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Productsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 21, 2012

Peake 'Diesel Natural Gas' Offers Dual-Fuel Conversion for New Cummins ISX Engines

Peake Fuel Solutions has a new product called "Diesel Natural Gas," or DNG, that allows truck owners to run a Cummins ISX 15 engine on a combination of natural gas (CNG or LNG) and diesel, or on 100% diesel, with conversion kits that the company says pay for themselves in about a year

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Equipmentby Engine SmartsSeptember 21, 2012

Study: More Particulate Emissions From Charbroiled Burgers Than Diesel Trucks

Just how clean is the latest clean diesel technology? Put it this way: A study by the University of California-Riverside found commercially cooked hamburgers emit more particulate matter than diesel trucks meeting EPA 2007 and EPA 2010 emissions standards. The UC-Riverside study was funded by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

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Productsby StaffSeptember 21, 2012

Freight Wing Offers New Side Skirt for Box Fairing Trailers

For truckers and fleets hauling van trailers with drop down storage boxes, aerodynamic fairings that improve fuel economy up to 5% are now available from Freight Wing

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Productsby StaffSeptember 21, 2012

Talbert Launches 50CC-PS Hybrid Trailer

Talbert has launched the 50CC-PS hybrid "paver special" trailer. Combining the benefits of a close-couple lowbed design with roller paver accessibility, the 50CC-PS offers a longer loading incline

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Productsby StaffSeptember 21, 2012

Meritor Adds Two Trailer Suspension Low-Mount Models

Meritor announced the production of the MTA25 and MTA30 low-mount trailer suspensions. These are the two newest family members of its Meritor Trailing-Arm Air suspension series for North American trailer operators

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Productsby Sven-Erik Lindstrand, HDT European EditorSeptember 21, 2012

Hendrickson's UltiMaax Suspension on Display at IAA

HANOVER, Germany - A version of Hendrickson's UltiMaax severe-duty rubber suspension already is on the market in China and now is offered to European OEMs. According to plans, this suspension will be launched for North American applications starting in 2013

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Fleet Managementby Jim ParkSeptember 20, 2012

Drivers and Brakes

In 2003 and again in 2004, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance conducted continent-wide surveys of drivers' brake system knowledge. The results were shocking

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Productsby StaffSeptember 20, 2012

Dana Debuts Industry-First Tire Pressure Management Concept

HANOVER, Germany -- Dana introduced tire pressure management technology featuring an internal axle system for line-haul tractors this week during the IAA Commercial Vehicles show. Currently undergoing initial road testing, the system is designed to automatically maintain proper inflation for drive and steer axles, increasing fuel efficiency and reducing maintenance

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Productsby StaffSeptember 20, 2012

Cadec's PowerVue In-Cab Solutions with TMWSuite Intergrate

Cadec Global and TMW Systems announced that the integration between Cadec's PowerVue and TMWSuite is now available for managed release

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Productsby StaffSeptember 20, 2012

AT&T Opens Registration for Push-To-Talk Service

Organizations can pre-register for AT&T's Enhanced Push-to-Talk service, which is expected to be commercially available in November

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