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Cooper Tire’s Gary Schroeder talks Goodyear deal, new tires and the road ahead

Raise your hand if you saw the Goodyear acquisition of Cooper Tire coming? It was just one of the latest surprising industry announcements in a year full of surprises. A lot has changed since we talked with Gary Schroeder, executive director of Cooper’s global truck and bus tire business, for our executive interview in February

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TRAC Intermodal names new CEO of FYX Fleet Roadside Assistance

TRAC Intermodal has appointed Kenneth Forster as chief executive officer at FYX Fleet Roadside Assistance effective Feb. 8. FYX, a TRAC subsidiary, is a provider of emergency fleet services for the intermodal and over-the-road trucking industries. Forster replaces Rodney Goderwis, vice president at FYX, who is retiring. Forster will report directly to Daniel Walsh, CEO

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Are pusher axles a good fit for over-the-road trucks?

Traditionally, pusher axles have been used primarily in vocational applications to distribute the vehicle weight and ensure the other axles are not overloaded. Tony Sablar, Peterbilt vocational marketing manager, says a pusher’s on-highway use has been considered limited because tractor-trailers typically won’t be overloading the other axles. However, in recent years, over-the-road applications like linehaul

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PrePass grows Alerts to nearly 2,800 roadway safety notifications in 48 states

PrePass Safety Alliance recently completed work extending the PrePass safety Alerts across all 48 contiguous states. Nearly 2,800 Alerts now appear in the cab on the PrePass Motion weigh station bypass application, the company says. Drivers receive PrePass Alerts as they approach known high-risk areas on the road helping them to stay alert and reduce

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Volvo Trucks continues sponsorship of America’s Road Team in 2021

Volvo Trucks North America announced that it will continue to serve as the exclusive sponsor of the America’s Road Team public outreach program in 2021. This group of professional truck drivers, recognized for their driving skills, millions of accident-free miles and advocacy for safety, are nominated to serve two-year terms as captains of America’s Road

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Omnitracs, ERoad partner to address inconsistencies in commercial vehicle inspections

Omnitracs and ERoad, a transportation technology services company, have announced the completion of a newly updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Inspection Bulletin on U.S. Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs). Omnitracs, in partnership with ERoad, identified a need to revamp the current Inspection Bulletin on U.S. Electronic Logging Devices that was penned in 2017, concurrent with

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Predictive truck maintenance: The long road from concept to reality

Predictive maintenance is a practice that has captivated the trucking industry for years. The concept is simple: Rather than performing maintenance and repairs as a reaction to a malfunction, or based on intervals such as time or mileage, maintenance occurs when an algorithm predicts an impending failure. Though the idea is simple, the execution is

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Road Ready enters telematics agreement with Clark Logic

Road Ready from Clarience Technologies, LLC has made an agreement with Clark Logic to integrate its trailer telematics system into the fleet’s trailers. The company says the Road Ready smart trailer system offers fleets a complete overview of a trailer’s environment, both inside and out, using a suite of customizable wireless sensors and the Master

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Bendix offers tips to prepare for CVSA International Roadcheck

In 2019, almost two-thirds, or 64.4%, of the vehicles taken out of service during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck had violations related to brake systems, tires and wheels, and brake adjustment. Bendix says the statistic emphasizes the importance of foundational maintenance, and its role in keeping vehicles on the road and operating

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DTNA selects FleetNet as new Roadside Assistance partner

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has introduced new roadside assistance programs for both Freightliner and Western Star customers. Under the new programs, DTNA will utilize FleetNet America to provide emergency roadside assistance services, including towing and recovery, mobile truck repair, tire repair and more. The new programs are designed to give Freightliner and Western Star

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