March 27 2014 - Products
Volvo Trucks
MATS, LOUISVILLE -- Volvo Trucks will offer the Eaton SmartAdvantage Powertrain in all VNL Series models. In addition to lighter weight and increasing the driver pool with smooth, automated shifting, this powertrain is designed to enhance the time spent in a diesel engine’s most efficient RPM zone helping to reduce fuel consumption.
Tags: Volvo, Cummins, Eaton, Transmissions, Mid-America Trucking Show
March 27 2014 - Products
Hendrickson
MATS, LOUISVILLE -- Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems introduced the of OptiMaax, a revolutionary new liftable forward tandem axle system with automated controls.
Tags: Hendrickson, Axles, 6X2, Mid-America Trucking Show
March 27 2014 - Products
Eaton, Paccar, Kenworth, Peterbilt
MATS, LOUISVILLE -- Eaton announced that an optimized version of its Fuller Advantage Series Automated 10-speed transmissions will be available on select Paccar trucks with the MX-13 engine in order to maximize fuel efficiency in linehaul applications.
Tags: Kenworth, Cummins, Paccar, Eaton, Peterbilt, Transmissions, Mid-America Trucking Show
March 27 2014 - Products
Western Star Trucks
MATS, LOUISVILLE -- Immediate assessment of fault codes keeps trucks working, while more automated transmission availability enhances versatility, the builder says.
Tags: Maintenance, Eaton, Safety, Western Star, Virtual Technician, Meritor Wabco, ESC, UltraShift Plus
March 26 2014 - Products
Daimler Trucks North America
MATS, LOUISVILLE, KY – Freightliner Trucks released several new options for the Cascadia and Cascadia Evolution to enhance driver performance and safety, from new day cab fairings to grab handle options and a way for drivers to stay comfortable for longer without idling.
March 26 2014 - Products
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems
MATS, LOUISVILLE, KY -- The Bendix TABS-6 Advanced trailer roll stability system now offers automatic lift axle control, which can help reduce tire wear and fuel consumption by maintaining proper per-axle weight load.
Tags: Trailers, Bendix, Mid-America Trucking Show, Axles, Roll Stability
March 26 2014 - Products
Cummins
MATS, LOUISVILLE – A 25th Anniversary package is commemorating the first offering of the Cummins Turbo Diesel engine in Ram pickup trucks in 1989, the engine maker says.
Tags: Cummins, Ram, Cummins Turbo Diesel, Light-Duty Trucks, Engines
March 25 2014 - Products
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.
Toyo Tires is rolling out three new premium tires this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. Featuring Toyo Tires’ proprietary e-balance technology, these tires deliver improved tire life, endurance, and retreadability plus reduced rolling resistance and irregular wear, says the company.
Tags: Toyo Tires, Tires, Mid-America Trucking Show
March 21 2014 - Products
Peterson Manufacturing
Peterson Manufacturing has expanded its LumenX LED line with an stop/turn/tail light featuring an integrated back-up lamp. The LumenX LED allows one of the seven diodes to provide DOT-legal back-up functionality as a two-in-one lighting concept.
Tags: LED, Lighting, Peterson Manufacturing
March 19 2014 - Equipment
Dana
TMC, NASHVILLE -- Dana is adding two new Spicer S140 Series axles to the company’s lineup of single-reduction, single-drive axles for Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles. Dana says the new axles are up to 50 pounds lighter than competitive offerings.
Tags: TMC, Dana Spicer, Axles
March 18 2014 - Products
Eaton Cummins
TMC, NASHVILLE -- Eaton and Cummins have added the ISX12 diesel to the SmartAdvantage powertrain portfolio while upping the gross vehicle weight for the previously announced Advantage Series/ISX15 diesel combination to 110,000 pounds.
Tags: TMC, Cummins ISX12, Cummins ISX15, Eaton Advantage, Transmissions, Cummins, Eaton
March 16 2014 - Products
LP Energy Systems
Propane is the alternative fuel that’s added to a diesel or gasoline engine in a product from LP Energy Systems, a small firm in La Conner, Wash. The device, called simply the Dual Fuel System, injects up to 20% propane vapor into the fuel stream to displace the more costly diesel or gasoline fuel and reduce exhaust emissions,
Tags: Alternative Fuels & Hybrids, Propane Autogas
March 11 2014 - Products
Prime Transport Solutions
TMC, NASHVILLE -- Just in from the United Kingdom is a pneumatic landing gear product that replaces hand-cranked gear and promises to eliminate injuries and save time and money.
Tags: Productivity, Drivers, Trailers, Landing Gear, Injury Reduction
March 10 2014 - Products
Alcoa
TMC, NASHVILLE -- Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products says its new 14-inch wide base and 9-inch wheels are again the lightest in the industry, using Alcoa's proprietary LvL One wheel manufacturing process of light weighting coupled with 6061 alloy.
Tags: Wheels, Alcoa, Wide-Base Tires
March 7 2014 - Products
Sprinter
The model year 2015 Sprinter 4x4 goes on sale in the U.S. in the first quarter of calendar year 2015. Both 144-inch and 170-inch wheelbases will be available in both low and high roof configurations, in both passenger and cargo versions.
Tags: Cargo Vans, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, 4x4
March 6 2014 - Products
Meritor
Meritor Inc. introduced a universal knuckle for use with its non-drive front steer axles, giving global customers a new solution to outfit drum or air disc brakes.
Tags: Meritor, Steer Axles