FleetCam update offers easy video access

Forward Thinking Systems’ FleetCam 2.0 supports up to four camera angles per vehicle, with recent updates including improved livestreaming and historical video downloads so users don’t need to pull…

Hendrickson HN rebuild kit

Atro Engineered Systems has unveiled a Hendrickson HN Suspension Rebuild Kit. The Hendrickson HN walking beam suspension features a bar pin end bushing, and the traditional center bushing is…

Cummins, Eaton joint venture expected to profit in 2020

The Endurant transmission was the first product to emerge through the joint venture. COLUMBUS, Ind. – A Cummins and Eaton joint venture that was developed in 2017 is expected to…

CTA wants crackdown on ‘Driver Inc.’ payments

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continues to sound the alarm about Driver Inc. – a payment model in which drivers who do not own or operate their…

Rand McNally combines headphones, headset

  ClearDryve 200 are premium noise-cancelling, convertible headphones.(PRNewsfoto/Rand McNally) Rand McNally has combined a premium stereo headphone and noise-canceling mono headset in the ClearDryve 200 headphones. The wireless stereo…

Amsoil updates gear oil packaging

Amsoil already offers gear lube, but by changing the packaging it is making installations easier. The Amsoil Severe Gear Easy-Pack is flexible, helping to access fill holes in confined…

Many options with SingleViu gauges

Continental has unveiled a new line of round instruments for use in on-highway and off-highway applications. The VDO SingleViu instrument series features a dual input for digital CAN…

Waterloo researchers check road conditions with AI

WATERLOO, Ont. – Researchers at the University of Waterloo have turned to the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to create software that can detect problems with roads, bridges and buildings.

Women drivers safer than men, ATRI finds

ARLINGTON, Va. – Violations for reckless driving or failing to yield the right of way remain the top two driving behaviors that predict future crashes, the American Transportation Research…

Violations — and gender — increase likelihood of crashes

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The next time someone jokes about women drivers, they might want to think about the latest research results from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The institute’s updated crash predictor model continues to identify violations for reckless driving or failing to yield the right of way as the top two behaviors that predict future crashes by truck drivers. But gender appears to play a role as well.

Continental updates instrument series

Continental has unveiled a new line of round instruments for use in on-highway and off-highway applications. The VDO SingleViu instrument series features a dual input for digital CAN…

Amsoil packaging gets to the gear

Amsoil already offers gear lube, but by changing the packaging it is making installations easier. The Amsoil Severe Gear Easy-Pack is flexible, helping to access fill holes in confined…

Headphones and headset in one

ClearDryve 200 are premium noise-cancelling, convertible headphones. (PRNewsfoto/Rand McNally) Rand McNally has combined a premium stereo headphone and noise-canceling mono headset in the ClearDryve 200 headphones. The wireless stereo…

‘Extreme’ starter for medium-duty engines

Medium-duty truck owners now have access to a new 12-volt, 4.5kW replacement starter from Leece Neville Heavy Duty Systems – the PowerPro Extreme 5. The motors support six-…

U.S. inspectors to focus on underride guards

GREENBELT, Md. – Roadside inspectors in the U.S. will be taking a close look at rear underride guards during selected days between Aug. 27-31, as the Commercial Vehicle Safety…