Gear up for important decisions with the new Calibrate quarterly magazine.
With a view from the repair shop to the corner office, Calibrate offers more involved discussions into the trends and issues surrounding equipment and maintenance.
Be ready to lead the next office conversation about driver seat comfort, electric refrigerated trailers, or 24-hour repair shops!
Let’s Get Optimistic About Logistics
A theme has emerged in the logistics industry. It’s optimism. And this type of optimism is contagious.
July 12, 2024Are Air Disc Brakes Worth It?
In choosing brake systems for a commercial fleet, there’s no wrong answer whether air disc brakes are a right fit versus drum brakes. There are plenty of advantages for both.
July 12, 2024Balancing Out the Future
Choosing an energy provider is one of many pressing issues facing the trucking industry as it looks to an EV future.
March 29, 2024Work Continues on Establishing PC-12 Oil Category
PC-12 will replace the current API CK-4 and FA-4 engine oils, but there are still hurdles ahead of the finish line.
March 29, 2024Volvo’s 2024 VNL: Surprising Electrical, Mechanical Changes
There’s a synergy among driver comfort, simplicity of maintenance, better fuel economy and fleet operating ratio. Several significant changes in these areas are seen in Volvo’s 2024 VNL.
March 29, 2024Fleet Concerns Remain Dynamic for 2024, TMC Data Says
The things that keep fleet managers up at night continued to shift through the end of 2023, according to a recent survey conducted by ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council.
March 29, 2024Five Questions: Craig Provonsha
Pilot Flying J's overseer of fleet maintenance shares his thoughts on what he sees for the equipment and maintenance segment this year.
February 2, 2024Driver Support Is Key to Electric Powertrain Adoption
As a diesel lover, John Baxter expected that driving a Class 8 truck with an electric powertrain to rank between boredom and dreadful. A trip to Gothenburg, Sweden, changed his thinking.
February 2, 2024Our Electric Future: You Don’t Have to See It to Believe It
A phrase from a song came to mind when I entered any discussion last year about electric vehicles and the impending infrastructure challenges: “It’s electric!”
February 2, 2024Industry Needs Agreement on Future of Trailer Connections
The trucking industry would benefit from stakeholders agreeing on a common tractor-trailer connection going forward.
February 2, 2024