in 2021, the company said. The zero-emission Kenworth T680E has an estimated operating range of 150 miles, depending on application, the company says. The T680E uses a CCS1 DC fast charger
Reyco Granning 79KB suspension available on Kenworth EVs
The Reyco Granning 79KB suspension will be the standard offering on the Kenworth K270E and K370E battery electric vehicles, the company announced. Available for Class 5 through 8 trucks, Reyco Granning says the system is available in a variety of capacities with options that include a stabilizer bar, taper leaf springs, helper springs, shock absorbers
Fluid Truck orders 600 Lightning electric vehicles
Lightning Systems, a provider of electrification solutions for urban commercial fleets, has announced that Fluid Truck, a national truck rental platform, will incorporate 600 Lightning electric vehicles onto its platform, with availability starting in Q4 of this year. Fluid Truck’s 600 vehicle order calls for an assortment of Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD delivery vans,
An at-a-glance look at PACCAR OTA engine reprogramming
Peterbilt and Kenworth have both joined the OTA engine reprogramming space since the last time we covered this topic in 2018 (you can find that story here). Here’s a quick run-down on getting started with OTA updates from those companies: Peterbilt Peterbilt Class 8 trucks with a model year 2017 or newer PACCAR MX-13 and
Torc Robotics to scale self-driving fleet with Daimler test trucks
Torc Robotics announced that it will scale its self-driving truck testing in the southwest in early 2021 using an enhanced prototype truck developed with Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). This new generation of Freightliner Cascadia test trucks bolsters Torc’s capability to develop and test its Level 4 self-driving technology, Torc says. The test trucks are
XL Fleet to merge with Pivotal Investment Corp. II
XL Fleet and Pivotal Investment Corp. II have entered into a merger agreement. Upon closing, the combined company will be named XL Fleet. XL Fleet says it has over 3,200 commercial and municipal vehicles deployed throughout the U.S. and Canada which have logged more than 130 million customer miles driven on the company’s hybrid and
