A HYBRID REFRESHER by Rolf Lockwood May 20, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 10 I’ve been ignoring hybrids lately, it seems to me, so let me start this issue of Lockwood’s Product Watch with a pretty surprising…
ENGINES, ALGAE, & SCOTCH by Rolf Lockwood December 17, 2008 Vol. 4, No. 26 These days it’s hard to see through the haze of economic woe — and those nasty visions of a later retirement than I’d…
OPTIMISM, HYBRIDS & BIOFUELS by Rolf Lockwood June 17, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 12 First, my hat’s off to Kenworth for introducing a new truck at a time when a lot of folks have battened down the…
FINALLY, SOME BIG NEWS by Rolf Lockwood September 9, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 18 It’s been a mostly gray day here in Battle Creek, Michigan but the folks at Eaton Corp. have been smiling broadly nonetheless. That’s…
WHAT WILL 2009 HOLD? by Rolf Lockwood December 31, 2008 Vol. 4, No. 27 So here we are at the end of a year that won’t be remembered fondly. Good riddance, you might say. Trouble is, the…
THE BUZZ IS ELECTRIC by Rolf Lockwood September 23, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 19 Let me start with praise for what seems to me like a very useful gizmo that you’ll see described in greater detail in…
TMC REPORT: IT’S ALL ABOUT SCR by Rolf Lockwood February 11, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 3 From deep in the Land of Mouse comes interesting news about a very light flatdeck with all sorts of innovations, about retrofittable roll…
WHERE’S THE LEADERSHIP? by Rolf Lockwood October 7, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 20 Those of you who read this newsletter more or less regularly will know that I have an international perspective on trucks and trucking.
IT’S ALL ABOUT CONTROL by Rolf Lockwood December 2, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 24 There’s no doubt in my mind, none at all, not even a tiny shred, that stability control systems of one sort or another…
COLLISION AVOIDANCE IMPROVES by Rolf Lockwood February 25, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 3 There are still tales to tell after spending a few days in Orlando at the annual meeting of the Technology and Maintenance Council,…
GOTTA LOVE THE EFFICIENCY by Rolf Lockwood December 17, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 25 More than a few times I’ve joked about fitting some sort of aftertreatment device on the back ends of the world’s cows. Farticulate…
ENGINE NEWS… AND JIM HEBE by Rolf Lockwood March11, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 5 Wow, lots of engine news to report here, but also a plain old good news story to start off with. I’m talking about the…
WASHINGTON RAINS MONEY by Rolf Lockwood January 13, 2010 Vol. 6, No. 1 Gee whiz, some serious coin is leaving Washington on its way to you folks who live south of the border, albeit a…
SPRING IN LOUISVILLE by Rolf Lockwood March25, 2009 Vol. 5, No. 6 There was really only going to be one theme at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week, or at least that’s what most folks expected.
A TURBOCHARGED HISTORY by Rolf Lockwood February 24, 2010 Vol. 6, No. 4 What do you think of when you read or hear ‘Switzerland’? Maybe you think of watches that cost as much as a small…
