Power management company Eaton has begun production and shipping of its recently upgraded line of aftermarket Advantage Self-Adjust and Eaton Easy Pedal Advantage heavy-duty clutches. Twenty-eight part numbers with a wide range of torque ratings up t…
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Kenworth T680, T880, T880S available with ISL G natural gas engine
Kenworth’s T680 on-highway flagship and T880 and T880S vocational trucks are now available for order with the Cummins Westport ISL G Near Zero NOx emissions natural gas engine.
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Minnesota offers funding for freight projects
State to issue $90 million for improvements
The Minnesota Department of Transportation said it is accepting applications for funding of freight-focused highway and intermo…
Buying fleet vehicles part 2: The “Aha!” Moment
When something that seems complex suddenly becomes simple, you might experience an “Aha!” moment. Making decisions regarding which fleet vehicles to buy can involve layers of complexity. Understanding the total cost of ownership (TCO) of …
DVIRs play an essential role in reducing service costs
Federal regulations stipulate that drivers preform pre- and post-trip inspections and file Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIRs) when they find a problem on a truck. What you do with the information you get from DVIRS can have an impact on your s…
Case study: How one carrier reduced its work-related injury, accident rates
A. Duie Pyle works toward safety culture that it says is driven by employees and continual training.
Over the past three years, LTL, truckload and logistics provider A. Du…
Love’s Travel Stops opens store in Nevada
Love’s fourth location in Nevada opens in Ely.
Additional truck-parking spaces, showers and other driver services are now available in a new part of Nevada. Love’s Travel Stops opened a new location in Ely at the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 50.
Cellcontrol, Dohrmann unveil program to lower commercial insurance premiums
Cellcontrol along with Dohrmann Insurance have joined forces for a new program to lower commercial insurance premiums and reduce the crashes caused by distracted driving.
For commercial companies currently utilizing Cellcontrol to keep their drivers…
Work Truck Solutions raises $5M to expand service offerings
Work Truck Solutions announced it has completed a Series B Preferred Stock financing round of $5 million.
Kathryn Schifferle, CEO and founder of Work Truck Solutions, stated that the company will use this new round of funding to accelerate expansion…
ATA: Driver turnover ticks up but still at low levels
Trade group thinks increase in turnover rate during the first quarter this year may indicate a “tightening” in the supply of truck drivers.
According to data tracking by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the turnover rate for drivers at U.S. TL fleets increased slightly in the first quarter this year while remaining at what the group called “historically low levels.”
In the first three months of the year, the trade group said the annualized turnover rate at large TL fleets – those with annual revenues greater than $30 million – rose three percentage points to 74%.