Rear View Safety releases Driver Fatigue Monitoring System
Rear View Safety, makers of backup camera systems and technology, have released the MR688 Driver Fatigue Monitoring System to the market. The product, which is designed to alert a driver to situations where driver fatigue and other dangers are likely to occur, is already in use in the oil, mining and gas industry in Indonesia. According to the
Axle-specific trailer tires are likely to change
You’ve heard the old saying: “The only constant is change.” That has certainly been typical of our industry. Witness trailer skirts, new lube oil formulations and DEF tanks, and, of course, escalating equipment costs for these new complexities. Every so often, it’s refreshing to see an innovation that has a realistic promise of a quick
Watch: Behind the autonomous Freightliner Inspiration Truck wheel
Get ready to strap into the Inspiration Truck driver seat and dive into the future of trucking. Fleet Equipment Editor Jason Morgan talks with Richard Howard, Daimler Trucks senior vice president of sales and marketing, about the rapid advancement and adoption of advanced safety systems that aim to make today’s roads safer and lead the
Inside the autonomous Freightliner truck, Richard Howard talks safety systems
Get ready to strap into the Inspiration truck driver seat and dive into the future of trucking. Fleet Equipment Editor Jason Morgan talks with Richard Howard, Daimler Trucks senior vice president of sales and marketing, about the rapid advancement and adoption of advanced safety systems that aim to make today’s roads safer and lead the
Cummins and Eaton: United by efficiency
In the spring of 2013, Cummins and Eaton took their business partnership to the next level by launching their SmartAdvantage Powertrain package that, today, offers the Cummins ISX15 and ISX12 paired with the Eaton Fuller Advantage 10-Speed automated transmission, touting a 3 to 6% increase in fuel economy. It’s paying off for fleet customers that are
During transition: Hide the big stick, try evolution
Most often in fleet management, we have to be the agent of change. It is important to motivate people in maintenance and to coach them into change, not from the basis of fear or intimidation. As I advise current clients, their employees and maintenance personnel, I am not here to take your job. I am
Smoot Brothers Transportation: Conquering CSA citations
Smoot Brothers Transportation (SBT) was founded in 1988—with one truck—by Mike and Matt Smoot. In 1991, Kenny Smoot, who is now the vice president, joined his brothers in the company. SBT has since grown to more than 50 trucks and can be seen on highways across the entire continental United States and Canada. The fleet
H&P Transportation relies on relationships with suppliers—and the latest technologies
Providing extra heavy hauling transportation services requires specialized solutions. For Kevin Hawkins, president of H&P Transportation, a key part of his family company’s long success has been its relationships with suppliers. It was 1947 when Hawkins’ father, Henry Hawkins, founded H&P Transportation. At the time, the Brownstown, Mich. operation was one of the first companies
Peterbilt’s model 567 set-forward front axle truck is in full production
Peterbilt Motor Co.’s new Model 567 set-forward front axle (SFFA) truck is now in full production. Peterbilt hosted Con-Tech Manufacturing to drive the first full production truck off the assembly line at Peterbilt’s Denton, Texas, manufacturing facility. “Customer excitement has been high for the full availability of our newest vocational workhorse, the Model 567 in a
Five truck trend takeaways from July
1. The summer months spell trouble for truck tires Rubber on the road, more commonly called “road alligators,” increase dramatically on the nation’s highways during the summer driving season. The majority of the motoring public clearly believes that these road alligators are caused by bad retreads; this is just not accurate. The alligators on the
