What's going on with the latest diesels? The answer depends on who's doing the talking
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2010-model diesels are running well and turning in better fuel economy than their EPA-'07-spec predecessors, according to reports we've heard at industry meetings and in conversations with fleet managers
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How does the fuel-fed regeneration of diesel particulate filters affect overall fuel economy for heavy-duty trucks?
Read More →To many customers, reliability and durability are as important as pulling ability. They should look at an engine's "B" rating
Read More →Just over a week ago I 'penned' a brief column on the European launch of Volvo's new 'MethaneDiesel' FM tractor. It needs a little expansion
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Volvo Trucks in Sweden is about to be the first to market a methane-powered truck for long-haul operations in Europe
Read More →Earlier this year, we wrote about the OPOC engine from EcoMotors. Since then, we've discovered another opposed-piston engine, from Achates Power in San Diego
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Amidst endless chatter about electric power and even fuel cells, the good old internal combustion engine clearly isn't going away any time soon
Read More →You may not know that Navistar owns a subsidiary company called PurePower Technologies, formed last year, which has just announced the purchase of the Eaton Corporation's aftertreatment business. And it says the solid-ammonia dosing technology developed by a small Danish compan
Read More →The five nominees for the American Truck Dealers/Heavy Duty Trucking Truck Dealer of the Year report that new engines meeting the 2010 emissions standards so far seem to be causing fewer problems than their 2002/04 and 2007 counterparts, and that support from the manufacturer is significantly improved
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