The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed five electronic logging devices from its list of registered ELDs. Registered ELDs have been self-certified as meeting federal standards by the provider.
Trailers suffer from a chronic lack of attention. They may not see a technician for months on end if they run from drop yard to drop yard. When one of these lost souls appears in the yard, it probably needs a little attention.
The first “super load” will leave from Lucasville at 7:30am on Friday. The super load will travel north on U.S. Route 23 to Piketon where it will cross over into the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 23 at Market Street to manuever around the traffic signals then cross back over into the northbound lanes of U.S. Route 23.
Kenworth introduced the new PACCAR TX-12 PRO automated transmission for Class 6-7 and light Class 8 vocational applications Tuesday at Work Truck Week 2024 in Indianapolis. The TX-12 PRO builds on the existing TX-12 transmission, the company says. It’s available with select Kenworth Class 8 models, including the T680 and T880 with the MX-11 or PX-9 engines. The transmission is will also available later this year on Kenworth Class 6-8 models, including the T280, T380 and T480 with the PX-9 engine. The new transmission is engineered to operate with all MX-11 and PX-9 engine ratings, up to 445 horsepower, 1,700 lb.-ft. of torque and 70,000 pounds of gross combination vehicle weight.
When discussing the adoption of alternative powertrain and propulsion technologies, a lot of time is rightly spent on infrastructure. With electric vehicles in particular, fleets don’t want a truck that can’t be charged, regardless of the how many purchase incentives are available, or how perfect an application may be. But adoption of new technology should never be focused on infrastructure alone. New technologies also impact people and, sometimes, people don’t want to change.
The Department of Energy’s SuperTruck program, by allowing truck makers and researchers a more holistic approach to the development of designing a more efficient tractor trailer, is resulting in technologies that will not only improve the efficiency of diesel engines, but also will help in developing longer-range zero-emission trucks.
The Department of Energy’s program, by allowing truck makers and researchers a more holistic approach to the development of designing a more efficient tractor trailer, is resulting in technologies that will not only improve the efficiency of diesel engines, but also will help in developing longer-range zero-emission trucks.A golden anniversary for a symbol of American manufacturing: the Kenworth truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, celebrates 50 years of rolling out “The World’s Best®” trucks today.
