Heavy-duty Aftermarket Week 2017—Walk the trade show floor
The expo hall of this year’s Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week was packed with exciting new equipment, expanded product lines and advanced service offerings. Fleet Equipment hit the show floor to bring you the equipment sights and exhibitor sounds. Get ready for a glimpse into the heavy-duty aftermarket future on this episode of Fleet Equipment’s On
The building of Fleet Equipment’s HDAW ’17 Pinewood Derby Truck
Grab your safety goggles and get ready for a wild ride through the building process of Fleet Equipment’s HDAW Pinewood Derby Truck. What it lacked in speed, it made up for in style, taking home First Place, Concours D’Elegance, as the best looking truck.
FE On the Road: The Best of Season 2
Another year on the road has passed, and with it came 23 episodes of FE‘s On the Road series. View a supercut of all the episodes above, and keep it tuned to FEOntheRoad.com to keep up as Season 3 gets rolling.
A look at SAF-Holland’s newest products
SAF-Holland recently announced the release of two new products: the ELI-te fifth wheel automatic lighting system, and the CBX40 AeroBeam air suspension system. This episode of Fleet Equipment’s On the Road takes a closer look at both products and their potential advantages for fleets.
International Trucks LT Series test drive
This is the newly announced International LT Series tricked out with a 2017 Cummins X15 Efficiency Series engine paired with an Eaton automated manual transmission to complete the SmartAdvantage powertrain. The new truck boasts improved fuel efficiency and a multitude of DriverFirst amenities. Come along as Fleet Equipment magazine puts the truck through its paces
Test drive: Ford F650, 6.8-liter Ford Triton, V10 gasoline engine
The claim to Ford’s Medium-duty fame has always been its hard-working dependability and durability. For 2016, the F650 sports a second-generation 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel engine; that’s no surprise. What may come as a surprise is the growing popularity of the gas engine option. A 6.8-liter V10 gas engine is now available for both
American Trucking Associations MCE 2016 trade show walkaround
The American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition took place in Las Vegas from Oct. 1-4, featuring truck and technology news and product showcases on the show floor. News from the show included the launch of a new truck, a new proprietary PACCAR axle (featured in its own video here), safety systems, maintenance apps, and a
PACCAR Axle, 2017 MX engine offering overview: Peterbilt 579 Epiq
PACCAR recently made several big announcements. The first was the unveiling of its 40,000-lb. tandem driven axle that will come as standard equipment on Peterbilt’s 579 spec’ed for linehaul applications. The second was the detailing of enhancements made to the 2017 PACCAR MX engine lineup. I rolled down to Denton, Texas, to get behind the
Heavy-duty engine filter findings: Inside Wix Filters NanoPro Media
There are fewer places in the trucking industry as productive as the Wix Filters manufacturing facility in Gastonia, N.C. I visited with the fine filter folks at Wix for a sneak peek at the new filters coming down the line. While walking the air filter manufacturing line, I spotted a unique green-colored media among Wix’s
Freightliner New Cascadia ride along and interview
Where do you even start talking about a truck re-imagined from the ground up? How about where the rubber meets the road? Daimler Trucks CEO Martin Daum went on the record to say that the 2018 New Cascadia with a GHG17 DD15 integrated Detroit powertrain improved fuel economy by 8%—that’s right, 8%—compared to the Classic
Detroit DD5 engine, Freightliner M2106 test drive
We’ve previewed it, detailed the Detroit production facility, and, now, Fleet Equipment finally got its hands on the new Detroit DD5 engine outfitted in the Freightliner M2106. Yountville, Calif., is nestled in the heart of Napa Valley and was the perfect place to put the DD5 through a mock pick-up-and-delivery route. I talked with Chris Moran, MDEG
Test driving the new Cummins X15 engines
Not content with one 15-liter big bore engine offering, Cummins recently unveiled two iterations of its 2017 X15 engine lineup—the X15 Efficiency Series and the X15 Performance series. The X15 Efficiency Series will be the engine of choice for the majority of line-haul and regional fleets. It offers a range of 400 to 500 Horsepower, with
