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Trucks on snowy winter highway road

Cold Weather Stresses Truck Components

Cold weather can cause headaches for drivers and maintenance managers alike. Most industry veterans are familiar with the havoc that winter can cause for a truck’s fundamental components. However, many are not as comfortable with…

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

Carriers See Jump In Driver Turnover

The annualized driver turnover rate at large truckload carriers jumped four percentage points in the second quarter to 98 percent, according to American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Trucking Activity Report. “So far this year, the turnover…

Ozark Motor Lines Inc

Ozark Motor Lines Hikes Pay for Drivers

Memphis, Tenn.-based Ozark Motor Lines Inc., a family-owned ground transportation services company, recently increased its pay for long-haul and regional truck drivers as well as driving teams.
“It’s always great to be able to raise…

Rod Ehrlich, co-founder and chief technology officer of Wabash National

Wabash’s Rod Ehrlich dies at 72

Rod Ehrlich, co-founder and chief technology officer of Wabash National, died recently at age 72.
“To know Rod was to love him,” said Brent Yeagy, president and chief executive officer. “Wabash National’s legacy is his…

John Deere, John Deere Tier 4 Final Stage Engine, Fuel Injection Cutout

Fuel Quality Critical for Operators

As most people in the trucking industry know, clean fuel is necessary for the high-pressure common rail fuel injectors (HPCR) used in today’s Tier 4 Final engines. Fuel system pressures approaching 40,000 psi require particle…

Tires, Used Tires, Tire Heap

Truck Tires Often Neglected

Round and black. Sometimes that’s the extent of what drivers know or want to know about tires. Unfortunately, drivers need to know more about their tires, and they really need to be proactive when it…

Air Brake System

Air Brake Maintenance is Critical

Every state in the U.S. has specific guidelines for operating a truck with air brakes, and the guidelines can be demanding. Here are some steps you’ll want to take before heading out on the road:

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