Latest Calibrate News

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!

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Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Digital Series Spotlights TT Magazines in Debut Episodes

Transport Topics has launched a digital event series that spotlights its supplemental publications, and featured its new Calibrate equipment-focused magazine and redesigned iTECH technology publication in its debut episodes.

August 5, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Watch the Replay: RETOOL, a Technology and Maintenance Event

Transport Topics hosted a special two-day virtual event, RETOOL, taking deep dives into the most important topics and trends within the trucking industry’s equipment and technology spheres. Watch the replay.

August 4, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Introducing Calibrate, Our New Publication

The trucking industry is in a constant cycle of change, but it’s not so much a change as it is a calibration, an adjustment. So too it is in publishing. The Transport Topics quarterly Equipment & Maintenance Update is now Calibrate.

July 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Fleets, OEMs Invest in Seat Technology to Improve Driver Comfort, Safety

Since truck drivers spend so much of their professional lives sitting behind the steering wheel, the driver’s seat is a crucial part of the vehicle spec.

July 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Trailer Rental/Lease Study Examines the Reach of Technology Solutions

Some fleets are turning to third parties to provide the manpower to monitor, analyze and decide when to move a trailer, where to move it, when to have it maintained.

July 23, 2021
Business, Equipment, Safety

Volvo, Bendix Work to Boost Safety, Driver Training

Volvo Trucks North America is offering the fifth generation SafetyDirect processor (SDP5 Full) from Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems as a factory-installed option on Volvo VNL, VNR and VHD models.

July 23, 2021
Equipment

Is More Frequent Overhead Maintenance Worth the Trouble?

Adjusting overhead valves on heavy-duty ­diesels is a routine maintenance item subject to benign neglect in many of today’s fleets. But factory engineers are split on the importance of frequently setting overheads.

July 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Wrench Time

How can trucking fleets get the most out of their technicians? Treat them like surgeons, says one executive.

July 23, 2021