Watch: Bandag commercial tire retread roadshow walk around
On April 25, the Bandag Fleets We Depend On roadshow visited the Bridgestone Americas Technical Center.
Women In Trucking Association names 2023 Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation
WIT says it created the award in 2018 to promote the accomplishments of companies that are focused on the employment of women in the trucking industry.
Inside EV preventative maintenance and diagnostics
The industry is ensuring that electric vehicles can be maintained in an efficient manner.
Firestone’s new FD694 drive radial truck tire rolls into long-haul, regional applications
The Firestone FD694 drive tire is currently available in a 295/75R22.5 size and will soon be available in three additional sizes: 11R22.5, 11R24.5, and 285/75R24.5.
Women In Trucking Association announces 2023 Content Advisory Council members
The Women In Trucking Association continues to advance women in the industry.
The impact of truck tire maintenance on diesel fuel economy cannot be understated
The science is simple—the air pressure in a tire is what carries the load, explained John Ramaika, regional fleet manager at Double Coin. Therefore, an underinflated tire requires more energy, meaning more fuel to roll. “The simplest and most neglected maintenance item which will impact tire performance and fuel economy is proper inflation,” he said.
Truck tire pressure: If you’re using a bat, you’re doing it wrong
Suppliers are in full agreement, perhaps best summed up by Mike Steiner, customer engineering support time zone referent at Michelin North America Inc.: “Striking a tire with a bat or hammer to determine air pressure is a method worth forgetting. There is no replacement for the high-quality, calibrated tire gauge. It remains the most effective
Yes, it’s another story about truck tire inflation (and yes, it’s that important)
You’d think after the litany of tire inflation stories that Fleet Equipment has churned out over the decades, there would be nothing left to say about it. Yet, inflation-related issues continue to plague fleet maintenance budgets, be it through lost efficiency due to under- or over-inflation or in tire failures or early tire pulls, prematurely
Hyliion appoints two new senior vice presidents
Hyliion Holdings Corp. has appointed two new senior vice presidents to the company: Matthew Loos as senior vice president of marketing and Bobby Cherian as senior vice president of sales and supply chain. Loos, who will oversee the company’s strategic marketing initiatives, comes to Hyliion most recently having been vice president of marketing and sales
The one tire maintenance focus to bring you certainty in uncertain times
If there’s one thing we all need a little of right now, it’s stability. Something we can depend upon. Something that, no matter what happens, if we just focus on this one thing, everything will be okay. Lean in closer, fleet friends, because I know that one thing. Are you ready? Proper tire inflation. Now,
