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Conway Beam Truck Group opens Volvo, Mack Trucks dealer facility near Buffalo, NY

Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks dealership Conway Beam Truck Group has opened a new 75,000 sq.-ft. location in West Seneca, New York. The facility is located on 25 acres at 1500 North America Drive. It features 51 service bays, including three compressed natural gas bays, a separate wash bay and an overhead crane.

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Don’t miss what FE has planned for 2021

So, I think it’s safe to assume that we’re all extremely glad to turn the page on 2020, right? Though a resilient trucking industry managed to power through, this was not a fun year for anybody. Being able to put this year in the rearview mirror and put our hopes in 2021, which brings with

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Driver display activation remote programming now standard on all Volvo Trucks

Volvo Trucks says its new Driver Display Activation (DDA) enhancement to remote programming, as part of Volvo Trucks’ remote diagnostics bundle of uptime services, now allows operators to directly activate over-the-air system updates within minutes at the next convenient time and location. All new Volvo trucks built after Nov. 30, 2020 will have the Driver

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Podcast: How regional haul fleets can maximize their fuel efficiency

In a tumultuous 2020 for trucking, regional haul and last-mile delivery fleets were some of the only applications that saw consistent traffic, especially in the spring as shutdowns hit and the economy was upended. But this was not just a 2020 phenomenon—regional haul is poised for growth in 2021 and beyond. Mike Roeth of the

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Volvo Trucks sounds the horn on the start of VNR electric truck’s availability

During a virtual press conference, Volvo Trucks announced that its VNR Electric is now commercially available in the U.S. and Canada. The Volvo VNR Electric truck is designed for applications and driving cycles with local and regional distribution ranges, including food and beverage and pick-up and delivery routes. The 264-kWh lithium-ion batteries, which charge up

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Traxen introduces A.I.-based iQ-Cruise for fuel savings

Traxen has launched its intelligent adaptive cruise control system, iQ-Cruise, for traditional and electric commercial vehicles. The system will be available to both commercial vehicle aftermarket and OE customers. Through the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.), algorithms and sensors, the company says iQ-Cruise can reduce fuel consumption by an average of 10% while improving safety

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Allison Transmission, Petro-Canada Lubricants sign factory fill transmission fluid agreement

Petro-Canada Lubricants will become the first-fill supplier of TES 668TM automatic transmission fluid for Allison Transmission, the companies announced. Using its lubricant technology, Petro-Canada Lubricants says it meets the requirements of the Allison Transmission TES 668 specification with the formulation of DuraDrive HD Synthetic 668. DuraDrive HD Synthetic 668 is specified for on-highway vehicles, including

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Five steps to bring retread savings to vocational truck tire applications

Rolling through rugged construction sites, cornering in cramped city streets, or tackling rough-and-tumble, stop-and-go refuse tasks, you demand performance from your vocational tires above all. While the ROI that their long-haul brethren reap from retreads is well documented, that same value prop can be true for vocational tires. And you don’t have to just take

Are you retreading your truck’s tires to the right position?

Let’s say you retread a pair of new, premium steer tire casings. Where on your truck do they go next? The most common answer is probably the drive position. But what if you equipped them back onto the steer position? Bridgestone Americas’ Kyle Chen, brand manager of truck and bus radial tires for the U.S.

The true truck tire costs of fuel efficiency

Here’s the thing: Tire manufacturers could churn out heavy-duty truck tires that are far more efficient than what’s available today, but you probably wouldn’t want to equip the trucks in your fleet with them. Yes, fuel-efficient tires are necessary to build your ROI in much of the heavy-duty trucking world. The trouble is, if a tire

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