We have all been there before - trucking down the open road when our arms shoot up too slowly to block the piercing sunlight from stabbing our eyes. Seems like the factory model just doesn’t cut it. It doesn’t matter if you wear shades and just want a cool, new look for your truck or you’re more safety conscious and need to keep your windshield clear - rain or shine - every haul is easier with an aftermarket visor.
Due to the surge in popularity and demand of fully-automatic gearboxes and automated manual transmissions such as Allison Transmission’s TC10, you may believe that the tried-and-tested days of manual shift stick are numbered. According to truck suppliers and manufacturers, however, this is simply not true.
Read more …Will the Manual Transmission or Stick Shift on Big Rigs Extinct?
A bug shield or a bug deflector refers to an accessory that helps to keep insects away from the windshield of your vehicles. This device gets attached to the front (mostly to the hood) of the vehicle, which creates a slipping effect lifting all the debris over the windshield.
It’s the turn of the new decade and so much is changing in the world. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir becoming the first all-female International Space Station spacewalker. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had a baby, The Toronto Raptors won their first NBA Championship, and Jeff Bezos is still the richest man in the world. Naturally, so is the world of trucking changing at a rapid pace. Demand for trucking has grown with ever-growing requirements in the economy, more produce, market accessibility and the e-commerce boom all contributing to its cause. Business is booming and don’t we all like that?
Since watching Terminator as a child, I have always been both fascinated and unreasonably terrified at the thought of technology taking over the world.
Of course, Skynet never actually took over the world and threatened to unseat the human race as the world's most dominant species. But I’ve got to imagine this is how life must have looked in the fictional world created by James Cameron in the 1984 blockbuster hit, with Google taking the torch from SkyNet.
Tesla is all set to introduce its first heavy-duty electric truck, after teasing the big rig for months. After heavy work of two years, it is aimed to clean up the freight industry by introducing the truck. The Chief Executive has promised that it will drive like a sports car due to the out-torque feature in it. The most entertaining part would be to see what this electric truck would be capable of. There are some things that you should know about the truck before it is launched. Therefore, let's have a look at the main points discussed below.
Read more …Everything You Need to Know about the Tesla Big Rig Reveal
