December 23 2013 - Products
Navistar
Navistar Inc. announced that it has started customer shipments of its first International DuraStar vehicles with the Cummins ISB 6.7-liter engine. The first units were released from the company's Escobedo, Mexico assembly plant.
Tags: Cummins, Navistar, Engines, Medium-Duty Trucks
December 20 2013 - Products
Kenworth
Kenworth has enhanced its 52-inch mid-roof sleeper offering with the addition of an optional upper bunk and aerodynamic roof fairing for the Kenworth T680.
Tags: Kenworth, Aerodynamics, Sleepercab
December 10 2013 - Equipment
Carrier Transicold
Carrier Transicold's engine emissions system (EES), capable of reducing particulate matter from reefer unit exhaust by more than 98%, has received conditional verification from the California Air Resources Board.
Tags: CARB, Diesel Emissions, Carrier Transicold, engine emissions system
December 9 2013 - Products
Zenith Motors
A recently developed product from a recently formed company is an electric-drive van, with shuttle-bus versions now in production and cargo vans available. It’s called the Zenith 350 for its 3,500-pound payload capacity.
Tags: Cargo Vans, Zenith Motors, Battery-Electric Vehicles
December 4 2013 - Products
Autocar
Autocar Industries introduced a natural gas version of its Class 7 cabover Xpert refuse truck at a alternative-fuel symposium in late November. The "baby 8" Xpert ACMD is now available with the Cummins Westport CNG/LNG engine.
Tags: Class 7, Refuse Trucks, Autocar
December 2 2013 - Products
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions
Bridgestone's new M749 Drive Radial Tire is the first tire Bridgestone has designed specifically for long- and regional-haul auto-haul transportation vehicles in the U.S. and Canadian market.
Tags: Bridgestone, Tires, Auto Haulers
December 2 2013 - Products
Ram Commercial
The Ram Commercial Truck division today confirmed that it will offer a new small cargo and passenger van for North America next year, a move the organization has hinted at for several years.
Tags: Cargo Vans, Ram
November 26 2013 - Products
Marangoni
Marangoni Tread North America announced a new addition to its conventional precured line of retreads, aimed at the intermodal market and designed to stand up to ozone and other extreme conditions.
Tags: Tires, Intermodal, Marangoni
November 26 2013 - Products
Carrier Transicold
Carrier Transicold says its multi-temperature Vector 8600MT trailer refrigeration unit is now available with “smart” remote evaporators for easy installation along with improved reliability and operational efficiencies. Like other Vectors, the 8600MT is a diesel-electric “hybrid” and uses no drive belts.
Tags: Trailers, Reefers, Carrier Transicold, Refrigeration units
November 19 2013 - Products
Accuride
Truck wheel manufacturer Accuride Tuesday introduced Steel Armor, a new advance in corrosion-fighting coating technology for commercial vehicle steel wheels.
Tags: Corrosion, Wheels, Accuride
November 19 2013 - Products
TransiTank
Van trailers can become tankers with a new bulk liquid transport system announced by two Texas companies who say that it will increase trucking and intermodal backhauls and lower shipping costs.
Tags: Trailer, Tanker, TTS, TransiTank, LemcoStar, Trailers
October 28 2013 - Products
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks in North America says its new Optimized Series, now available for order, includes eight models equipped with proven fuel- and weight-saving specifications for regional tanker, bulk haul, refrigerated, dry van or flatbed applications.
Tags: MPG, Volvo Trucks, Lightweighting, Regional
October 21 2013 - Products
Idle Smart
Idle Smart announced it has improved the idle reduction system it announced earlier this year, many as the result of customer feedback, CEO Jeff Lynch explained at the American Trucking Associations' Annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
Tags: ATA2013, Ilde Reduction
October 20 2013 - Products
Navistar
Navistar demonstrated its new OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition. Navistar says it's the first single remote diagnostics portal to use an open architecture system with fleets’ existing telematics providers.
Tags: Telematics, Navistar, Diagnostics, ATA2013
October 15 2013 - Products
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks expanded its XE powertrain package lineup with the introduction of XE11 for its 11-liter Volvo D11 engine. XE11 is available on Volvo VNM and VNL models and rated up to 80,000 pounds GCWR. The powertrain package improves fuel efficiency by up to 3%, according to the company.
Tags: Volvo, Fuel Efficiency, Engine, Engine Smarts, I-Shift
September 26 2013 - Products
Thermo King
The new Thermo King Athenia AM HVAC platform, the Athenia AMII Series, provides a 10% weight reduction and features a design that reduces installation time while enabling improvements in serviceability to reduce maintenance costs.
Tags: Trailers, Thermo King, Refrigeration units
September 18 2013 - Products
Daimler Trucks North America
Detroit Diesel Corp. announced that the Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission is now available for the Freightliner Cascadia equipped with the Detroit DD13 engine. The lighter-weight combination is well suited for regional haul, pick-up and delivery applications, say Detroit officials.
Tags: Detroit Diesel, Transmissions, Engines, Daimler Trucks North America
September 16 2013 - Products
Michelin
Michelin Retread Technologies launched the Michelin XDS 2 Pre-Mold retread designed for year-round drive axle traction, with optimized features for challenging winter conditions. This next generation of exceptional traction comes with a 10% improvement in tread life over the XDS Pre-Mold.
Tags: Michelin, Tires, Retreads
August 22 2013 - Products
Phillips Industries
Phillips Industries has increased the brightness of its Permalite XB interior trailer dome lamp by 30%, which makes the entire trailer interior well lit with contents clearly visible, increasing efficiency in loading and unloading operations.
Tags: Trailers, Lights, Phillips Industries
August 22 2013 - Products
Freightliner
Freightliner Trucks announced a new factory-installed roof fairing is now available as standard on Freightliner Cascadia Evolution 72-inch mid-roof XT models and as an option on Freightliner Cascadia 72-inch mid-roof XT trucks.
Tags: Freightliner, Aerodynamics
August 21 2013 - Products
Double Coin
Double Coin's RR680 tire has met the requirements for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Technology Program.
Tags: Double Coin, Tires
August 20 2013 - Products
Havco Wood Products
Havco Wood Products has announced a new water-resistant treatment for the top surface of hardwood floors in Dry Freight Van trailers. Floor Shield by Havco provides exceptional moisture protection and fast drying times with environmentally preferred properties.
Tags: Havco, Flooring, Trailers