Pioneering spirit
Saddle Creek Transportation is fielding over 100 natural gas-powered tractors
Fees: Greed or Survival?
When was the last time you rented a car and you checked the fee? Were you assessed facility fees and recoup fees, local tax, city tax, state tax?
New Bridgestone on/off-highway radial offers durability
The new Bridgestone M853 on/off-highway all-position radial for regional hauls combines wear resistance with extra load capacity for longer service. The tire is available now in sizes 11R22.5 and 11R24.5; size 12R22.5 will be available the fourth quarter of 2012.
Kenworth medium-duty cabovers add tire, wheelbase options
Kenworth is offering a 22.5-in. tire and wheel package and expanded wheelbase choices for its K270 Class 6 and K370 Class 7 medium-duty cabovers, allowing the trucks to match up to standard dock heights at pickup and delivery locations in several applications.
Meritor adds oil-bath wheel seal to aftermarket portfolio
The recently-added heavy-duty truck and trailer oil-bath wheel seals, available in standard and premium versions, feature a wide-seal band, multi-zone labyrinth design, low-friction bumpers, and a thick steel casing (0.07 in.) that helps prevent installation damage.
Go from clean to green
Although truck maintenance shops do not usually generate large quantities of hazardous waste, most locations do generate some, which needs to be handled correctly.
Managing dirt and dust
Dust can grind fleets’ equipment to a halt. Follow these tips to keep your trucks in top working order.
Holding the line
Blue Max Trucking is keeping costs in check by working with its suppliers
Time is money for fleet tire programs
Time savings should be quantified and calculated into a fleet’s cost/benefit analysis for a tire pressure monitoring system.
Yokohama casing selected as SmartWay retread benchmark
The U.S. EPA is using a commercial truck tire casing by Yokohama Tire Corp. to establish a SmartWay verification program for retreaded tires used on Class 8 linehaul vehicles. The EPA is describing the newly defined test casing as “an American-made Yokohama Super Steel RY617 in size 295/75R22.5 that will be used for all treads with conventional-width tires used in dual configuration.”