As a vehicle travels down a road, there are a number of factors that contribute to the amount of fuel it will use in getting from Point A to Point B. Tires are just one of many factors. As each tire on a vehicle rolls down the road, it creates a drag force. It is composed of the energy loss created by the deflection of the tire sidewall and the compression and deformation of the tire tread in the footprint [...]
Temperature-controlled truckload carrier KLLM Transport Services has announced that it is installing Power In-Lock internal locking systems on its fleet of trailers. The Power In-Lock system is a remotely controlled deadbolt style lock that was developed by Q Products & Services to serve as an additional level of security against cargo thieves. With the new system, KLLM said that it will be able to provide shippers with documented proof that their product was not compromised during transport. Once a lock is activated, [...]
Former employees from Google, Apple and Tesla have jumped into the “self-driving trucks” waters, saying they’ll develop a retrofittable autonomous-driving technology for on-highway commercial heavy trucks. The company, called Otto, has outfitted three cabs with its automated technology and conducted its first extended test on public highways in Nevada last weekend. Heading up the effort is Anthony Levandowski, who left his job working at Google on their self-driving car to found Otto with two other former Google employees, Lior Ron and [...]
Stay cool and avoid costly system failures Your A/C system is out-of-sight and typically out-of-mind during most winters until ambient temperatures rise. Don’t be disappointed when you move those controls to the blue or cold setting. Hopefully, the A/C compressor engages and the air streaming from the dash vents feels cold. Unfortunately, the compressor may not be up to the task, may not engage at all, or may deliver less than stellar results. To add insult to injury, an under-performing compressor [...]
CVSA's 29th annual International Roadcheck will take place June 7-9, 2016. International Roadcheck is a 72-hour period when approximately 10,000 CVSA-certified local, state, provincial, territorial and federal inspectors in jurisdictions across North America perform large truck and bus safety inspections. International Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial motor vehicles in the world, with nearly 17 trucks or buses inspected, on average, every minute in Canada, the United States and Mexico during a 72-hour period. During the annual [...]
American Trucking Associations, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the NATSO Foundation and the American Transportation Research Institute have joined together to announce a new truck parking initiative. The Truck Parking Leadership Initiative is focused on sharing truck parking availability information with the nation’s professional truck drivers. The groups have announced a press conference on May 18 at the congressional office building for the U.S. House of Representatives on Capitol Hill where they will announce the initiatives plans for increasing truck [...]
