The Uncertain World of Truck Tires
Photo courtesy of Hankook Tire America Corp. Hankook says its “robust global manufacturing network” helps the company adapt to market changes, and minimize the effects on its truck tire customers.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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