Tim Barton, Author at Fleet Equipment Magazine
Shifting Trend

Truckers are a tradition-bound lot who, for the most part, shy away from equipment that’s unfamiliar, overly technical or just plain futuristic.

Grisham molds a new operation

Two years ago, the venerable LTL carrier Con-way turned it up a notch and added a truckload fleet.

Mack Pinnacle is mean and green

In Las Vegas, a city renowned for its ability to render visitors unmindful of the real world, a truck event might seem to clash with the glamour and glitz.

Deadly, costly and growing: the trade in counterfeit parts

Toy trains, toothpaste, technology of all sorts, is subject to being counterfeited. In trucking, the problem is about hardware. And the solution isn’t easy.

Freightliner lifts the veil

With fitting fanfare and panache, Freightliner Trucks introduced its new Class8 truck in Charlotte, N.C., early in May.

Richardson brings past, future together

Old Dominion’s Ed Richardson blends experience and forward thinking into maintenance program Ed Richardson has been in the biz a long time.