Goodyear testing and tire improvements can help fleets get the most out of their investment, particularly when it comes to steer tires. Though on a tractor-trailer steer tires are a small portion of the overall tire cost, they bear more weight and are subject to more abuse than any other tires. Common problems are scrubbing, uneven Continue Reading

The only truck maker that won’t be using selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to meet 2010 federal emission requirements will wrap up its final validation phase testing this summer. Navistar, which instead will use exhaust gas recirculation engine technology, said its recent tests included cold-weather testing in northern Continue Reading

Feeling the pinch of a depressed economy, truckload fleets have cut driver pay in the last year, in some cases almost 3 cents per mile, according to the latest National Transportation Institute survey. But longevity is paying off as drivers who’ve been behind the wheel for three years or more aren’t often the ones Continue Reading

Today’s average Class 8 tractor contains 1,000 pounds of aluminum, but a chairman at the Aluminum Association says there is room for that number to grow. Buoyed by the success of using high-strength lightweight aluminum in automotive applications, the commercial vehicle sector is the next step for expanding its use. The future could Continue Reading

The newly-formed Illinois Trucking Industry Coalition helped garner enough support to get higher weight limits approved – finally. Illinois is the 50th state to adopt a uniform 80,000-pound truck weight limit law for state routes and other local roads. Heavier trucks have been allowed to operate on the state’s interstate system, but municipalities could Continue Reading

Americans will support increased weight limits for trucks to help improve road safety, decrease environmental impact and boost the economy, according to a poll conducted for the Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP). More than half of those surveyed voiced support for heavier trucks on interstate highways, a sign to the CTP that Continue Reading

A weak freight market coupled with high numbers of idled equipment is making it harder for analysts to determine when truck orders could gain strength. With that in mind, FTR Associates is adjusting its Class 8 sales projections for next year by a 12 percent decrease. In past cycles, the age of the equipment was a tell-tale sign of its Continue Reading

Canada and Mexico posted their highest net orders of Class 8 trucks since the market collapse last November, but North American orders were more than 50 percent lower than June of last year. ACT’s State of the Industry report indicated that though Class 8 orders reached a six-month high in June, that progress was offset by Continue Reading

Three of California’s major metropolitan areas stand to benefit from FedEx Corp.’s recent boosting of its hybrid fleet by more than 50 percent. The global express delivery company retrofitted 92 trucks with diesel-electric engines and added them to its delivery fleet primarily servicing the Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego metropolitan areas. Not only will the move Continue Reading

A national public policy research center is taking issue with port trucking, saying it abuses the environment in the name of competition. Demos, the group that released the report, said that while deregulation helped encourage competition by driving down freight rates, competition has also led ports to shirk environmental responsibility. The recommendations of the report Continue Reading