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Articlesby Tom BergAugust 16, 2012

Meritor Wabco's Electronically Controlled Air Suspension for 6x2s Available in September

A Wabco Electronically Controlled Air Suspension will be available next month through the European company's North American joint venture with Meritor

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ArticlesAugust 16, 2012

Phillips Adds Weather-Tite Seal to Permaplug 7-Way Connector

Phillips Industries is making patented change to its Permaplug 7-way electrical connector by adding a thick rubberized protective seal to create the Weather-Tite Permaplug

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ArticlesAugust 16, 2012

Cadec Expands Performance Management Scorecards

Cadec Global announced expanded Performance Management Scorecards as part of its PowerVue system to help fleet managers track and report on driver and vehicle performance in real time

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Articlesby Tom BergAugust 15, 2012

Self-Learning Stability Control Being Readied by Meritor Wabco

Meritor Wabco is readying a "smart" version of its Electronic Stability Control system that will continuously learn a vehicle's handling dynamics and quickly adapt to changing conditions. Like the current system, which initially learns a vehicle's characteristics, then locks them in, the learning ability eliminates most programming of electronic controls for different configurations

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ArticlesAugust 14, 2012

4-State Trucks Partners With ALTTEC For Exclusive U.S. Distribution

4-State Trucks in Joplin, Mo., announced an exclusive partnership with ALTTEC to distribute a new line of big rig diesel fuel tanks in the United States

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Articlesby Jim BeachAugust 13, 2012

Xata Changes Name, Moves to Mobile Platform

Xata Corp. announced it is changing its name to XRS Corp. The company also announced a new all-mobile platform for its fleet management and compliance software solutions. The announcements came at the opening session of the company's Xata User Event (XUE) in Minneapolis Monday

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ArticlesAugust 10, 2012

Ford Says All-New Transit to Offer Rear-Wheel Drive, Provides Details on Future of E-Series

Late last year, Ford announced it plans to begin production of its all-new Transit commercial van (not to be confused with the smaller Transit Connect) in 2013. We recently spoke with Mike Levine, Ford's truck communications manager, to get more details about the van

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Articlesby Tom BergAugust 10, 2012

Thermo King Invested Much Toil and Treasure in 2013 Reefer Products, Execs Say

CORRECTED -- Thermo King's new Precedent series of transport refrigeration units that will meet federal exhaust emissions limits for 2013 represent three years' work by hundreds of employees here and overseas, and cost more than $60 million, the biggest such investment in the company's history, its president said during a press briefing yesterday

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ArticlesAugust 9, 2012

Cadec Partners with Digital Fuel Solutions

Cadec Global announced a partnership with Digital Fuel Solutions that provides a web-based management tool designed to optimize the entire fuel delivery process at every level of operations

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ArticlesAugust 9, 2012

Virtual Tech App Improves Reefer Unit Uptime, Carrier Says

Virtual Tech, a comprehensive diagnostic application that continually monitors trailer refrigeration unit operation to help avert potential system problems, is now part of Carrier Transicold's APX control system, the company announced

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