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Ancra’s trailer access steps
Ancra’s Trailer Access Steps are designed for permanent mounting under the doors of van trailers or straight trucks with a 48-inch deck height. Both the two-step and three-step models are built with interlocking tabs and a slot construction to hold up to
February 24, 2017
Gear
Kinedyne’s decking system components
Kinedyne’s redesigned head assembly trigger for the company’s K2 Kaptive Beam Decking System interfaces with the revised grooved-head design of the system’s beam adjustment tool to facilitate smoother and more efficient operation. The trigger features an
February 23, 2017
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Business
New Rush Truck Center in N.M.
The Farmington, N.M., facility features a parts showroom with an extensive parts inventory and eight service bays utilizing state-of-the-art technology.
February 17, 2017
Business
Truck platooning developer Peloton adds ELD maker Omnitracs as partner, plans roll out this year
Peloton’s technology synchronizes braking and acceleration between pairs of trucks through vehicle-to-vehicle communications and radar-based collision avoidance systems. As part of the Omnitracs partnership, Peloton will help to roll out automated vehicle technology to fleets using Omnitracs, beginning with two-truck platooning.
February 16, 2017
Equipment
Hauling logs in British Columbia
The third-generation Munden logging company’s fleet of 14 KWs features the latest in four T880s spec’d with 550-hp engines, 18 speeds, tridem drive axles, severe weather insulation packages and other features as the company transitions from the T800 model. The trucks thrive in off-road log hauling.
February 16, 2017
Business
Toyo adds to M-Line of commercial tires
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is expanding the size availability for the Toyo M920 drive tire and the Toyo M149 Super Single. The premium M920 drive traction tire, with its wide and staggered tread block, is designed for trucks that require all-season capabilities. Its two wide circumferential grooves are designed to shed water during wet conditions. New sizes added to the M920 […]
February 13, 2017
Gear
Serge Ferrari’s tarp material
Serge Ferrari’s Precontraint 705LT tarp material has yarns and coating designed for cold crack resistance and to withstand temperatures as low as -58 degrees Fahrenheit. The lightweight, flexible composite material is built for long-term durability, dimen
February 8, 2017
Business
Mack introduces new diesel engine oil, extends drain intervals
Introduced as the factory oil in Mack’s 2017 engines, the company’s EOS-4.5 engine oil also extends intervals for all 2011 and newer Mack engines.
February 8, 2017
Business
Bendix ESP standard on Kenworth T680, T880 tractors
Kenworth announced that the Bendix Electronic Stability Program is now standard on its new T680 and T880 tractors. The ESP system is designed to help stabilize the vehicle during loss-of-control situations on dry, wet and snow- and ice-covered highways. Customers will receive the Bendix 4S/4M configuration, which has four sensors and four modulators and includes […]
February 7, 2017
Business
Fuel prices flat so far in 2017
The nation’s average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel on Jan. 2 was $2.586, and the average price on Feb. 6 is $2.558 per gallon, the Department of Energy reports.
February 6, 2017
Business
Garmin releases new dashcam
The Garmin Dash Cam 35 records in high definition and features a collision warning system that alerts the driver when following too closely to a car ahead, as well as nearby red light cameras and speed cameras.
February 6, 2017
Business
Kenworth updates predictive cruise on T680
Kenworth announced Friday it has updated the Predictive Cruise Control functionality available for the Kenworth T680 and T880, coming in conjunction with the new 2017 Paccar MX-11 and MX-13 engines and Cummins X15 engines. The updates offer fuel economy boosts, the company says.
February 3, 2017
Business
DOT report on fatal 2016 Tesla crash with tractor-trailer blames limitations of Autopilot mode
NHTSA concluded the car’s operator, who died in the collision, was leaning too heavily on the car’s driver assist systems, which failed to brake when a tractor-trailer crossed the road in front of the car.
February 2, 2017
Business
Lightweight Meritor steer axle now standard on Class 8 Kenworths
The axle is available in standard and wide track configurations with a gross axle weight rating of 12,000 and 13,200 pounds, respectively.
February 2, 2017
Business
Commercial tire prices set to increase in 2017
Tire manufacturers Yokohama, Bridgestone and Michelin have announced they will be increasing tire prices by 7-8 percent in 2017.
February 2, 2017
Gear
Royal Purple’s fluids lineup
Royal Purple’s Commercial and Fleet Vehicle product line features proprietary technologies including Synerlec and Synslide and is formulated for over-the-road trucking, construction vehicles, tractors, mining, agriculture and off-road vehicles. • Syndraul
February 2, 2017
Business
Trump’s halt on regulations the ‘death knell’ for truck speed limiter rule
Trump’s regulatory reluctance — and a recent memo to federal agencies ordering them to halt new regulations — could be the end of the U.S. DOT’s quest to require speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks.
February 1, 2017
Equipment
Test drive: Volvo’s $2M SuperTruck
Overdrive Equipment Editor Jason Cannon got behind the wheel of Volvo’s SuperTruck concept vehicle last month. Details here…
February 1, 2017
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