Geotab talks electric vehicle strategies, working during the pandemic
No script? No plan? No problem. Welcome to Fleet Equipment Unscripted—the video interview series that connects you with the greatest minds in the heavy-duty trucking world. For our first episode, I connected with Matt Stevens, vice president of electric vehicles at Geotab, to see how Geotab continues to support its customers in these strange pandemic
Podcast: The coolest equipment, technology we saw at the TMC Annual Meeting and Exhibition
In the newest episode of the Fleet Future podcast, Alex Crissey and Jason Morgan recap the 2020 TMC Annual Meeting and Exhibition.
ACT Research: COVID-19 has little impact on February CV data, future impact expected
According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, Class 8 inventory-to-sales ratio, seasonally adjusted, hit 3.5 months in February, while the Classes 5-7 inventory-to-sales ratio dropped from a “highest in a decade” in January to 3 months in February. “From a current data perspective, regardless of source, February marks
While the world self-quarantines, trucks keep rolling
You deliver what the world needs, we’ll deliver the information you need.
Nokian releases extreme winter truck drive tire
Nokian Tyres has released the Hakkapeliitta Truck E2, a next-generation drive axle tire for extreme winter conditions, combining grip and safety with a low rolling resistance and quiet, comfortable ride, the company says. “Compared to its predecessor, Nokian Hakkapeliitta Truck E2 has better stability as well as grip in both deep and packed snow”, says
Class 8 orders fall unexpectedly in February
According to the latest numbers from both ACT Research Co. and FTR, Class 8 truck orders fell in February, amid a difficult time for the U.S. stock market driven by fears about the ongoing COVID-19 disease outbreak. Both ACT and FTR have the preliminary number for North American Class 8 orders in February at 14,100
Could an air-free commercial truck tire be a reality?
What if you didn’t have to worry about inflation at all? What if your tires were ready to roll any time?
Stoneridge’s MirrorEye wins technical achievement award
The North American Truck Writers committee has honored Stoneridge‘s MirrorEye Camera Monitor System with the 2020 Jim Winsor Technical Achievement Award. The award was presented during the Industry Awards Luncheon at the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition in Atlanta. The annual award honors new products or technologies introduced the
When the truck service problem is that you don’t know what the problem is
“There’s something wrong with this truck.” That’s the driver’s complaint, but the real problem is that there’s nothing wrong with the truck, according to the diagnostics. No fault codes, no dash lights, nothing. The driver can describe the symptoms, but now your tech has to hunt for the cause of the problem before she can
Photo gallery: TMC 2020
The TMC Annual Meeting and Exhibition is one of the industry’s biggest gatherings and sources of news and new rules and regulations. You can read all the news in our roundup here, and take a look below at a gallery of photos from the event.
