Zero RPMs
Excessive engine idling consumes more than 800 million gallons of diesel fuel a year.
Buying new tractors with resale profit in mind
How important is resale value when writing specifications for new tractors? What premium systems and components raise the resale value of tractors?
Spring Time Spec suspension for trouble-free performance
Sure, today’s heavy-duty suspension systems are fairly trouble free. But, any suspension system, whether on a truck, tractor, dolly or trailer, is going to give you trouble if you try using it outside its design parameters or simply ignore routine maintenance.
Think Of It As A System
Although the components of high-power electrical systems in today’s heavy-duty trucks – starters, batteries, alternators and cables – are very robust and designed to operate without problems for many thousands of miles,they are, unfortunately, not trouble free.
Trade Show Talk: Trends kicking off 2024
Alternative fuels, connectivity, efficiency—there’s been plenty to report on from trucking trade shows, but which topics stuck out most?
Work Truck Week 2024 recap: Here’s what we saw at the show
This week, On the Road is living up to its name as we report from the road at the Work Truck Show.
PRT Heavy Duty highlights shocks for commercial vehicle applications
Learn to install PRT Heavy Duty’s gas-charged shocks for enhanced driving stability in trucks and buses.
Business cycles, trucking economics and how it all impacts your fleet
Dr. Bob Dieli, economist, MacKay & Co., took to the HDAD to help us make sense of current market conditions.
Shell Rotella awards grand prize in 2023 Class 8 truck giveaway
Donald McNurlin of Tulsa, Okla. is the grand prize winner of the 2023 Shell Rotella Class 8 Truck Sweepstakes.
The medium-duty truck trend of the year
It’s electrifying.
