April 27 2015 - Equipment
Meritor
Kenworth is offering the Meritor Front Steer non-drive axle family for selected Class 8 trucks and the Class 7 Kenworth T370.
Tags: Kenworth, Meritor, Steer Axles
April 19 2015 - Products
Michelin
Michelin is reinvigorating the Uniroyal brand for a line of lower-cost intermediate market truck tires to meet the growing demand for low-cost tires now served by budget-priced imports.
Tags: Michelin, Tires, Uniroyal, Canada
April 14 2015 - Products
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
The Goodyear G682 RSD Fuel Max is a PreCure retread option designed for drive applications in regional fleets that require fuel efficiency, traction and long miles.
Tags: Goodyear, SmartWay, Retreads
April 10 2015 - Products
Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Electric introduced its Diamond Power S60 starter as an upgrade for Freightliner and Western star trucks using Detroit DD15 and DD16 engines.
Tags: Freightliner, DD15, Western Star, DD16, Starters
April 8 2015 - Products
Trail King Industries
The Steel End Dump is a project that has been in consideration over the past few years and, with the re-awakening of construction activity, the company decided to re-introduce the model.
Tags: Trailers, Trail King, Dump Trailers
April 8 2015 - Products
Giti Tire
The GT Radial GTL922 is a line haul trailer tire designed for better driving stability and wet grip performance.
Tags: Trailers, Tires, Linehaul Heavy Duty
April 2 2015 - Equipment
Scheuerle
The Scheuerle Highway Trailer MES merges the requirements for transporting oversize and concentrated loads into one trailer.
Tags: Trailers, Oversize Loads
April 1 2015 - Products
Reading Truck Body
Reading Truck Body’s SL 132 is a truck service body with a dual-wheel configuration to accommodate increased storage demands and volume.
Tags: Work Trucks, Service Bodies, Reading Truck Body
March 24 2015 - Products
Toyo Tires
Toyo Tire’s M153 regional and urban heavy-duty steer tire is designed for refuse operations and other high-scrub applications.
Tags: Sanitation, Toyo, Refuse Fleets, Tires and Wheels
March 18 2015 - Products
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Goodyear has introduced the precure Fuel Max LHD G505D retread, which is designed to extend the life cycle of the Goodyear Fuel Max LHD G505D long haul tire.
Tags: Goodyear, SmartWay, Tires, Retreads
March 17 2015 - Products
Ridewell Suspensions
The Ridewell Suspensions RAR-260 15K is a trailer air-ride suspension designed for light- and medium-duty service.
Tags: Light & Medium, Ridewell, Trailer Suspensions
March 9 2015 - Products
Webasto
Webasto’s Air Top Evo 40 and 55 are air heaters designed for heating cargo spaces in medium-duty commercial vehicles to keep sensitive cargo from freezing or getting too cold.
Tags: Cargo Vans, Medium-Duty Trucks, Webasto, Heaters
March 6 2015 - Products
SAF Holland
SAF Holland introduced its Holland Atlas FastGear landing gear for trailers. The FastGear features a faster cranking deployment and comes in two models with different load capacities.
Tags: Trailers, Landing Gear, SAF Holland
March 2 2015 - Equipment
Gruau
The Gruau IsoTemp is a one-piece refrigeration and insulation upfit for commercial vans featuring a lightweight and low-profile one piece module designed for efficient climate control while retaining cargo space.
Tags: Cargo Vans, Van Equipment
February 25 2015 - Equipment
Crysteel Manufacturing
The Crysteel Manufacturing A-Tipper is an aluminum dump body designed for contractors and municipalities with improved strength, durability and efficiency.
Tags: Corrosion, Crysteel Manufacturing, Aluminum, Dump Trucks
February 18 2015 - Products
Meritor
Meritor has developed a larger trailer axle said to be stronger but lighter than its current 5-inch-diameter tube-type product. The MTec6 experiences less bending at the wheel end and better tire wear, and cuts out 40 pounds of material.
Tags: Technology & Maintenance Council, Axles, Meritor, Tires, Lightweighting
February 17 2015 - Products
Lightning Hybrids
Lightning Hybrids, which makes hydraulic hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses, is debuting the use of its emission-reducing brake regeneration technology on a walk-in van.
Tags: Hydraulic Hybrids, Morgan Olson, Step Vans, Lightning Systems
February 16 2015 - Products
Dana Holding Corp.
Dana's new online course will delve into the basic principles, benefits, and challenges associated with engine downspeeding. It also provides a one-stop source for key drivetrain system knowledge, individual component specifications, literature, videos, images, service bulletins, and parts books.
Tags: Dana Holding Corp., Downspeed, Technology & Maintenance Council, Spec'ing, Drivetrains, Fuel Efficiency