HEADLIGHTS ONCE AGAIN January 25, 2017 January 25, 2017 Vol. 14 No. 02 Two weeks back I wrote about the inadequacies of headlamps in a newsletter issue entitled ‘Got Enough Light?’ It seems I struck a…
GOT ENOUGH LIGHT? January 11, 2017 January 11, 2017 Vol. 14 No. 01 I’ve long held that North American headlight standards are inherently dangerous because they don’t allow brightness levels to match the speeds we travel.
TOP TEN PRODUCTS OF 2016 December 28, 2016 December 28, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 26 So another year is almost finished and that means another chance to head way out on a limb and name 10 products that…
SUPERTRUCKS GALORE December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 25 Navistar unveiled its Catalist SuperTruck on September 28, reporting a 104% improvement in freight efficiency compared to the U.S Department of…
THE SIDEGUARD DEBATE: UNRESOLVED November 30, 2016 November 30, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 24 There’s renewed interest in mandating sideguards for trucks, and just as much disagreement as ever over their efficacy. The U.S. Department of…
HIGH-TECH TRAINING NEEDED November 16, 2016 November 16, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 23 Let me start this 23rd newsletter of the year with a bit of a bitch and a moan. It may seem defensive to…
TARGET: FUEL ECONOMY November 2, 2016 November 2, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 22 Amidst all the talk of progressively wilder technologies, there’s one fundamental subject that still comes first: fuel economy and how to maximize it.
HYBRIDS HAVEN’T GONE AWAY October 19, 2016 October 19, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 21 For those of you who thought the hybrid truck was dead in the face of cheap diesel fuel and the now fading growth…
NAVISTAR HITS THE STAGE October 5, 2016 October 5, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 20 Honestly, I don’t know where to begin. Last time out I promised a full report on the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in…
THE URBAN FUTURE? September 21, 2016 September 21, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 19 As I write this in a hotel room in Hannover, Germany — where 400 other trucking journalists are also lodged — I’m anticipating…
VW, NAVISTAR: WHAT’S THE DEAL? September 7, 2016 September 7, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 18 Well, it finally happened. Rumored for many months, if not years, and now a fait accompli, Volkswagen Truck & Bus has bought…
TIME TO RE-THINK August 24, 2016 August 24, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 17 Wowza, talk about a blockbuster. Uber buys Otto, the technology startup that’s developing autonomous technology for class-8 trucks, and suddenly the…
PRINTING YOUR PARTS August 10, 2016 August 10, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 16 It had to come. A couple of weeks back Daimler announced that owners of Mercedes-Benz trucks will soon be installing genuine…
BIG-BORE ENGINES ROCK July 27, 2016 July 27, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 15 Big news from Cummins this past weekend as the Indiana outfit showed the press its 2017 X15 heavy-duty…
THE FUTURE IS RUSHING July 13, 2016 July 13, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 14 Chances are, most of you reading this are accustomed to seeing technology develop more or less slowly. Yes, that pace has become faster…