Have you ever wondered why semi-trucks use air brakes instead of hydraulic ones like most cars? The reason lies in the ...

CLARITY SOON THERE. LAURA. THANK YOU. NEW AT FOUR. INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT LED TO A SEMI TRUCK CATCHING FIRE ON I-35. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO. WOW, THAT HAPPENED AROUND 1230 ...

But experts and truck drivers say they are not a panacea. By Tim Balk The semi truck rumbled down the congested, five-lane Texas highway, letting a small sedan pass on its right, then accelerating ...

(WCIA) — A driver was hospitalized after their semi-truck overturned on ... a single vehicle crash involving a semi-truck that was blown over by the wind. As a result, the driver has been ...

A semi-truck crash ignited three small fires on an embankment beside northbound Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County on Thursday afternoon, San Luis Obispo City Fire Department battalion chief ...

Based on a Peterbilt 579 commercial semi truck, the ReVolt EREV hybrid electric semi truck promises 40% better fuel economy and more than twice the torque of a conventional, diesel-powered semi.

Side skirts on semi-truck trailers are aerodynamic devices that help lower wind resistance beneath trailers. This resistance, known as aerodynamic drag, has a detrimental effect on fuel economy ...

LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - A strong gust of wind blew over five semi-trucks on I-65 in lake County this afternoon. The state police say the trucks were blown over in the northbound lane of I-65 ...

KINGSVILLE, Mo. (KCTV) - An Illinois semi-truck driver was taken to a nearby hospital after a gust of wind blew his truck over and injured him along a Missouri highway. The Missouri State Highway ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — Gusty winds causing semi-truck crashes ... as simple as a 40-mile-an-hour wind, which we gosh we lived in the 40 yesterday, will move a truck and can alter its ability ...

Fairings that hide the leading edge of the trailer, side skirts that prevent wind turbulence under ... to an acute angle with the truck. Today, the most dangerous semi accidents are rollovers.

Semi-truck wheel spikes are just simple corrosion inhibitors, meant to keep salt and grime from gunking up the threads on truckers' wheel studs. The pointy appearance is just that — all ...