Equipment
Truck Brake Dust Filters Clean Air By Isolating Tiny Bits of Smog
Mann + Hummel is testing a brake dust filter and a particulate-eating vacuum mounted on trucks and buses to clean the air in major cities.
Bosch’s Electric Trailer Axle Saves Fuel, Cuts Diesel Emissions
As the trucking industry focuses on alternative energy for tractors, Bosch looks to electric trailer axle to save fuel and keep cargo cool.
Stadium Super Trucks Launches into Race Fans’ Hearts
Roaring power and thrilling jumps have earned the burgeoning Stadium Super Trucks a permanent place in the hearts of motorsports fans.
Head of Mopar Talks FCA Accessories Strategy
Pietro Gorlier, head of FCA’s Mopar accessories arm, discussed the array of new parts available for the new Jeep Wrangler and Ram 1500 as well as Mopar’s global growth.
Ricardo Developing Liquid Nitrogen-Diesel Engine for Trucks
Britain’s Ricardo is developing a heavy truck engine that uses liquid nitrogen to meet tough truck emissions regulations and extend use of internal combustion diesel engines well into the future.
WATCH: GM’s Heavy-Duty Duramax Engine Assembly From Start to Finish
This time-lapse video shows how General Motors breathes life into the Duramax turbodiesel V8 engine found in many heavy-duty pickup trucks.
2018 Ford F-150 Lineup Gets ZF Electric Parking Brake
Automotive supplier ZF’s heavy-duty electronic parking brake will debut in the light truck segment, starting with the 2018 Ford F-150.
Eaton Cummins Collaborates on New 12-Speed Automated Transmission
Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies unveiled its first collaborative effort, the Endurant, a 12-speed automated transmission.
Why Thrashing Trucks Is Part of the Job at Thule
Thule specializes in making bike racks and cargo boxes for cars and trucks, and the company’s test engineers push them to the limit.
Ford F-350 Tops Analysis of Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks for Towing
With colossal turbo-diesel engines and titanic torque ratings, today’s full-size heavy-duty pickups from Ford, Nissan, Ram and General Motors are in an all-out battle for towing supremacy.
Achates Bets Opposed-Piston Engine on Trucking Horizon
Achates Power is developing its highly efficient opposed-piston engine for as many as a dozen major car and truck engine manufacturers and expects the first commercial application to hit the highways by 2020.