Equipment HOW TRAGEDY LED TO A SUCCESSFUL, AWARD-WINNING CAREER IN FLEET MAINTENANCE June 24, 2014 I spent a good part of this morning interviewing Lloyd De Merchant, area maintenance manager, Eastern Canada, with Penske, who was recently named the Volvo Trucks Canada Fleet Maintenance Manager…
Equipment SCHNEIDER TALKS SMACK ABOUT AIR-RIDE TRAILERS June 24, 2014 Are air-ride trailers overrated? Schneider thinks they are. The company recently distributed a two-page bulletin that argues spring suspensions on trailers are every bit as good at protecting freight as…
Equipment DRIVING THE GREENEST TRUCK EVER June 24, 2014 June 19-20, it was off to Chillicothe, Ohio, where I had the opportunity to drive a bunch of Kenworth trucks, among them, the new T680 Advantage. The Advantage incorporates a…
Equipment TAMPER WITH EMISSIONS, FAIL NEW PMVI INSPECTION STANDARD June 24, 2014 The new NSC11B periodic motor vehicle inspection (PMVI) standard set to go into effect in January 2015 will require inspectors to document the presence of an emissions system malfunction indicator…
Equipment COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE ONTARIO REGIONAL TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS June 24, 2014 Okay, so I’ve been busy since last time I wrote. Let’s start with the Truck Driving Championships. On June 14 I attended the Toronto Regional Truck Driving Championships at Woodbine…
Portable loading docks and mobile yard ramps introduced June 23, 2014 MINNETONKA, Minn. — Leum Engineering has come to market with a line of mobile yard ramps and portable loading docks. The Dockzilla mobile and fixed position loading ramps eliminate the…
Equipment Eaton to pay $500M in ZF Meritor antitrust suit settlement June 23, 2014 TROY, Mich. — Eaton will be required to pay ZF Meritor $500 million as part of a settlement agreement relating to an antitrust lawsuit filed in 2006. ZF Meritor is…
Equipment Kenworth’s T680 Advantage, T880 heavy-hauler June 22, 2014 The T680 Advantage is Kenworth's most fuel-efficient truck ever. And the T880 has come closer to overtaking the long-running T800 as Kenworth's most popular vocational truck.
Equipment Kenworth still bullish on natural gas June 21, 2014 Kenworth expects natural gas truck sales to grow, though the future of a 15L offering remains cloudy
US fleet slashes idling using Idle Smart system June 21, 2014 LEAWOOD, Kan. — An American fleet says it has reduced its idle time from 47% to 18% using the Idle Smart automatic engine start/stop system. WilMar Trucking says after achieving…
Cargo theft prevention system improved June 21, 2014 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Cargo security specialist TrakLok says it has added new features to its platform, improving monitoring and alerts for lock and latch status changes as well as enter…
Eaton expands warranty coverage on remanufactured transmissions June 21, 2014 GALESBURG, Mich. — Eaton has announced three-year warranty coverage is now available on its Standard and Flex Reman remanufactured transmissions across all vocations. Eaton is offering a third year…
Equipment Daimler SuperTruck hits target a year ahead of schedule June 19, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. — Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has achieved the goals set out for it during the Department of Energy’s SuperTruck program, a full year ahead of schedule. The…
Business Management Penske pro named Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year June 18, 2014 CONCORD, Ont. — Lloyd De Merchant, area maintenance manager for Eastern Canada with Penske Truck Leasing, was named the Volvo Trucks Canada Fleet Maintenance Manager of the year. The award…
Equipment New PMVI standard will sideline trucks showing signs of emissions tampering June 18, 2014 CONCORD, Ont. — The new NSC11B periodic motor vehicle inspection (PMVI) standard, to be introduced by Ontario in 2015, will see trucks showing evidence of emissions system tampering failed. The…
