Sharpening the saw
The training workshops available this year through the National Automobile Dealers Association University offer something for every level of management, from service to sales to executive leadership.
The benefits of a stimulus
SmartWay partner Fleet Advantage proposes a way to clean up fleets of existing diesel engines is to accelerate their replacement with new, cleaner engines through financial incentives.
The changing medium-duty truck landscape
Managers of medium-duty fleets will soon be faced with making new and different types of equipment choices, and they can do so with knowledge gained from helpful industry and government programs.
Truck cooling systems
Today’s cooling systems are more than up to the task of handling the much higher levels of heat generated by emissions compliant diesels.
Solus launches 10 green aerodynamic heavy truck trailer products
All products satisfy federal and state operational requirements and regulations and provide customers with previously unavailable options to comply with current and future heavy truck emission and efficiency requirements. Products are EPA SmartWay verified and CARB compliant and provide combined fuel savings in excess of 10%.
Dan England elected 67th chairman of ATA
Dan England, chairman of C.R. England Inc., in Salt Lake City, was elected as the American Trucking Association’s 67th chairman. He takes over for Barbara Windsor, president and CEO of Hahn Transportation Inc., New Market, Md.
New features for International ProStar+ and TranStar models
Navistar’s ProStar+ features a new Diamond interior trim package, an in-dash GPS system, MaxxPower Battery Powered HVAC system and the Bendix Wingman Advanced collision mitigation system, among other options. The TranStar is now offered with Eagle interior, in-dash GPS and an Allison TC-10 transmission, plus long-lasting LED exterior lighting and the Bendix Wingman Advanced collision mitigation system.
Eaton hybrid systems achieve 200 million miles of service
Customers of Eaton Corp.’s hybrid systems have collectively accumulated more than 200 million miles of service, reducing diesel fuel consumption by 8 million gallons and harmful emissions by 80,000 metric tons. More than 5,500 of the company’s hybrid systems are in use today worldwide.
Maintain the right PSI for better tire performance
Trick question: Would you say that most of the tires on commercial vehicles today are overinflated or underinflated? The surprising answer, according to Rick Phillips, director of commercial sales, Yokohama Tire Corp., is that most of the tires (drive and trailer) on commercial vehicles are actually overinflated. The reason for this is that many fleets
Ford, Toyota combine for global hybrid effort
Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. have announced they will collaborate on the development of a new hybrid system for light trucks and SUVs. Once a formal agreement on product development is reached, the two manufacturers will bring the best of their independently developed hybrid powertrain technology and knowledge to a new co-developed system,