The Lockwood Report January 13, 2016 January 13, 2016 Vol. 13 No. 1 Like every year for as long as I can remember, the trucking technology introduced in 2015 was fascinating. Applause is due. To the…
TOP THREE HIGHLIGHTS OF 2015 December 30, 2015 December 30, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 25 Trucking has never, ever bored me, least of all its various technologies. Through nearly four decades of covering it as a journalist —…
TIGHTER ISN’T BETTER December 16, 2015 December 16, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 24 I’m going to do something a little different with this issue of the newsletter by publishing just one story. In fact it’s an…
ARE WHEEL-OFFS BACK? December 2, 2015 December 2, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 23 Oh, no… are we slipping? It seems that truck and trailer wheel separations have hit the press again, at least in Ontario. This…
A CSA FIX IS IN THE WIND November 18, 2015 November 18, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 22 There’s hope these days that one of the worst examples of safety legislation ever devised in the U.S. will get a makeover in…
WILL EUROPE GET IT RIGHT? November 4, 2015 November 4, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 21 Are impressive fuel and emissions results impossible to achieve with the tools and technologies we already have? No, and a field test called…
CAN YOU TRUST YOUR ECM? October 21, 2015 October 21, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 20 Almost all truck operators watch fuel consumption to one extent or another, some rather casually, some very, very carefully. And a few of…
DAS AUTO, DAS BIG MESS October 7, 2015 October 7, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 19 There can’t be anyone on the planet who hasn’t read or heard at least a few hundred words on the Volkswagen diesel…
TOO MUCH TO FIX? September 23, 2015 September 23, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 18 Are we in for a debacle like those we suffered through the previous decade when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made unrealistic…
TRAILER COUPLING MADE EASY September 9, 2015 September 9, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 18 The linking of tractor and trailer doesn’t get a lot of attention, and maybe that’s no surprise. It’s a simple operation, after all,…
ROLF LOCKWOOD ON THE LIGHTWEIGHTING OPTION August 31, 2015 August 26, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 17 It’s an interesting irony, and a frustrating one: in the never-ending quest to make trucks more environmentally friendly, they’ve been made heavier. We’re…
TALKIN’ ABOUT FUEL… August 12, 2015 August 12, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 16 Well, we’re into it now. U.S. regulators got an earful last week when they opened up the first of several hearings on the…
The Lockwood Report July 15, 2015 July 15, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 14 No, I still haven’t read all 1349 pages of the proposed rulemaking on Phase 2 of Washington’s greenhouse gas and fuel economy…
PHASE 2 WILL COST YOU $12K July 1, 2015 July 1, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 13 Well, how could I avoid discussing the news that came out of Washington on June 19? Phase 2 of U.S. fuel efficiency…
THE LOCKWOOD REPORT: NEW LESSON LEARNED? June 19, 2015 June 17, 2015 Vol. 12 No. 12 Oh, the irony. How long have I been writing about wheel integrity? About clean fasteners, proper torque values, and all the other maintenance…