Western Star offers style updates, product upgrades
Western Star Trucks showcased style updates and product upgrades for vocational applications at the 2007 Mid-America Trucking Show. Western Star introduced new exterior badging for both the grille bezel and the side of the hood. The grille-mounted black ‘W’ with its burgundy star now features a three-dimensional appearance and a crowned star, providing for a jeweled appearance, the company said. Also, the side-mounted Western Star script has been updated with a modern font and beveled edges for a cleaner look and richer reflection.
Workhorse offers more choices
More choices from Workhorse Custom Chassis come with the launch of another new walk-in truck. Called the W62, the new truck (chassis by Workhorse, bodies by Morgan Olson or Utilimaster) extends the capacity of the Workhorse walk-in lineup with 19,500 lbs. and 23,500 lbs. GVWR models.
Safety: collision control
Accidents cost money by directly and indirectly impacting motor carrier operations and profitability. Direct costs associated with crashes add up quickly.
PSI adds marks to MTIS hoses
Pressure Systems International added clearly identifiable markings to the flexible valve stem connection hoses of the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI. The new look incorporates a yellow stripe and the PSI name so they can be clearly recognized as proprietary MTIS hoses.
Walking in their shoes
Mike Burns of Burns Motor Freight started at the bottom to learn the business, earn respect and understand employees’ jobs
Model Carrier
Kennesaw Transportation continues to serve as an example of how success in trucking can be established and maintained.
‘Old’ is in the eye of the operator
It’s been said that a correctly specified and properly maintained truck can last forever. While that might be a bit of a stretch, when you talk about “forever” referring to a truck’s life, you need to understand that the word really means longer than someone is willing to drive it or you’re willing to pay for the increasing cost of keeping it alive.
Safety – Brakes
While braking system suppliers to the trucking industry continue to bring new technologies and specification choices to fleets, the desire to improve safety and stopping performance is hardly new.
The right tools
When diagnosing and trouble shooting vehicle problems, having the correct tools for the job is essential
Down a rusty road
The rust and corrosion caused by winter road salts that negatively impact tractor/trailer components have always been a problem for fleets.