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Wheel bearing monitor detects potential defects
Wheel bearing safety has taken a step forward with a new preventive warning device from SKF Automotive Division. The SKF Wheel End Monitor mounts on the outboard side of a vehicle’s wheel and monitors vibration changes, alerting the driver through a flashing red warning signal of impending bearing failure...
Phillips products now standard on Vanguard trailers
Vanguard National Trailer Corp. has made the Phillips QBox nosebox and Sta-Dry Slim-7 wiring harness standard equipment on all new trailers, Phillips Industries has announced...
Haldex expanding Carolina facility
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems has announced the planned expansion at its Columbia, SC, Friction Center is under way...
Western Star reviving the brand
Many might think Michael Jackson, newly installed general manager of Western Star Trucks Inc., has the most unenviable of jobs: reviving a truck brand some have given up for dead. ...
ConocoPhillips reports on liquid titanium-enhanced oil
Rolled out at the top of the year, ConocoPhillips’ reformulated premium synthetic blend API CJ-4 heavy-duty motor oil, which is marketed under both Guardol and Kendall band names, has been proving the value of its proprietary Liquid Titanium additive in fleet service, according to the oil supplier...
Battery tester from PulseTech
A new battery and system tester from PulseTech can help fleets minimize battery-related expenses, according to the company...
Grote releases LightForm flexible LED
Grote Industries has announced the first commercially available versions of its LightForm flexible LED lighting film. The new product had been unveiled this Spring at the annual Mid-America Trucking Show...
Snider Tire opens MRT retread plant in Indiana
Snider Tire has opened a Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) plant in Bluffton, IN. It is the 81st MRT plant in the U.S. and will supply Tire and Retread Asset Control System (TRACS) locations in Blytheville, AR, and Cambridge, OH...
Gates rolls out new fuel hose
The Gates Corp. is introducing a new fuel hose design that helps prevents vapor loss for improved fuel efficiency and environmental compliance...
SmartWay Trailer Regs Take Effect Jan. 1
Starting on Jan. 1, no 2011 or subsequent model year 53-ft. or longer dry, refrigerated or curtainside van trailer may be pulled by a heavy-duty tractor on a highway in California unless it is either SmartWay-certified or has been retrofitted with equipment meeting SmartWay technical requirements and specifications for fuel-efficient trailers...
Allison details new transmission features
Additional horsepower and new shift schedule are just two of the changes to Allison Transmission model-year 2010 automatic transmissions for trucks and buses. “We’ve always been committed to understanding and satisfying the needs of our customers,” said Jim Wanaselja, vp, North America marketing, sales and service...
Beware of the plain white box
During the Shop Talk segment of the recent Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) Fall Meeting, an attendee produced a set of wheel studs that were suspiciously sheared off inside the hub so only the heads remained...
What's new in automated tire inflation
Automated tire inflation (ATI) systems help extend tire life by ensuring that tires that too often go unseen remain properly pressurized. Automatic inflation also saves on labor costs and downtime. And as the price of diesel has climbed and trucking has become more environmentally oriented and that includes shippers seeking service providers ATI systems have become even more appealing to fleet owners...
Idealease orders Kidron reefer bodies for Schwan
Idealease has ordered 248 Kidron Ultra Temp hybrid refrigeration truck bodies for customer Schwan Food Co. The total number of units represents the largest single order to date for the manufacturer, VT SVC Inc., a subsidiary of VT Systems Inc. Kidron is a division of VT SVC...
Marmon to highlight all product lines at Expo
Marmon Highway Technologies (MHT) will host a trade show expressly for truck fleets, dealers and distributors Nov. 18-19 in Springdale, AR, to demonstrate new products and technological developments from the company’s various subsidiaries...
Cat selectively recalling workers
Some laid-off employees of Caterpillar have received good news that thanks to improvement in the global economy, the construction equipment manufacturer has begun bringing back approximately 550 U.S. employees. Some have already returned to work while the remainder will during the course of 2010...
Haldex warns against imitation height-control valves
Haldex Commercial Vehicles is advising customers to be aware of imitation height-control valves designed to appear as if they are genuine Haldex valves...
Piranha LED has only 10 diodes
Peterson Manufacturing has released a new Piranha LED Smart Lamp that uses only ten diodes, yet maintains most of the same characteristics of its other models, according to the company...
Allisons get second reverse gear
A second “deep reverse” gear will be added to Allison 4700 and 4800 model automatic heavy-duty transmissions, according to the company...
Mitsubishi web site dedicated to heavy-duty starters
Managers who want more detailed information on electric starters when spec’ing new trucks can turn to a new web site from Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America...
Kenworth introduces vocational model
The new T440 model rolled out by Kenworth Truck Co. is available in tractor and truck configurations for regional haul, city pickup and delivery, municipal and vocational applications. ...
Chevron 10W-30 shows improved fuel economy
Exhibiting fuel economy improvements over 15W-40 heavy-duty CJ-4 oils, Chevron’s new Delo 400 LE SAE 10W-30 oil also performed well in durability testing on engines from several manufacturers, the company said...
Peterbilt rolls out two new truck models
Two new trucks – a new medium-duty model and a Class 7-8 heavy-duty vocational unit – are being added to Peterbilt Motors Co.’s lineup....
Fontaine showcases new line of fifth wheels
Fontaine Fifth Wheel used the occasion of its grand opening of a new corporate headquarters and distribution facility here to introduce its first new products to the market in several years...
Fontaine sees R&D as success-builder
Fifth wheel research looks to be taking a giant step forward at Fontaine Fifth Wheel thanks in part to a new 9,000 sq. ft. R & D center in the company’s new Trussville, AL, headquarters, just outside Birmingham...
Bendix announces SmarTire availability
Bendix CVS has announced that its SmarTire Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is now available to truck fleets through the network of Bendix OES and independent aftermarket partners across North America...
Thermo King expands product lines
Refrigeration system maker Thermo King is expanding its product offerings with the addition of a temperature control system for small trucks and new options for its PrimAir line of air management systems...
Freightliner revamps Coronado flagship
The Freightliner Trucks division of Daimler Trucks North America has announced updating its on-highway long-nose model, the Coronado, with enhanced aerodynamics, technological innovations and more luxurious styling, the Coronado is the perfect blend of form and function ...
Accessory LED lights from Peterson
The new 274 Series of LED Tunnel Lights from Peterson Manufacturing are 2 in. round, grommet-mounted accessory lights for trucks and trailers...
Pete offering Allison load-based shift scheduling
Owners of Peterbilt trucks equipped with Allison automatic transmissions may now order Allison’s LBSS (load-based shift scheduling) system...
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