Low voltage lowdown: Dealing with growing electrical load demands
With the massive amount of electrical demand placed on today’s trucks, the dangers of low voltage demands are a real consequence faced by today’s fleets. The entire start and charge process of the truck’s electrical system is impacted by low voltage situations. You’ll see the effect in lift gates, electric APUs, hotel devices or any
Have cameras, will travel
The sun splashes a glare across my laptop screen as the 600-MPH soaring cattle cannon crosses the country. The Kinks’ This Time Tomorrow drowns out the drumming of the engines and fuels dreams of the Fleet Equipment staff’s next adventure. The trucking industry is a market in motion. It’s true, the FE crew travels a
Watch: Bridging tire efficiency and durability—a conversation with Bridgestone Commercial
Bridgestone recently released the R283A Ecopia steer tire, and I had the chance to stop by the Bridgestone Booth at TMC to learn about the new tire that tackles both improved rolling resistance for fuel efficiency and increasing wear life for retreadability, a tire feat that is no small task. In addition, retreads continue to play
Expanded offerings: PACCAR power continues to propel Peterbilt’s success
While there has been some uncertainty in terms of overall market strength in the first quarter of 2016, Peterbilt Motors Co. expects this year to be another solid year for the trucking industry, estimating retail sales roughly between 230,000 and 260,000 heavy-duty units in the U.S. and Canada. Those are still numbers to be excited about
Watch: Work Truck Show 2016: Ford Trucks, International, Cummins, Telogis
Indianapolis, Indiana: Home to college basketball, the best shrimp cocktail you’ll ever have and, of course, NTEA’s Work Truck Show. This year, the Work Truck Show set a new record for attendance, drawing 11,905 (verified) industry professionals to the show. Over the last five years, NTEA expanded the exhibit floor by more than 40%, but
Watch: TMC 2016—From upcoming engine oil categories to the Right to Repair
Inspired by Robert Altman’s classic film “Nashville,” Fleet Equipment is taking you inside the 2016 TMC Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition to give you a snap shot of the latest and greatest equipment in the heavy-duty trucking industry. We bring you up to speed with the latest product news from the show, swing by the
Watch: Accuride’s manufacturing makeover: Walk the foundry and factory floor with On the Road
Transitioning from an aged manual manufacturing process to a world-class facility doesn’t happen overnight. It takes hard work, the right leadership and a majority capital investment, but that’s exactly what Accuride has spent the past five years doing. Come along as I take you inside Accuride’s Rockford, Ill., foundry and manufacturing facility to detail one
How fuel filters impact engine health
Fuel is the lifeblood that runs through the heart of your tractor—the engine—sending power into the truck’s component circulatory system. The key to your equipment’s on-highway heart health lies in the engine getting plenty of exercise as it rolls towards its million-mile goal, and to make sure it’s fed the cleanest diesel fuel possible. The
Watch Fleet Equipment’s On the Road webseries
Fleet Equipment is turning on its out-of-office messages, setting voice mails and hitting the road, cameras in tow, to talk to the industry’s best and brightest equipment manufacturers and bring you an inside look at trucking’s latest and greatest. We’re calling it Fleet Equipment’s On the Road, a video web series that follows our truck traveling
Hino Trucks aims to turn truck data into dollars
Chances are, right now, you have at least one notification on one of your many devices vying for your attention. It’s a fact of today’s business life—you’re connected with the people that make your fleet successful. Shouldn’t the same go for your trucks? Hino Trucks certainly thinks so: The OEM has mapped a course to
Is your fleet’s fuel efficiency improving?
How do you really know that you’ve improved your fleet’s efficiency? On practically every page of any given issue of Fleet Equipment, we detail all the latest equipment options that aim to boost fleet efficiency—from engine and aerodynamic improvements to telematics and service solutions. As a fleet manager, you’re looking for any and every edge over
Outtakes from our interview with Navistar’s Bill Kozek
Regular readers of Fleet Equipment know that we can’t squeeze all the great info we cull for our feature stories onto the printed page. Often times, we have to leave editorial gems on the cutting room floor in order to deliver a great print story. But anything goes online. So here are some outtakes from
