Recently added articles from Fleet Equipment:
Streamlining maintenance.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Maintenance software is opening up new opportunities for those fleets that have it. Recently, I attended the TMW TransForum User Conference hosted by TMW Systems, an enterprise resource provider (ERP) and software developer. At the conference, I had an opportunity to talk with a number of ...
Partners urge participation.(Industry Insights)(Royal Jones speaks about his company Mesilla Valley Transportation)(Company overview)
Oct 01, 2009; ... As a young man, Royal Jones drove a lot--specifically race cars and heavy trucks. He learned early on that moving vehicle needs to overcome three factors: wind, rolling resistance and mechanical drag. When you reduce these, you're able to get a race car to go faster or a truck to get ...
Tire fires: a modern version.(Tires & Wheels)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The best thing about truck tire fires is that they hardly ever happen anymore. There are good reasons for that. One is that steel radials simply don't fail in this manner. Older, bias-ply tires were built with multiple layers of crossed body plies that flexed as the fire rolled under load ....
A new era begins.(Light- & Medium-duty)
Oct 01, 2009; ... To power the next generation of its F-Series Super Duty pickups in 2011, Ford Motor Co. has designed, tested and will now manufacture its own 6.7-L turbocharged V-8 diesel engine. The new powerplant will replace the Navistar-built engines Ford has used in its F-Series pickups since 1979. ...
Understanding trailer load concentration.(Timely Tips)(Rogers Brothers Corp.'s truck trailers design)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Fleets should understand trailer load concentration in order to buy the best trailer for their application and cargo. According to the Rogers Brothers Corp., a significant price difference can exist between two "identical" capacity trailers. Trailer deck load concentration relates to the ...