Covering up: A look at aerodynamic wheel covers
Fuel-robbing air turbulence around tractor and trailer tires and wheels may seem unavoidable. However, FlowBelow Wheel Covers can reduce that costly reduction in drag and help fleets save fuel, the company says. FlowBelow says that its Wheel Covers have a benefit in long haul truckload, LTL, flatbed and tank truck operations. More recently it has seen
Bendix announces next generation of Wingman Fusion safety system, BlindSpotter technology
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has announced a new generation of both its Wingman Fusion safety system and its BlindSpotter technology. According to Bendix, the upgrades to Wingman Fusion consist of software upgrades, not a hardware change, so fleets using the current generation of Wingman Fusion will be able to upgrade some of the features to
FlowBelow announces Peterbilt factory install of AeroKits
FlowBelow Aero Inc., manufacturer of tractor-mounted aerodynamic products, announced today that P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. will be adding 550 new Peterbilt 579s to its fleet with FlowBelow Tractor AeroKits factory installed by Peterbilt. As part of its evaluation process, in 2017 P.A.M. Transport first conducted testing on FlowBelow products with 5 trucks, then followed that
Demystifying compressed natural gas
Fleets are becoming increasingly open to evaluating natural gas as an alternative to gasoline and diesel fuel. For an energy source that is so familiar to most of us (for heating, cooking, or industrial processes), there is considerable confusion around natural gas (NG) as a viable fuel for trucks and other fleet vehicles. The purpose
Meijer Fleet helps deliver Hyperloop pod to Space X competition
Anyone who’s ever driven in a large city during rush hour has visions of faster forms of transportation. So, when a team of engineering students from the University of Michigan qualified to compete at an exclusive international competition at Elon Musk’s SpaceX campus in Hawthorne, Calif., Meijer offered its trucking expertise to help transport their
Jost fifth wheel now standard on Kenworth T680
The Jost JSK37USB fifth wheel is now standard on the Kenworth T680 truck. Features of the Jost fifth wheel, according to the companies, include a simple design with only four moving parts, which ensures a true connection, and a simple mechanism allowing for infinite adjustments. The Jost fifth wheel has a low 60-lb. pull force
The forward-thinking approach of Cowan Systems
In the 47 years that Michael Sizemore has worked in truck fleets, he’s seen what he calls some very intelligent decisions. “In 1994, when Joseph Cowan, the son of the company’s founder W.T. Cowan, opened Cowan Systems LLC as a new operating entity, he created a niche with a lightweight fleet,” says the director of
Shining a light on used trailer electrical systems
Lighting is often cited as one of the biggest CSA violations—and it’s easy to see why. Or not see, in the case of lighting that is inoperable. You’ll want to closely inspect the electrical system integrity of a used trailer. It starts with the cables, wiring and lighting components that are exposed to the elements.
Taking E-propulsion to school: Inside Navistar’s work on electric buses
As the North American commercial vehicle market spars over the viability of long-haul electrification, Navistar is banking on school buses to be the logical, appropriate and customer-centric starting point. “We believe that today’s electric powertrains are ideally suited for school bus applications, as well as medium-duty delivery trucks and port drayage segments,” Jeff Sass, Navistar’s
Optronics adds new surface-mount LED scene light
Optronics International has introduced the new UCL41 Series Scene Light. Optronics says that the new lamp is the first of a new style of directional scene lighting that casts a more focused beam of LED light in a direction that can be accurately defined simply by its placement, using 12 diodes and advanced optical engineering
