- Mack Introduces New Integrated Products At
Mid-America Truck Show
2012-05-04
Those visiting the Mid-American Truck Show this year were treated to the announcement by Mack
about the release of their newest integrated products. The Super Econodyne Powertrain and
Pedigree Uptime Protection Service and Support Package serve to prove why Mack has such a solid
reputation for longstanding leadership in this field.
- Automatic Transmissions
and Class 8 Trucks: Are We Better with Them or Without?
2012-02-22
Semi trucks with automatic transmissions generally have more electrical problems than those
with manual transmissions. They are also known to wear out trucks at a much faster rate than
good drivers who drive manual transmissions.
- For Truckers, Fast Food Doesn't Have to Be
Only Choice
2011-12-26
Truckers face many different challenges with their work, and one of the hardest to deal with is
the need to eat out all the time. Truck stop restaurants are expensive to eat at two and three
times a day, while fast food--which is growing more common in truck stops each year--is neither
healthy nor satisfying on a daily basis, for weeks at a time.
- Save Fuel, Save Money
2011-12-23
The cost of fuel affects every driver's bottom line in the end, company driver and
owner-operator alike. While this is obvious for the owner-operator, company drivers receive fuel
bonuses that are tied to the fuel used during a set period, generally a quarter.