Broker groups disagree about bond proposals

A proposed broker bond increase to $100,000 is at the center of the dispute.

T680’s design aids driving experience

Kenworth engineers spent five years working on the new T680’s design, and it shows – inside and out.

Dana introduces housing axle option

System allows axles to be adapted to either wide-base single tires or traditional duals.

Paccar’s Sobic bullish on truck production

Executive expects a 2.9 percent to 3.9 percent increase in demand for trucks bigger than 6 tons by 2015.

Volvo hybrid truck goes for speed

Mean Green hybrid VN race truck will shoot for world speed records.

Navistar shows LoadStar for vocational work

International debuted a new severe service low cab-forward work truck.

Freightliner shows Revolution concept truck

The new Revolution concept truck shows where Freightliner's future engineering is headed.

Bendix plans SmarTire monitor trailer kit

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems plans to release SmarTire Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems for trailers in the third quarter as an aftermarket retrofit kit. A typical kit would consist of eight wheel sensors, harnessing and a wireless receiver. The company also intends to make SmarTire TPMS available to original equipment trailer manufacturers. SmarTire TPMS monitors the pressure and temperature of each tire on a trailer to provide real-time tire status information and warns the driver of tire-related problems. ...

Cummins: 2014 compliant engines ready in 2013

The new engines will deliver up to a 2 percent fuel economy improvement over comparable engines being produced today.

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