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New vid: Mike Ryan jumps stunt Freightliner
The elaborately-shot video commandeered a Long Beach port terminal to make a gymkhana-style course and stage the resulting video, with plenty spectacular stunts and precision handling.
March 24, 2014
Business
Freightliner continues to increase market share
The company finished 2013 with nearly 38 percent of the overall Class 6-8 market share, also increasing to 30 percent of the vocational market.
February 18, 2014
Business
Detroit unveils telematics system, makes DT12 available for DD13-equipped trucks
Detroit has introduced its Detroit Connect telematics tablet, which is designed to help drivers navigate, comply with hours of service regulations, perform pre- and post-trip inspections and send and receive two-way messages.
September 18, 2013
Custom Rigs
Gale Banks / Mike Ryan Racing super-turbo rig at Pikeās Peak
āAttending the Pikeās Peak hill climb needs to be on everyoneās bucket list!ā says reader Don Christner ā more here on Class 8 racer Mike Ryanās performance at the June 30 event.
July 8, 2013
Channel 19
When trucks were trucks: Familiar faces at Fitzgeraldās
Bill Blankenship of McMinnville, Tenn., showed off a classic find of a 1953 GMC 630, powered by a 134-hp Detroit diesel, at the Pride & Polish at Fitzgeraldās.
June 29, 2013
Business
Detroitās automated-manual transmission coming to U.S. market
The Detroit DT12 automated-manual transmission that will be available exclusively in Freightliner Cascadia models equipped with Detroit DD15 engines starting next month.
April 29, 2013
Equipment
Vocational specāing: With downspeeding trend, keep close eye on torque/hp combo
In the past, heavy duty vocational trucks may have been specād with 550 hp and 1,950 lb.-ft. of torque to get the load rolling. Today, 470-hp engines with 1,850 lb.-ft. torque can do the job.
February 26, 2013
Channel 19
Mustangās 3-million-mile, one-truck haul nears end
Owner-operator Mike Crawford is approaching 3 million safe miles all logged in the same 1994 Freightliner ā wish him luck on the final 37,000ā¦
September 6, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Bug-removal tip: Scotch Brite āDobieā pads
This one comes by way of owner-operator Henry Albertās blog, where he shares an anecdote about the Scotch Brite āDobieā cleaning pads (pictured) he uses to clean bugs from his windshield ā and how he somewhat inadvertently passed the trick off to Daimler engineers at the Uvalde, Texas, proving grounds. Give it a read here. [ā¦]
June 28, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Owner-operator on a fuel-economy test run
In May independent Albert Transport owner-operator Henry Albert participated in a test run of the 2014 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution (pictured) to track and compare its fuel-efficiency against an EPA 2010-compliant Cascadia. We reported about the test just last week. This week, heās been sharing results of this unique experience over on his blog as part [ā¦]
June 7, 2012
Business
Patriotic trucks honor POWs
Freightlinerās celebrating 10 years of the Rolling Thunder Ride of Pride by giving putting two ROP trucks on the road.
May 21, 2012
Business
Detroit Diesel launches new website
Detroit Diesel Corp. has launched a new website, which features a wide range of product information, customer support tools, and enhanced navigation. The website also showcases all Detroit heavy-duty engines and axles and includes recommendations and advice. Additional tools include a DEF locator, social media links to Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, and details on all [ā¦]
April 19, 2012
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