Comdata announced its Comdata Hotel Network has reached a milestone of nearly 50,000 nights stayed since its launch in December 2015. According to the company, those nights stayed have translated into tangible fleet savings of approximately $800,000 in the past year, with an average savings of $15–$20 per night.
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...Read the rest of this storyRidewell Suspensions announced it has tested and approved the new, lighter Bendix ADB22X-LT disc brake for use with Ridewell 5” and 5.75” axles.
According to the company, the Bendix ADB22X-LT features a 20,000-lb. brake rating and builds on the success of the ADB22X design. An extensive redesign makes it one of the lightest air disc brakes available, the company noted.
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...Read the rest of this storyThe Kenworth Merchandise Collection recently added more than 50 new officially-licensed merchandise items for drivers and trucking operators interested in purchasing products that represent Kenworth, The World's Best trucks, the company announced.
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...Read the rest of this storyPeopleNet announced it has selected David J. Osiecki to consult and work on behalf of PeopleNet as part of its ongoing efforts to help customers strengthen their safety and compliance.
Osiecki is the president and CEO of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting, a new venture that is focused on providing advisory services and the implementation of programs to companies in the transportation industry.
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">In addition to Heavy Duty Trucking magazine's news coverage of the trucking industry, our editors also provided commentary to give insight and context to 2016's stories - both big and small.
Here are the most-read blog posts from 2016:
1. Bernie Sanders vs. Trucks – and the Importance of Context
Bernie Sanders was just one of the politicians in 2016 who's words were sometimes taken out of context finds HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge in her All That's Trucking blog.
2. Of Spuds, Sleep, and Faulty Statistics
Deborah Lockridge writes that an accident that closed I-77 in North Carolina illustrates how driver fatigue is a problem that is a lot more complex than just creating regulations saying when truckers can and can't drive — and how enforcement sometimes erroneously targets truckers in the name of safety.
3. NTSB Confirms Tesla Was Speeding When It Hit That Trailer
Senior Editor Tom Berg examines the circumstances that led to a Tesla car on autopilot to hit a big white trailer in broad daylight in his Trailer Talk blog.
4. Whose Infrastructure— Ours or Theirs?
Listen carefully when you hear a politician or a lobbyist speak of “infrastructure.” To really mean anything, that big ugly word has got to be qualified cautions Executive Editor David Cullen in this Passing Zone blog entry.
5. Phase 2 GHG Regs for Trailers Both Simple and Complex
Trailers have long been regulated for safety. But trailers' contributions to fuel economy and reduced emissions are new matters for federal authorities.
6. Tailgating Driver Not a Complete Idiot
A motorist doing some high-speed tailgating on an Interstate highway in Arizona loses control, bumps a semi and crashes big time.
7. Whole Lotta Leasin' Goin' On
Anyone who knows trucking knows an awful ...Read the rest of this story
