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Expert Columns
Read the latest from our collection of expert columnists and contributors.
Expert Columns
Guidelines for Expert Columnists
Interested in submitting an article to OEM Off-Highway? Follow these guidelines to have your piece considered for publication in an upcoming issue or e-newsletter.
Power Systems
5 Benefits of Electromobility for Material Handling That Might Surprise You
If you think efficiency is all you get out of electrifying your fleet (especially your terminal tractors), think again. Here’s what you need to know to make the switch.
Manufacturing
Inside the Idea of Elevating Grader Attachments
Learn how this machine experienced a mid-century revival as the concept was adapted to motor graders.
Trends
Empowering Engineers on the Road to a More Sustainable Future
How OEM leaders can build a sustainability strategy, meet industry requirements and positively impact their bottom line.
Trends
The Digital Revolution in the Off-Highway Industry
Learn how integrating machines, cloud technology and data opens new possibilities for improving efficiency and pioneering new ways of working.
Equipment Market Outlook
The Chinese Challenge – Learnings From Passenger Vehicles
Learn more about the three factors driving Chinese players’ competitive advantage and how U.S. OEMs can successfully navigate this landscape.
Fittings, Couplers
Hard & Soft Seat Check Valves: Understanding the Differences & When to Use Them
With several check valve options on the market, it's important to understand any ongoing problems so you can specify what size and material of hard or soft seat check valve works best for your application.
Equipment Market Outlook
Players Outperform Expectations in a Challenging Year
Capital goods data reveals how construction equipment OEMs fared in 2023 and the implications of these results moving forward.
Engineering & Manufacturing
Balance & Draft for Elevating Graders
Studying the factors affecting Stroud's design, including weight capacity, frame flexibility and conveyor efficiency.
Expert Columns
Powering an Elevating Grader
Explore the power prospects, sales strategies and expenses surrounding Stroud Road Machinery Company's 1930s grader offerings.
Fluid Power
Hydraulic Optimization for Electric Machines
Explore this key part of the electrification journey and levers for efficiency improvements in open-circuit hydraulic systems.
Greases
Improving Grease Performance Amid Thickener Supply Squeeze
Market forces are spurring industrial grease makers to begin moving away from lithium as its traditional thickener of choice. But doing so requires reliable, cost-effective and high-performance alternatives — off-highway applications depend on it.
Paints, Coatings, Decals
3 Ways to Increase Throughput & Decrease Costs in Your Finishing Line
Learn how OEMs can lower the total cost of their paint line while also maintaining operational standards using these strategic methods.
Trends
Building an Electrified Future for Commercial Vehicles
A look at EVs in the logistics industry reveals long-term challenges: the capacity of today's charging infrastructure and electric grid and whether it can handle the electrification of MD and HD vehicles.
Fluid Power
The Part Automation Plays in Tomorrow's Equipment Hydraulics
Bosch Rexroth’s Mauro Silva shares insights into some of the technology trends that lead today’s market and improve the equipment efficiency of the future.
Trends
Leveraging Advanced Charging Technologies for Off-Highway Vehicle Electrification
Using the most appropriate charging solutions for their applications, OEMs can optimize the performance, flexibility and reliability of their electrified fleets, enhancing the long-term impact on business and sustainability initiatives.
Power Systems
Can Battery Swapping Make a Success of Off-Highway Electrification?
Go inside this emerging solution for the electrification of off-highway machines and its potential for widespread applications at construction sites, quarries and farms.
Expert Columns
Information Sharing in Vertical Relationships: How to Avoid Antitrust Issues
Best practices for evaluating accommodation agreements and understanding the risk of sharing competitively sensitive information between companies in vertical relationships.
Expert Columns
An Elevating Grader’s Conveyor
Take a look inside Stroud Road Machinery Company's 1931 conveyor design components and complications.
Testing
4 Keys to the Most Efficient Driveline & Component Testing
Get a greater understanding of the features of hybrid and electrical vehicles and the powertrain testing technologies designed to test and improve their performance.
Smart Systems
Cybersecurity Challenges for Connected Off-Highway Vehicles
Explore the trends, risks and regulatory environments in both on- and off-highway connectivity.
Market Analysis
What Effects Will the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Have on US Imports/Exports of Agricultural & Construction Machinery?
Following the collapse of the Baltimore Bridge and the suspension of traffic through the Port of Baltimore, construction and agriculture vehicle supply chains will be affected but the question is: How much?
Electronics
Agriculture’s Merge Into the New Road Safety
Understanding the connected capabilities of interoperable vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies and the need for standardization.
Operator Cab
6 Ways Operator Cockpit Designs Impact End-User Efficiency
From comfort and ergonomics to cutting-edge technology, learn how the cab is becoming a key differentiator in the off-road vehicle market.
