The five most frequently asked bearing maintenance questions
Bearings play a crucial role on all wheel ends to keep your loads rolling, and they need maintenance TLC just like any other truck component. Bower has been producing bearings since 1907, so they’ve seen it all in the field. Today, Bower Heavy Duty Bearings by NTN conducts in-field bearing maintenance training for fleets to
ATRI outlines best practices for recruiting, training, and retaining younger adults
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report that investigates how to best integrate younger adults aged 18 to 25 into trucking careers. This research, a top priority of ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee in 2021, synthesizes a variety of data and analyses including younger driver surveys, carrier interviews, and the latest workforce statistics. The research
Efforts to stop truck CPC module thefts continue
WGAL News 8, an NBC affiliate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, broke the story in early April: “Police are investigating the theft of computer modules stolen from trucks ready to go up for auction in Lancaster County. Hess Auctioneers in Marietta said the modules are worth thousands of dollars.” At the time, the company was getting ready
Rand McNally launches new ELD
While fleets, drivers, and manufacturers are contending with supply chain shortages and cellular shutdowns, Rand McNally, a provider of commercial transportation technology solutions, launched a new ELD designed for long-term compliance. The new Vehicle Link ELD, part of Rand McNally’s compliance solutions, is available and shipping to customers now. Vehicle Link is a small electronic logging device
Ford F-150 Lightning driving experience: It’s time For(d) hands-on impressions
The new 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning bares a striking resemblance to their tried and true F-150 model. This deliberate design, according to Linda Zang, chief engineer, Ford Pro, was included as a way to ease the risk mentality that, oftentimes, sways people from trying something new. The all-electric F-Series vehicle features impressive performance, mileage and
Freight market pendulum gains momentum
ACT Research released the latest installment of the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report, which noted that growing evidence of weaker goods consumption, rising services substitution and rebuilt inventories, with some categories now overstocked, was the most impactful news in freight this month. “Recent reports from key retailers, including price cuts and order cancellations
Making the truck aftermarket parts, service connection
There’s an interesting shift happening in truck technology conversations. It used to be, and still is in some segments, that talk of what could be possible with the latest data-driven solutions dominated talking points. Several years ago, in the heavy-duty aftermarket, in particular, the future was painted in the gleam of newly launched (or revamped)
How automated workflow impacts truck equipment operations
Say, “Automated,” and the thought of self-driving trucks immediately comes to mind in the trucking world. That may grab headlines, but the idea of automating fleet operations goes beyond the yet-to-be available self-driving technology. Taking an automated approach to your workflow–from managing trucks to communicating to drivers to directing dispatch and dealing with loads–means putting
Are EVs sticking around for the long-haul?
It seems there isn’t a shortage of things we can find to disagree on. Everyone has their own view (and a side that opposes them), and the trucking industry is no exception. But not being able to see eye to eye on hot topics isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it may just lead
How to grow your own truck technicians
The world at large might be crowing about the labor shortage, but in the trucking industry, it’s just another day. Be it drivers or diesel truck technicians, good help has been hard to find for as long as many of us can remember. Complaining about it isn’t going to fix it (though it is fun
