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Maintenance Matters: How Neglected Trucks Become Highway Hazards

Auto Service World

Large commercial trucks are the backbone of our economy, tirelessly transporting goods across the nation. However, when these powerful machines are not properly maintained, they can transform from vital economic engines into significant highway hazards. Safety, repair and maintenance costs have increased by 3.1%

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There's A Good Reason Semi Trucks Don't Use V8s

Jalopnik

All Rights Reserved Theres A Good Reason Semi Trucks Dont Use V8s Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Car Types Trucks Theres A Good Reason Semi Trucks Dont Use V8s By Justin Hughes July 12, 2025 5:25 pm EST CK Foto/Shutterstock V8 engines are among our favorites.

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Nissan Frontier Towing Capacity: How Much Is The Truck Rated To Safely Pull?

Jalopnik

All Rights Reserved Nissan Frontier Towing Capacity: How Much Is The Truck Rated To Safely Pull? Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Car Types Trucks Nissan Frontier Towing Capacity: How Much Is The Truck Rated To Safely Pull? A naturally aspirated 3.8-liter

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Talking to your customers about ADAS

Brake & Front End

Simply illustrate the big picture by humanizing the result — this stops you from bumping into the trash truck; this stops you from sliding into the ditch when looking at your phone – rather than trying to explain electronic stability control or the hows and whys of forward-facing this and that. Let it do its job.

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This Engine Powered More Cars Than Any Other

Jalopnik

While thats impressive, another GM engine handily beats the 3.8-liter liter V6 as the most produced engine of all time. Although its 180 horsepower output in top tune is lackluster by modern standards, it was a full 30 horsepower more than the outgoing "Blue Flame" inline-six Corvette engine. Yep, its the small-block Chevrolet.

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Volvo Cars Announces Safety Belt Technology

Automotive Fleet

The multi-adaptive safety belt is engineered to adapt its function based on real-time data received from the vehicle’s sensors. This adaptation is enabled by expanding the number of load-limiting profile variations in the event of a crash in order to manage the force applied to the occupants.

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Rimac Takes Back 0-250-0 MPH Crown With 2,107-HP Nevera R, Sets 24 New Performance Records And Sub-8-Second Quarter-Mile Time

Jalopnik

Regarding the Nevera R in general, Rimac says that once again it "has proven that its engineering and design talent is among the best in the world, able to push the limits of performance to create the fastest accelerating production car the world has ever seen — electric or otherwise."