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How integrated powertrains bring out the best in trucks

With more integrated powertrain choices than ever, Fleet Equipment dived into the offerings to give you the lowdown on what’s out there, what’s new for 2017, and how it all works together. How it works Let’s get right into the specifics of integrated powertrains—how do engines “talk” to transmissions that are part of the integrated

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How remote diagnostics stay on top of service issues

While OEMs will share their proprietary service data through Right to Repair, they have also continued to develop their respective remote diagnostics offerings to better diagnose a truck’s problems. In fact, Remote diagnostic systems are now offered in some form by all the major truck and engine OEMs. These systems collect diagnostic data on the

Volvo adds turbo compounding option for D13 engine

Volvo Trucks North America has announced that it is adding a turbo compounding option for the Volvo D13 engine. “The D13 with turbo compounding has the opportunity for 6.5% fuel efficiency gains over the 2014 D13 engine,” explained Wade Long, Volvo’s director of product marketing. “You can also operate at 1050 RPMs cruising down the highway

Watch: Truck equipment technology update: Take a tour of the ATA MC&E trade show floor

Fleet Equipment is giving you an all-access pass to the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition trade show floor. There was plenty of new technology to see and news from truck manufacturers and technology suppliers. In the video above, we’ll talk with some of the top industry minds to get a handle on today’s truck

Ruan Transportation, Searcy Trucking named 2015 Volvo Trucks Safety Award winners

Ruan Transportation Management Systems and Searcy Trucking Ltd. have been awarded 2015 Volvo Trucks Safety Awards. The two companies were honored by Volvo for their exemplary safety records and training programs, with each receiving $25,000 for future safety initiatives. The Volvo Trucks Safety Award program, co-sponsored by Michelin Americas Truck Tires and now entering its seventh

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Five truck trend takeaways from September

A look at the five biggest takeaways from the month of September in the world of heavy-duty trucks.

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Volvo, Omnitracs partner on fleet management services

Volvo Trucks North America has begun a partnership with Omnitracs, developers of routing and predictive analytics solutions for fleets, to develop future fleet management services for customers. The agreement allows the leveraging of Volvo’s Remote Diagnostics telematics-based proactive diagnostic and repair planning system to offer solutions that help fleets run their businesses more effectively. Fleet management services

Knight Transportation marks anniversary with special Volvo VNL models

Knight Transportation, one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, has selected Volvo Trucks to supply 38 specially decorated Volvo VNL 670 models to recognize its 25th anniversary. Instead of the usual red and charcoal gray trucks that Knight Transportation and Knight Refrigerated operate, each of the anniversary trucks features a silver finish with a special decal incorporating

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Volvo VHD model to help evaluate U.S. roads

Beginning this month, researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) will use a Volvo VHD 430 vocational model outfitted with highly specialized instrumentation to help evaluate the safety of highway surfaces in several U.S states. The project, funded by the Federal Highway Administration, will analyze continuous stretches of pavement to determine whether improving highway

Volvo highlights opening of Dex Heavy Duty Parts

Executives of the Volvo Group, Dex Heavy Duty Parts LLC and local and state public officials celebrated the grand opening of the Dex facility in Advance, N.C., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the facility. Dex, a Volvo Group subsidiary and leading supplier of recycled, renovated and surplus medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, offers new

Volvo Trucks’ Ride for Freedom Truck honors America’s military heroes

Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Va., unveiled the design of its 2015 Ride for Freedom truck, which honors U.S. military service members. The memorial truck will accompany a motorcade of about 160 motorcycles from the plant to Washington, D.C., during the Run for the Wall motorcycle rally Memorial Day weekend. For

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Mitigating collisions with the latest in safety systems

At the 2015 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Jack Van Steenburg, assistant administrator and chief safety officer at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), reported on trends in commercial motor vehicle safety. Citing 2013 data on crashes involving large trucks, Van Steenburg indicated that the increase from 2012 was less than half that in

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