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Equipment News
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...
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...
Freightliner rolls out vocational Coronado
The Freightliner Trucks division of Daimler Trucks North America unveiled a vocational version of its Coronado Class 8 highway tractor, dubbed the Coronado Severe Duty (SD) model, at the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition being held this week in Louisville...
Extended-drain filter for light/medium trucks
Soms Technologies has released a light- and medium-duty oil filter that it claims can help extend oil drain intervals out to 30,000 miles for most Class 1-6 vehicles...
What's new in: Wheels
Like the tires mounted on them, heavy-duty wheels can increasingly be selected by considering various specific advantages engineered into them for everything from lighter weight to maintenance-friendly finishes...
Heavy hauling: Horses in gear
Talk about a heavy haul. To move a reactor that weighs more than a fully loaded Boeing 747 to the oil sands region in Northern Alberta, Premay Equipment LP put together a herd of nine Kenworth C500 tractors harnessing a total of 4,800 horses under their hoods to get the job done...
Think like a banker
Risk is inherent in trucking. It's a fact of life for small-business owners...
Dome lamp brightens trailer interiors
Low power draw and improved brightness are two key features of the new Phillips Industries’ Permalite XB Trailer Dome Lamp...
Daimler dealers getting DEF dispensing units
Daimler Trucks North America dealers will receive diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dispensing systems from Spatco DEF under a partnership agreement reached by the companies...
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