Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Products, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

ConMet says its new eHub can power electric or hybrid vehicles - starting out with an alternative, fuel-saving way to power trailer refrigeration systems.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/344183/conmet-ehub-harnesses-kinetic-energy-for-electric-vehicles

Categories: Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance

If Stoneridge’s MirrorEye system is any indication, the transition from conventional mirrors to a camera monitor system may be easier and safer than you think.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/343709/test-drive-trading-mirrors-for-video-monitors

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Utility Fleet, Vehicle Research

Thinking of going electric? There's more to worry about than the price of the trucks and the weight of the batteries.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/342156/the-challenge-of-migrating-from-diesel-to-electric

Categories: Global Fleet, Maintenance, Operations

FA-4 motor oils may be the best thing ever to happen to diesel engines, but not all fleets are yet reaping the benefits.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/341729/waiting-to-jump-on-the-fa-4-wagon

Categories: Equipment, Global Fleet, Suppliers, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Hino Motors opened its new 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mineral Wells, West Virginia, to serve as the truck maker's manufacturing...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/338850/hino-touts-100-million-manufacturing-facility

Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance

A truck driver can drive down a mountain 100 times too slowly, but only once too fast. An inexperienced driver on a steep grade could spell disaster unless...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/335508/the-art-science-of-mountain-driving

Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance

How do we keep drivers from driving too fast through curves or descending mountain slopes? By showing them precisely how fast they should be driving. A new...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/335010/app-helps-drivers-through-curvy-descending-slopes

Categories: Connected Fleets, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Global Fleet, Maintenance, Safety

Medium-duty truck builders will soon have a groundbreaking transmission to add to their data books, and heavy-truck makers will have more steering assist...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/334440/zf-shows-new-8-speed-transmission-adas-steering-tech

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance

Beginning next year, ZF will use a two-lens camera system to improve the performance and functionality of various advanced driver safety features. A second...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/333947/zf-develops-dual-lens-camera-for-adas-autonomous-system

Categories: Equipment, Maintenance, Operations

Tire makers need to reduce tire rolling resistance to meet upcoming greenhouse gas rules. What does that mean for safety?

https://www.worktruckonline.com/329933/the-challenge-of-balancing-tire-traction-with-fuel-efficiency