A ‘plug-and-play’ electric vehicle battery solution? Inside Webasto’s new modular CV battery system
Webasto displayed its new modular CV standard battery system at this year’s NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. With 400V and 800V versions available, each battery pack has 35 kWh of energy, and because up to 10 packs can be used for a combined 350 kW, the system is designed for scalability and configuration flexibility.
The true truck tire costs of fuel efficiency
Here’s the thing: Tire manufacturers could churn out heavy-duty truck tires that are far more efficient than what’s available today, but you probably wouldn’t want to equip the trucks in your fleet with them. Yes, fuel-efficient tires are necessary to build your ROI in much of the heavy-duty trucking world. The trouble is, if a tire
Gallery: News and photos from Work Truck Show 2020
Fleet Equipment visited the 20th anniversary of the annual NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis to catch up on all the latest news and equipment from the medium-duty, vocational and construction segments. Check out photos and all the news from the show below. Cummins displayed its medium-duty B6.7 and L9 engines, both of which will
Watch: You’re entering the Irregular Tire Wear Zone
Irregular tire wear happens all the time on trucks of all types in every application, so it’s important to know how to recognize this if you want to properly manage your tire program. Watch the video above to learn more, and click here for more episodes of On the Road.
Three takes on getting started with trailer telematics
The growing technology segment is getting complicated. Here are tips for navigating it.
Could an air-free commercial truck tire be a reality?
What if you didn’t have to worry about inflation at all? What if your tires were ready to roll any time?
Five truck trend takeaways from February
We know it’s not easy to keep up with everything that happens in the world of trucking. So here are the biggest stories from February focused on the latest truck trends, all in one place. 5. Trucking data as currency: What is your data worth? Consider this: You’re running a multitude of trucks that are
Behind Meritor’s strategy to meet evolving fleet demands
Push a button, get what we want. That’s our expectation as consumers, and we bring that expectation to work with us.
When the truck service problem is that you don’t know what the problem is
“There’s something wrong with this truck.” That’s the driver’s complaint, but the real problem is that there’s nothing wrong with the truck, according to the diagnostics. No fault codes, no dash lights, nothing. The driver can describe the symptoms, but now your tech has to hunt for the cause of the problem before she can
Photo gallery: TMC 2020
The TMC Annual Meeting and Exhibition is one of the industry’s biggest gatherings and sources of news and new rules and regulations. You can read all the news in our roundup here, and take a look below at a gallery of photos from the event.
How the right data can help lower your truck service costs
Skyrocketing labor rates, an endless proliferation of fees and increasingly complex truck equipment and technology have sent truck service costs through the roof—and that’s without even counting the loss of revenue during downtime. Whether you’re held captive by contract maintenance, rubbing your head because of roadside service or looking for ways to leverage your home
Brake pad development heading into the copper-reduced era
Five years ago, an agreement between the EPA, states and automotive industry players was signed to reduce the use of copper in brake pads. Next year, brake pads will need to reduce copper to less than 5% by weight, and then less than 0.5% by 2025. There’s no magic button that will make this happen;
