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How the heavy-duty trucking aftermarket meets demands

Talking through the latest parts and technology trends impacting the aftermarket.

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Trailers have gotten smarter, but have fleets?

Where we’re at with trailer telematics.

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Unplanned truck maintenance trends skew toward the surprising

Are you dealing with service issues that you haven’t typically seen before? You’re not alone.

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Discussing the lubrication needs of internal combustion engines

Natural gas and hydrogen combustion engines need lube love too.

A retrofittable Level 2 automated driver assistance system ride along

Automated driver assistance systems tend to get lumped together with monikers like “active lane keep assist” and “adaptive cruise control,” but the reality is that all ADAS systems have subtle operational differences that can make a big impact on a truck driver over thousands of miles. The best way to understand those differences is to

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What’s ahead for trucking market in 2023

Christmas came early everyone! It’s our annual conversation with ACT Research President and Senior Analyst Kenny Vieth in which we unpack what happened in the trucking market this year, take stock of how close the market predictions were last year and take a look ahead at what’s coming down the road in Q1 of 2023

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Truck driver workflow technology, detailed

Within the well-established ELD era, the next truck driver-focused technology mile marker seems to be planted firmly on the road to streamlining workflow beyond hours-of-service. At this year’s ATA MC&E, there was plenty of focus on how the driver interacts with the truck digitally–from digital vehicle inspection reports and logging lunch and break to integrating

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Volvo Trucks President talks market share gains, truck technology growth

In what is becoming an annual event, Volvo Trucks North America President Peter Voorhoeve took time during ATA MC&E to reflect on the past year and look to what the future holds for Volvo Trucks. Volvo has taken huge strides in heavy-duty battery electric truck development, deployment and support, hosting an electromobility summit and publishing

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International’s plan for supporting its new powertrain after the sale

It’s one thing to launch a new product and another to support it after the sale, but that’s when the true “total cost of ownership” is realized. At some point in any piece of equipment’s lifecycle, there are maintenance needs. How quickly the component is fixed and back on the road generating revenue can make

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SuperTruck, Autonomous Truck, Electric Truck: Peterbilt’s biggest technology lineup

Parked side by side, Peterbilt’s most advanced trucks–its autonomous Model 579 test truck, the 2023 SuperTruck, and the battery electric Model 579EV day cab–were an impressive display of how quickly and far truck technology has advanced, even through two years of world-altering events. The autonomous Model 579 on display was a next step in the

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Talking light weight suspension spec for electric trucks

The very nature of electric trucks being simpler, from a component POV, compared with their diesel brethren means that we tend to gloss over the equipment nuances. While the commercial vehicle segment is still wrapping its arms around electric truck applications, so too are we starting to understand the spec’ing strategies that come with an

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