Category: News & Events

Wellness on Wheels: Keeping Drivers Healthy While Driving

Life on the road can be both exhilarating and demanding, especially for long-haul truckers, delivery drivers, and anyone whose profession keeps them behind the wheel for extended periods. Wellness on wheels is a vital aspect of ensuring a healthy and fulfilling career in the transportation industry, especially when faced with the challenges of winter trucking. […]

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Volvo Road Tests Hydrogen-Powered Truck

As the world grapples with the need to transition towards more sustainable and eco-friendly transportation options, the automotive industry has been exploring various alternatives to traditional fossil fuel-powered vehicles. One such innovation is hydrogen-powered vehicles, and leading the charge in this domain is Volvo. Recently, the renowned Swedish automaker conducted road tests for its hydrogen-powered […]

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Weathering Storms, Traffic & More: Keeping Drivers Safe

How can you help drivers reduce the risk of accidents? Heavy Duty Truck interviewed several experts on the subject, including CarriersEdge president Mark Murrell, Area Wide Protective Director of Compliance Lori Lonti, and Bendix Commercial Vehicles Systems Director of Marketing and Customer Solutions TJ Thomas. Here’s the advice they have for fleet operators.   When it [...]
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Today’s Trend in Class 8 Trucks

Truck manufacturers are cautiously optimistic about the future amid continuing COVID-19 concerns. This is according to recent forecasting and research from freight analysis firm FTR. In particular, makers of class 8 trucks see trends that indicate strong demand; however, continued supply chain disruption has made it difficult to fulfill this demand as quickly as many [...]
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Keep Rolling & Stay Safe

Tires & wheels are critical to truck safety. If the tire pressures are wrong, the truck will handle poorly and consume more fuel. If there’s a blowout, it can damage the surrounding equipment and make the truck hard to control. Managing truck tires across a fleet when they’re in the shop is difficult enough. Every [...]
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Allison’s Regional Haul Series Integrated into Freightliner Cascadia

Daimler Trucks North America offers a new Allison transmission in Class 9 Freightliner Cascadia: the 3414 Regional Haul Series (RHS.) Freightliner is now taking orders for trucks with the Allison 3414 RHS, with production slated to start in January 2022. These transmissions can be paired with the Detroit DD13 Gen 5 engine, rated for 410 [...]
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