Out of adjustment air brakes and brake system defects constitute the major defect areas resulting in commercial vehicles being placed out of service. Poorly adjusted or defective air brakes reduce the braking capacity for large vehicles and further inhibit their stopping distance. Under ideal conditions, the braking capacity of commercial vehicles is twice as far […]
Many fleets recruiting owner-operators are having a hard time finding enough qualified applicants — so are turning to grow-your-own tactics with lease-purchase programs.
Problems for truckstop operator Pilot Flying J and CEO Jimmy Haslam show no signs of letting up. A federal grand jury is looking into possible indictments, according to WEWS-TV in Cleveland, Ohio, following an raid on company headquarters on April 15 by federal agents looking into allegations the company shortchanged some customers on money there […]
A new inland port agreement was signed last week by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, the Georgia Ports Authority and Cordele Intermodal Services to create and expand international markets for regional business.
In an effort to address what it says is an ongoing problem with trucks getting stuck under a railroad overpass, the Maryland State Highway Administration is implementing a new truck restriction on a section of MD 75 (Green Valley Road) near Monrovia in Frederick County, just south of I-75.
Cutting back the mountain slope and constructing a gravity buttress wall is part of the proposed solution to repair U.S. 89 near Page, Ariz., which was damaged in a Feb. 20 landslide. The repairs, at an estimated cost of $40 million, could take more than two years to complete.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has simplified its instructions for driver off-duty time. The old guidance said that the driver had to get written instructions from his employer spelling out how long the off-duty time would be.
Meritor is making a $42 million investment to position its air disc brake manufacturing facility in Cwmbran, Wales, for expected increased demand in North American, European and emerging commercial vehicle markets. The company expects to nearly double its share in the global ADB market from 20% in 2011 to 39% by 2017, and the improvements […]
Jörn Hasenfuss is the new head of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Procurement division, replacing Rüdiger Koch who is taking up a new role within the VW Group. Hasenfuss, who is now member of the Management Board for the division, moves over from his role as first vice-president and commercial executive vice president of Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive, […]
