TPMS or ATIS… or Both?
Installing either TPMS or ATIS can prevent catastrophic tire damage and reduce maintenance. And now there’s a trend to deploying both systems for maximum positive impact on tire costs. Photo:…
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Tougher Tires for Regional Trucks
Twisting and turning into a loading dock a few dozen times a day eats on-highway tires, but regional tires are built to take that sort of punishment. Photos: Jim Park…
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Regional vs. Long-Haul Tires
Curb strikes are inevitable in the close confines of a city. Guard against excessive damage with treads and sidewalls designed for the application. Photo: Jim Park Round and black is…
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Sustainable Tires: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Continental estimates that it collects about 14 pounds of rubber buffings for each retread it produces. The material is collected by vacuum at the head of the buffer, and then…
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6 Things Top Retreaders Want Fleets to Know
Do a shop tour, go into the manufacturing facility and learn about the process – what do they do to inspect the tires, to get them prepared for retreading?” says…
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7 Steps to Get Started Monitoring and Modifying Driver Behavior
Photo: Jim Park Right now, we are globally reliant on strained food supplies and logistics providers to deliver them. There has been a temporary change to driving hours regulations in…
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The Three Biggest Trends in Telematics: What You Need to Know Now
Photo: David Mark via Pixabay The trucking industry has seen dramatic change in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every fleet — some have seen an uptick in business, while…
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C.H. Robinson Integrates All Systems Into One
C.H. Robinson recently integrated 19 transportation management systems (TMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems into the company’s single, global multimodal transportation management system, Navisphere. This integration offers real-time pricing…
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California’s New Low-NOx Rules Concern Truck, Engine Makers
Truck and engine makers will be dealing with the low-NOx rule at the same time as the new electric truck mandate from the state of California. HDT file image The…
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Five Benefits of the Connected Truck
Photo: PacLease Truck connectivity is still in its infancy, but there are already tangible benefits being enjoyed by the trucking industry. “It may seem like we’ve been collecting data for…
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