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
Accuride’s manufacturing makeover: On the foundry and factory floor with Fleet Equipment
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. So come along as I take you inside Accuride’s Rockford, Ill., foundry and manufacturing facility to detail
Watch: FE’s On the Road Season 1 Supercut
Last year, Fleet Equipment traveled the globe to take stock of the latest and greatest equipment in the trucking industry, and we gave you a passenger seat view. Cameras in tow, we detailed the spec’s and talked to the men and women who were responsible for bring today’s truck technology to life. Check out our
FE’s On the Road: Best of Season 1
Don’t miss any episodes from Fleet Equipment’s On the Road webseries.
Eaton’s new low-speed, heavy-duty truck transmissions
Take a look at the newest offerings from Eaton, from the new features for their low-speed transmissions, urge to move and blended pedal, to the new options available in the SmartAdvantage powertrain with Cummins.
Detroit talks DD5, DD8 medium-duty engines, DT12 truck transmission
Recently, Daimler Trucks announced an investment to enable production of the new DD5 and DD8 medium duty engines at the Detroit brand headquarters and manufacturing facility in Redford, Mich. The OE also celebrated the start of production of its DT12 AMT at that same plant. Jason Morgan, editor of Fleet Equipment, grabbed a cup of
Heavy-duty Truck Equipment Technology Update
Fleet Equipment is giving you an all-access pass to the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition trade show floor. There was plenty of new technology to see and news from truck manufacturers and technology suppliers. In the video above, we’ll talk with some of the top industry minds to get a hand on today’s
Inside the Mercedes-Benz Metris mid-sized van
Fleet Equipment’s Associate Editor Alex Crissey takes a ride in the new Mercedes Metris and breaks down the features that benefit your fleet.
Watch: Behind the autonomous Freightliner Inspiration Truck wheel
Get ready to strap into the Inspiration Truck driver seat and dive into the future of trucking. Fleet Equipment Editor Jason Morgan talks with Richard Howard, Daimler Trucks senior vice president of sales and marketing, about the rapid advancement and adoption of advanced safety systems that aim to make today’s roads safer and lead the
Inside the autonomous Freightliner truck, Richard Howard talks safety systems
Get ready to strap into the Inspiration truck driver seat and dive into the future of trucking. Fleet Equipment Editor Jason Morgan talks with Richard Howard, Daimler Trucks senior vice president of sales and marketing, about the rapid advancement and adoption of advanced safety systems that aim to make today’s roads safer and lead the
Inside Kenworth’s 76-in. mid-roof sleeper cab (T680, T880)
Kenworth Truck Co.’s new 76-in. mid-roof sleeper for the Kenworth T680 and T880 is in production. The 76-in. mid-roof sleeper is optimized for bulk tank, flatbed and other truck operators who prefer a lower roof, aerodynamic, light weight truck that has the comforts of Kenworth’s 76-in. high-roof sleeper for driver retention and recruitment. The new
