ATLANTA — Upcoming regulations are expected to call for reducing simultaneously carbon dioxide and nitrogen-oxide emissions — prompting new engine components and processes, including hybrid-electric powertrains, an executive with Eaton Vehicle Group said.
March 17, 2019BusinessEquipment
P.S.I. Announces Latest Tire Management Product TireView
ATLANTA — Pressure Systems International announced a new tire pressure monitoring system for trucks, tractors and trailers at American Trucking Associations’ 2019 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting March 17.
March 17, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
TMC, PIT Group to Explore Electromagnetic Braking
ATLANTA — American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council and PIT Group will expand their research partner to study electromagnetic braking systems.
March 17, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Tesla Unveils Model Y Crossover, but Delivery Time Reignites Cash Concerns
The Model Y crossover that Elon Musk debuted late March 14 in Hawthorne, Calif., will start being delivered to customers in the fall of next year, later than some analysts anticipated. The company immediately began taking $2,500 pre-orders, a bigger ask than the $1,000 it has charged to reserve a Model 3 sedan.
March 15, 2019BusinessEquipment
Hino Expands Certified Dealer Network
Hino Trucks announced the expansion of its Certified Ultimate dealer network with the addition of eight dealers, giving it 25 such dealerships operating nationwide.
March 15, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuelLogistics
TMC Annual Meeting Goes ‘Beyond the Frontier of Maintenance’
The evolution of trucks and truck maintenance is apparent in key highlights on the agenda for the upcoming annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.
March 14, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Editorial: Keeping Trucks on the Road Starts Here
This is a time for talking about truck maintenance, as the March 18 issue of Transport Topics coincides with and will be distributed at the 2019 annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.
March 14, 2019BusinessEquipment
North Florida Warehouse FTZ Debuts Heavy-Lift Service at Jacksonville TraPac Terminal
North Florida Warehouse FTZ has launched its heavy-lift service at the TraPac container terminal in Jacksonville, Fla.
March 14, 2019BusinessEquipment
February Class 8 Sales Jump as Demand Remains Strong
U.S. Class 8 retail sales for February rose 19% compared with a year ago to 19,858 vehicles, WardsAuto.com reported, underscoring that demand remains strong.
March 14, 2019BusinessEquipment
Medium-Duty Sales Dip in 'Noisy' Market
Sales of medium-duty vehicles in February dipped 3.6% from a year earlier amid a steeper decline in sales of the lightest trucks, WardsAuto.com reported.
March 13, 2019