Thermo King offers new refrigeration unit
Thermo King Corp. introduced the MD-100 refrigeration unit for trucks.
Dry van features thin-wall design
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of dry freight vans, reefers, flatbeds, and Tautliner curtainsided trailers, said its thin-wall 4000D-X dry van features patented side-wall engineering designed to raise the standards in the thin-wall segment.
Thermo King trailers offer environmentally friendly solutions
Thermo King is engineering its newest trailer units, including the SB series single- and multi-temp units, to offer a low life cycle cost while delivering maximum performance with less impact on the environment.
Creature comfort, no idling
With the high cost of diesel fuel and the growing number of states and municipalities that are enacting anti-idling laws, auxiliary power units (APUs) are more popular than ever.
Fuel economy: Tires
As record-high fuel prices continue to impact the bottom lines of all types of trucking operations, fleet managers are taking a much closer look at all of the factors that contribute to fuel efficiency.
Cooling Systems: Problems & Solutions
Some while back, Bob Deierlein, our long-time research editor, wrote an article on cooling systems. In that article, he referenced some maintenance records of a large over-the-road fleet, which indicated that a substantial percentage of the fleet’s engine problems could be traced back to the condition of the truck’s cooling system. We published that article more than 20 years ago.
Tracking assets, managing business
The ability and systems to track trailers has been around for about 10 years. During those years, a number of things have occurred that have made trailer-tracking, or asset-tracking, more widely accepted and of greater value in our industry.
Stianche focuses on recruitment
Finding the right employees in a growing company and keeping up with the complexity of vehicles are two challenges that Joe Stianche, fleet manager of Sanderson Farms, faces at the vertically integrated producer of poultry products based in Laurel, Miss.
Donaldson broadens family of diesel air cleaners
Donaldson Co. Inc. announced the availability of several new applications of its FKB family of high-efficiency air cleaners for small- to medium-duty diesel engine trucks.
Utility Trailer increasing thin-wall business
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of dry freight vans, reefers, flatbeds and Tautliner curtainsided trailers, said its thin-wall 4000D-X dry van represents a growing percentage of its annual dry van production.