Fontaine Force all-aluminum flatbed targets payload, serviceability
New platform adds aluminum weight savings without specialized repair parts, Fontaine says. Expands lineup alongside Revolution, Infinity models.
Hank Rivers
Equipment, OEM & Electric Vehicles
Hank Rivers covers truck hardware, tractors, trailers, engines, drivetrains, emissions aftertreatment, battery-electric and hydrogen trucks, charging infrastructure, telematics hardware, ADAS, tires, APUs, recalls, and the maintenance economics that decide what a fleet actually spends per mile. Former fleet manager. He treats OEM press releases like used-truck listings until proven otherwise.
Up to 15% of Trucking Insurance Certificates Contain Errors or Omissions
Insurance agencies field 1,000 verification requests per week as brokers demand VIN-level coverage data. MeshVI founder says stale certificates and…
DOT plans $2.52B loan for Alabama I-10 bridge project
Federal loan will fund Mobile River Bridge and Bayway rebuild on key Gulf Coast freight corridor.
How to stop wheel-offs before they cost you a lawsuit
Torque checks at 50-100 miles and documented PMI routines give fleets a defensible record when a wheel detachment lands in court.
Tesla Semi targets Europe deliveries by end-2027, 342-mile range
Nevada plant will build European trucks rated at 88,185 pounds GCW, 1.61 kWh per mile. Demos start first half of 2027.
Santa Teresa port reopens despite screwworm case in New Mexico
USDA moves to resume cross-border livestock and produce traffic after months-long closure tied to parasite outbreak.
CVSA Hazmat Blitz Places 14% of Inspected Trucks Out of Service
Five-day surprise inspection initiative in June found shipping-paper violations, placard errors, and cargo-securement failures across 4,900 inspections.
Aurora claims autonomous trucks could prevent 490 deaths yearly by 2035
Driverless freight developer cites third-party safety-case review and commissioned crash analysis, but projections assume scaled deployment and continued…
Hankook Tire wins International's top supplier award for quality, delivery
Tennessee-built Smart AH37 and DH37 tires cited for consistent performance, communication, and adaptability in OEM partnership.
Can a trailer pay for itself by selling power back to the grid?
Electric axles, roof solar, and battery storage let trailers recover energy during braking and generate power on the road. One project claims 7,000 liters of…
Digital color tools cut fleet truck repaint time by 15%
PPG's spectrophotometer and cloud platform eliminate test-panel cycles in collision shops, speeding fleet livery repairs.
Michelin regional tire cuts rolling resistance 9%, targets 1M-mile casing
New tread compound and reinforced bead aim to survive high-torque starts and stop-and-go cycles in pickup-and-delivery work.