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Paccar debuts new 11-liter engine option, showcases GPS-controlled cruise control system

The new MX-11 was, like its big-brother MX-13,  designed by Paccar’s DAF subsidiary in The Netherlands where it underwent extensive testing on the European continent since its debut there in 2013, eventually logging 250 million miles there, with another 2 million logged here in North America. 

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NHTSA extends comment period for proposed rule on underride guards, reflective tape on straight trucks

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced it will reopen the comment period for an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will, if made final, require single-unit trucks 

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FMCSA tells critics its CSA program works, issues report defending carrier ranking system

A new analysis from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reiterates the agency’s position that its Safety Measurement System utilizes enough data to issue rankings (also known as “CSA scoresâ€) to prioritize carriers for intervention.  

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Celadon buys Tango Transport equipment, 80 Tango workers to be laid off

The Celadon Group announced its subsidiary Celadon Trucking has purchased certain equipment-based assets of truckload carrier Tango Transport .

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Rush Truck Centers of Texas, LP PETERBILT / 2011-2016 Seat Belt Anchorage Assembly/FMVSS 210

Rush Truck Centers of Texas, LP (Rush), doing business as Custom Vehicle Solutions, is recalling certain modified 2011-2016 Peterbilt 337 trucks manufactured March 26, 2010, to March 9, 2015, modified 2013-2015 Peterbilt 348 trucks manufactured May 14, 2012, to March 25, 2014, and modified 2014 Peterbilt 382 trucks manufactured on November 1, 2013. The affected […]

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Fontaine Trailer Company FONTAINE / 2016 Bolted Connections may Loosen from Cracked Washers

Fontaine Trailer Company (Fontaine) is recalling certain model year 2016 Revolution flat deck platform and step deck platform semi-trailers manufactured April 20, 2015, to May 13, 2015. In the affected trailers, the hardened washers used in the bolted connections that secure the upper coupler, landing gear and suspensions to the trailer sub-frame may crack.

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Autocar, LLC AUTOCAR / 2015-2016 Defrost Mode Door Actuator Overheating

Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured November 18, 2014, to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units whose defrost mode door actuators may overheat.

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Wilson Trailer Company WILSON / 2006-2015 Cracking Welds may Result in Trailer Separation

Wilson Trailer Company (Wilson) is recalling certain model year 2006-2015 Grain trailers manufactured January 1, 2006, to March 31, 2015. In the the affected trailers, the welds that attach the bolster plate to the pickup plate around the kingpin may fail. Failure of these welds may result in the kingpin separating from the pickup plate.

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KTM North America, Inc. KTM / 2014 Gas Tank may Leak Fuel from Threaded Inserts

KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling all model year 2014 1290 Super Duke R motorcycles manufactured July 1, 2013, to April 30, 2014. The affected motorcycles may leak fuel from the threaded inserts at the rear of the gas tank.

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