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Products•by Staff•December 29, 2010

Unique Solenoid Valve Helps Heavy-Duty Trucks Meet Anti-Idling Restrictions

A new type of solenoid valve recently developed by Parker Fluid Control Division help eliminate engine idling for climate control. It's an on/off valve with terminations that plug into trucks' auxiliary equipment to regulate heating and cooling systems

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•December 27, 2010

Eaton Hybrid Systems Achieve 100 Million Miles of Service, Save 4 Million Gallons of Fuel

Eaton Corporation says that customers of its hybrid systems have collectively accumulated more than 100 million miles of service, and have cumulatively saved 4 million gallons and 40,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions

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Products•by Staff•December 23, 2010

Temper Axle Products Simplifies Wheel Bearing Measurement, Adjustment

A new wheel-end maintenance tool is available from Temper Axle Products that provides highly accurate and consistent wheel bearing endplay measurement

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Products•by Staff•December 23, 2010

New "Arctic Breeze" System Brings No-Idle Cab Comfort to Lighter Trucks

Hammond Air Conditioning popular Arctic Breeze 12-volt truck AC system has been scaled down to fit into smaller commercial vehicles

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Products•by Staff•December 22, 2010

New Heavy-Duty Torque and Angle Wrench from Snap-on

The Snap-on Heavy Duty TechAngle Torque and Angle Wrench eliminates the need for angle gauges and protractors, providing the most accurate and efficient way to achieve torque plus angle tightening sequences now specified by many manufacturers

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Products•by Staff•December 22, 2010

Detroit Diesel's Sintered Metal Filter Achieves CARB Level 3+ Certification

Detroit Diesel announced that Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls' LongMile diesel particulate filter containing Detroit Diesel's sintered metal filter technology has been verified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as Level 3+

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Products•by Staff•December 22, 2010

SAE International Publishes Book on Vehicle Vibration Theory & Analysis

Principles of Vibration Analysis with Applications in Automotive Engineering, is a complete guide to the science of automotive vibration theory and analysis, published by SAE International

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•December 22, 2010

Vedder Transport to Take 50 Westport HD LNG Trucks

Vedder Transport Ltd. of Abbotsford, British Columbia has issued a purchase order for 50 Peterbilt 386 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks powered by Westport HD LNG-powered engines

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Equipment•by Commentary Steve Sturgess, Executive Editor•December 21, 2010

Engine Smarts: Navistar's ProStar+ Cooling System Features Dimpled Radiator Vanes, Multi-Speed Fan

"We're experts in cooling. It's not that we wanted to become experts, but that is what it has taken," said Ramin Younessi, Navistar's vice president of powertrain and strategy. He was talking of the development of the cooling systems to support the 12.4-liter MaxxForce 1

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•December 21, 2010

BAE Systems Announces Development of HybriDrive Parallel Propulsion System for Trucks

BAE Systems is developing a parallel hybrid propulsion system designed for medium- and heavy-duty truck applications. The parallel system is the latest version of the company's HybriDrive green propulsion system

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