May 9 2013 - Products
Innovative Products of America
Innovative Products of America's new High-Flow Digital Meter Nozzle allows accurate records of fuel usage while transferring common fuels, monitoring volume in real-time.
Tags: Fuel and Oil, IPA
May 2 2013 - Products
GE, Gasfin
GE Oil & Gas introduced the LNG In A Box system, a small-scale, plug-and-play, re-deployable liquefied natural gas fueling solution it says can help accelerate the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel.
Tags: LNG, GE, Alternative Fuels, Natural Gas
April 23 2013 - Products
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Goodyear's G399A LHS Fuel Max, the G572A LHD Fuel Max, and the G392A SSD with DuraSeal + Fuel Max wide-base tire have been improved to help deliver reduced rolling resistance for better fuel efficiency, as well as long miles to removal.
Tags: Tires, MPG, Goodyear
April 23 2013 - Products
Comdata Corp.
Comdata has introduced pay-at-the-pump limits for its MasterCard Corporate Fleet Card customers. This allows Comdata to send transaction limit information to participating merchants, enabling automatic pump shutoff when the approved dollar amount is reached.
Tags: Comdata, Fuel and Oil, Truckstops
April 8 2013 - Products
Chart LNG
Chart Industries has addressed some of the drawbacks of using liquefied natural gas for long-haul trucking with improvements to its LNG truck fuel system, including a larger-capacity single tank to extend range and cut costs, and integration for faster installation.
Tags: LNG, Natural Gas, Alternative Fuels & Hybrids, MATS
March 27 2013 - Products
Qualcomm Enterprise Services
Qualcomm's new Exact Fuel application monitors and transmits fuel level information on the vehicle data bus directly to fleet managers. This insight helps identify discrepancies in fuel levels that may indicate theft, as well as helps fleets make better fuel stop decisions that reduce out-of-route miles.
Tags: Qualcomm, Fuel and Oil, Truckstops
March 26 2013 - Products
SmartTruck
LOUISVILLE -- SmartTruck introduced a low-profile version of its trailer Side Fairing system late last week during the Mid-America Trucking Show, allowing it to fit on more kinds of trailers.
Tags: Trailers, SmartTruck, MATS, Aerodynamics
March 26 2013 - Products
BetterTrucker.com
LOUISVILLE – BetterTrucker.com, an online marketplace for truckers and trucking companies, introduced what it calls the “next-generation” semi-trailer side skirt at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week.
Tags: fuel efficiency, Trailers, Aerodynamics, Trailer Skirts
March 21 2013 - Products
Eaton
Eaton launched a new family of UltraShift Plus transmissions designed exclusively for Navistar to maximize fuel efficiency in linehaul applications.
Tags: Cummins, Eaton, Navistar, fuel economy, Transmissions, MATS
March 20 2013 - Products
Cummins Turbo Technologies
Cummins Turbo Technologies is showing off a suite of near-market and future solutions that it says can improve the fuel efficiency of any modern diesel engine by at least 6%, at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week.
March 20 2013 - Products
Cummins Turbo Technologies
Cummins Turbo Technologies is showing off a suite of near-market and future solutions that it says can improve the fuel efficiency of any modern diesel engine by at least 6%, at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week.
Tags: Cummins, fuel economy, Engines, Turbochargers
March 11 2013 - Products
DieselMisers
DieselMisers Inc., manufacturer of the popular Kodiak AeroCurtain trailer side skirts, has announced that they have begun full production and deliveries of two new trailer aero products – the Kodiak AirPlow and the Kodiak Bumper Bullet.
Tags: TMC, Aerodynamics, DieselMisers
March 11 2013 - Products
Hadley Products
Hadley Products of air horn fame has introduced a multi-function height adjustment valve for tractor air suspensions. Called SmartValve, the device combines several components into one housing, and is said to solve major fleet challenges of driver shortages and increased fuel costs.
Tags: TMC, Hadley Products, SmartValve
March 10 2013 - Products
Cummins and Eaton
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton and Cummins Inc. unveiled a new powertrain package for the North American heavy-duty truck market that is expected to deliver a 3% to 6% fuel economy improvement, lower preventive maintenance costs, and total lifecycle cost improvements.
Tags: Cummins, Eaton, Powertrain
March 7 2013 - Products
SmartDrive Systems
SmartDrive Systems announced enhancements to its SmartDrive Fuel program. The enhancements enable fleets to improve fuel economy as much as 14%.
Tags: Driver Training, fuel economy
March 7 2013 - Products
eNow Inc.
With over 15 million medium- and heavy-duty trucks on the road and over 650,000 trucking companies in the U.S., government regulations, like never before, have a significant impact on truckers’ and trucking companies’ costs.
Tags: Solar power, APU, The Work Truck Show
March 6 2013 - Products
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
The Utility Side Skirt 120A-4 is a new advanced aerodynamic side skirt design, is U.S. EPA SmartWay verified to achieve greater than 5% fuel savings.
Tags: Trailers, Utility Trailer, Aerodynamics, Side Skirts
March 4 2013 - Products
XL Hybrids
XL Hybrids, which developed a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain for Class 1 to 3 commercial fleet vehicles, has expanded its product line to offer hybrid electric powertrain technology for Ford E-Series vans.
February 28 2013 - Products
Westport, FOrd
Westport Innovations Inc. announced that its proven Westport WiNG Power System, a compressed natural gas bi-fuel system, will be available for order on the Ford F-450 and F-550 Super Duty Chassis Cab trucks starting April 1.
Tags: NTEA, Ford, Westport WiNG
February 11 2013 - Products
Navman Wireless USA
Navman Wireless USA announced the addition of a broad new Driver Behavior feature set to its OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking system, enabling fleet operators to identify drivers who are compromising safety and fuel efficiency by their behavior behind the wheel.
Tags: Driver performance, Driver Scorecard, fuel economy, Navman Wireless