Joe Knows Trucks

01/18/2021

https://www.ccjdigital.com/workforce/recruiting-retention/article/14972907/empowering-drivers-and-building-driver-appreciation-in-your-fleet

Showing appreciation to drivers and empowering them to play a leading role in their own safety and improvement has never been more important.

01/11/2021

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/international-trucks_built-to-dominate-the-new-hx-series-takes-activity-6754411679238406144-afma

Built to dominate, the new HX® Series takes on wind, rain, sleet, snow, and any other kind of extreme conditions without breaking a sweat....

12/03/2020

Yups it’s all that and more!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/international-trucks_hxseries-activity-6740272773970612224-mG2Q

A new cab means new possibilities. Functional chrome external air cleaners are available along with chrome pedestal mirrors, grille surround and bumper...

11/28/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/misdiagnosis-and-manual-adjustment-still-a-problem-with-auto-slack-adjusters/

They’re called automatic slack adjusters for a reason, and the manufacturers that make them want to keep it that way. Still, despite years of warnings, automatic slack adjusters (ASA) continue to b…

11/20/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/covid-vaccine-trucking-reefer-capacity/

The hauls are likely to be trickier and more sensitive than other types of freight, and the extreme temperature requirements of some of the vaccines pose hurdles. Nonetheless, from truckload to fin…

11/18/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/international-updating-severe-duty-hx-series-truck/

The severe duty truck was International’s first all-new vehicle since 2010 when it debuted in 2016.

11/14/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/trailer-orders-hit-record-high-seven-months-from-record-low/

An industry known for wild demand swings has gone from record low orders to record high orders in just seven months.

11/08/2020

Great news!!

https://www.ccjdigital.com/volkswagen-traton-agree-to-buyout/

Traton previously held 16.7% of Navistar, which it acquired via a procurement joint venture and strategic technology and supply collaboration in 2016.

10/14/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/2021-cummins-engines/

Cummins on Tuesday unveiled its lineup of 2021 emissions-compliant X12 and X15 on-highway engines. The coming model year represents the first phase of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Phase 2 emissions require…

09/29/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/equipment-acquisition-fleet-and-market-assessments/

Demand for used trucks is climbing along with shipping rates, so now might be a good time to swap out aging trucks for new ones – at least for some fleets. Such decisions are rarely that easy. Plen…

09/24/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/truck-trade-cycle-timing-supply-and-demand-dynamics/

When trading in a used truck, it’s not just the condition and mileage of the truck that counts, but also the fleet’s reputation. Word gets out on who takes care of their trucks and who doesn’t, whi…

09/24/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/ccj-daily-dispatch-sept-23-traton-buys-stake-in-tusimple-in-push-for-level-4-autonomous-trucks/

Traton announced a partnership with TuSimple to develop autonomous trucks for the European market. Amazon has purchased 10 battery-electric trucks from Lion Electric. TRALA has pledged logistics su…

09/22/2020

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/curry-supply-company_happening-now-for-a-limited-time-curry-supply-activity-6714164010553548800-NRNy

Happening now for a limited time: Curry Supply is offering exclusive pricing PLUS a 500-mile shipping credit on work ready 2019 and 2020 Peterbilt 348 ...

09/17/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/august-2020-trailer-orders/

Dry van orders were particularly robust while flatbed orders improved from July but remain sluggish.

09/16/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/new-hours-of-service-rule-takes-effect-in-just-two-weeks/

The U.S. DOT’s overhauled hours of service rule, which is meant to provide drivers and fleets with greater flexibility in their on- and off-duty cycles, takes effect in just two weeks — on Se…

09/16/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/webastos-air-cleaners/

Webasto’s HFT 300 and HFT 600 Air Cleaners are lightweight, compact cylindrical units that use medical-grade HEPA-14 filtration media and can be installed almost anywhere inside vehicles. With thei…

08/31/2020

https://www.ccjdigital.com/tightening-the-belt-low-maintenance-drive-belt-attention/

Modern belts are made out of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EDPM), which seldom show any visible signs of wear.

08/26/2020

https://oil-testing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Basics-of-Oil-Analysis-Booklet-2020V_compressed-1.pdf