Technology marches on. Trucks become more complicated with each new model or accessory system designed to make trucks safer, more efficient, and productive. But what does that do to the small repair shop? It’s tough enough to get all the training necessary to master new repairs never seen in your shop before. Inexperienced technicians can...
Many of the heavy trucks on North American roads are operated by small fleets. And most of those small fleets don’t have in-house preventive maintenance and repair facilities. In many instances they must rely on small independent repair shops to keep their equipment running safely and efficiently. Trucks are complicated beasts with great numbers of...
Heavy truck shows draw large crowds year round. People from all walks of life attend these expositions to look at all the mechanical monsters that fill the highways. The general public comes to climb into a truck and wonder what it’s like to spend your life on the open road. And that’s a good thing...
Stated simply, a fuel cell vehicle combines hydrogen with oxygen to cause a chemical reaction that in turn produces electricity which charges the storage batteries that power the vehicle while driving. Most of the world’s hydrogen is created using a method called steam–methane reforming (SMR) using natural gas. The not insignificant problem is that burning...