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04/10/2021

What 48-Volt Electrical Systems Could Mean for Trucking

Photos: Jim Park In a 48-volt electrical system, the alternator could be made smaller with the same output, or it could disappear entirely to be integrated into starter/generator and perhaps…

04/10/2021

A Component-by-Component Guide to Truck Spec’ing

Photo by Deborah Lockridge Increasingly, trucks are spec’d with components fine-tuned for the application. Nothing is more important to your fleet’s success than properly spec’d trucks. But there are thousands…

04/10/2021

What to Consider When Choosing Lift Axles

Photos: Jim Park There are many things to consider when adding liftable or steerable axles to a truck to increase payload capacity. Liftable and self-steering auxiliary axles can help add…

04/09/2021

Plus.ai: Autonomous Trucks Possible in Lower 48 by Year’s End

Photo: Plus.ai Plus.ai has already conducted testing of its autonomous trucks in 17 states and says it will be capable of doing so anywhere in the continental U.S. by year’s…

04/09/2021

How Trucking Fleets Can Escape the Insurance Squeeze

Illustration: HDT/Armie Bautista There’s no simple way to slip the grasp of rising insurance costs — it takes everything from running safely to shopping smartly. Even if a trucking fleet…

04/09/2021

Smart Fleet Strategies to Manage Tolling

Photo: Gettyimages.com/Johnrob The acceleration of the transition to all-electronic tolling confronts fleets with added practical and cost considerations. It could be said, if glibly so, that where trucks roll, tolls climb.…

04/09/2021

How to Rein in Rising Insurance Costs

Insurance is one of those things you may not really think about until your business needs it. That is, unless you’re facing skyrocketing premiums or, worse, shrinking access to coverage…

04/07/2021

Tire Maintenance: It’s Not Just Checking Tire Pressure

This truck demonstrates uneven treads on dual tires. Photo by Les Smart. Have you read articles on tires until you are blue in the face? Perhaps there will be a…

04/07/2021

What You Don’t Know About Your Wheels Can Hurt You

If you don’t use the proper tools, you’ll never know how much – or how little – clamping force you have on the wheels. Photo: Jim Park Wheel installation is…

04/07/2021

Tight, but Not Too Tight With Wheel Bearing Adjustments

Photo: Jim Park Properly adjusted wheel bearings minimize irregular tire wear, reduce the potential for wheel separation, and may help improve fuel economy. Somewhere between the thickness of a human…

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What 48-Volt Electrical Systems Could Mean for Trucking

A Component-by-Component Guide to Truck Spec’ing

What to Consider When Choosing Lift Axles

Plus.ai: Autonomous Trucks Possible in Lower 48 by Year’s End

How Trucking Fleets Can Escape the Insurance Squeeze

Smart Fleet Strategies to Manage Tolling

How to Rein in Rising Insurance Costs

Tire Maintenance: It’s Not Just Checking Tire Pressure

What You Don’t Know About Your Wheels Can Hurt You

Tight, but Not Too Tight With Wheel Bearing Adjustments

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