Fuel tech
Fuel payments, fuel cards, and fraud prevention at the pump and the truck stop.
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Ford recalls 41,748 Super Duty trucks and Expeditions over headlight defect
A contaminated LED chip in the headlight assemblies can knock out daytime running lights, parking lights, high beams, or low beams — a FMVSS No. 108 noncompliance flagged in NHTSA's weekly commercial-vehicle recall list.
Mack and Volvo recall 4,338 trucks over brake software and detachable bezels
NHTSA reports three recalls: 850 Mack and 392 Volvo tankers whose axle-load software can cut braking performance, plus 3,096 Mack trucks whose intake and grille bezels may detach on the road.
Geotab launches telematics-locked fleet card to fight fuel fraud
The Geotab Fleet Card with AtoB stays locked until the driver unlocks it at the merchant and verifies truck location and fuel level — declining fuel purchases when the vehicle is not at the pump; eligible accounts get a $250,000 fraud guarantee.
Wex rolls out cardless fuel payments at major truck stops
Single-use fuel codes in the Wex app now work at Pilot, Love's, TA and Petro in a move to fight pump fraud.
Daimler recalls 2,404 Cascadias over wrong brake valves
Dealers installed incorrect modulator valves during earlier recall repairs; ABS may be compromised.