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Photos: International’s newly unveiled LT series tractor

International Truck on Friday debuted its latest premier over-the-road Class 8 tractor, replacing the company’s ProStar as its flagship model. See photos of the truck here…

October 3, 2016

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Doonan’s flatbed liftgate trailer

Doonan’s Chaparral II flatbed trailer is available with Maxon’s medium-duty Railift RC-2B liftgate series. The 28-foot-by-102-inch aluminum two-axle trailer with 22.5-inch tires is designed for added capacity and durability in demanding applications, and

October 3, 2016

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Yokohama’s ultra-wide-base tire

Yokohama’s BluEarth 709L fuel-efficient ultra-wide-base drive tire has an advanced compound engineered to resist heat buildup and a 24/32-inch tread depth for added low rolling resistance. A specialized directional tread pattern promotes added traction in

October 3, 2016

Leece-Neville’s starter motor for Paccar engines

Leece-Neville Heavy Duty Systems’ M110608 starter motor for Paccar’s MX-11 and MX-13 engines is designed for improved performance and reliability. The bolt-in replacement is engineered to fit in tighter spaces, and its in-line gear reduction design helps

October 3, 2016

International introduces new ‘flagship’ Class 8 tractor

International on Friday introduced its new flagship line of Class 8 on-highway trucks, taking the mantle from the company’s ProStar. The new LT series will be available with both the Cummins X15 and the Navistar proprietary N13.

September 30, 2016

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Utility’s heavy-haul dry van

Utility’s 4000D-X Composite TBR (Tall Bottom Rail) dry van trailer is engineered for heavy hauls that often incur added forklift abuse and lower wall rubbing. The thick, rugged aluminum TBR model features a bottom rail that is 10 inches taller and 50 perc

September 30, 2016

Love’s plans to expand maintenance offerings in 2017

The additional maintenance offering focuses on oil changes to the motor, transmission and gearboxes, as well as preventive maintenance services including fluid levels, fluid and filter quality checks and lube services.

September 30, 2016

Love’s will be expanding its truck maintenance offerings in 2017.

NACFE: Truck platooning boosts fuel economy, ‘next logical automation’

In a two-truck platoon, the potential fuel consumption savings versus an isolated single vehicle varies depending on the separation distance of the trucks, but the report says at a following distance of 40- to 50-feet platooning can lead to 4 percent average savings over the two trucks after accounting for traffic, terrain and time when equipped trucks will not be operating in a platoon.

September 29, 2016

A graphic distributed in 2015 by Freightliner on the fuel economy benefits of a three-truck platoon.

Wabco’s trailer skirt

Wabco’s OptiFlow TrailerSkirt is a lightweight, rigid aerodynamic side skirt for trailers that features a proprietary one-bolt mono clamp technology to facilitate quicker installation. The skirt is designed to enhance fuel economy and is approved by the U

September 29, 2016

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Advanced cruise control system pushes Navistar SuperTruck to double efficiency standards set by DOE, company says

The CatalIST SuperTruck achieves a fuel economy of 13 mpg. Navistar says one of the major gains made by the SuperTruck development is in its predictive cruise control, which looks ahead of the vehicle and recognizes the terrain and continuously calculates the most efficient speed and gear for optimal fuel economy in real time.

September 28, 2016

Navistar’s SuperTruck demonstration vehicle, CatalIST, achieved a freight efficiency improvement of 104 percent – more than double the 50 percent goal set by the U.S. Department of Energy for its SuperTruck program.

First Pete 567 Heritage goes to Hinz Trucking

Peterbilt presented the first production Model 567 Heritage – a new version of the model with exclusive interior and exterior styling features – to Hinz Trucking, who drove it off the assembly line at Peterbilt’s Denton, Texas manufacturing facility.

September 28, 2016

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Freightliner, Western Star trucks affected by two recalls

One recall affects approximately 1,000 Freightliner Cascadias with compressed natural gas engines, and the other affects approximately 150 Freightliner and Western Star trucks equipped with the wrong front axle hubs.

September 27, 2016

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Forecasters: Trucking’s autonomous revolution is nigh, and it may be prickly

Transportation forecasters and top brass at truck OEs sent a message to the trucking industry in recent weeks: Autonomous trucking is coming, and its revolution will likely have a greater impact on the industry than deregulation of the early 1980s.

September 27, 2016

FTR economists Noel Perry, left, and Larry Gross said automation will revolutionize the trucking industry in the next two decades, and carriers need to be prepared to weather the major changes it will bring.

Utility Trailer introduces new, lighter flatbed

The 4000AE comes standard with a 47,000-pound coil haul package and is 627 pounds lighter than the 4000A model fitted with an optional coil haul package, Utility says.

September 27, 2016

Fuel prices see another slight drop in most recent week

The cheapest fuel in the country can be found in the Gulf Coast at $2.23 per gallon, followed by the Lower Atlantic region at $2.318 per gallon.

September 26, 2016

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Carriers spent more on driver wages, less on fuel in 2015, according to report

For the first time since ATRI first published its annual Operational Costs report, fuel spending was not carriers’ most expensive per-mile line item. Driver wages took the crown in 2015.

September 26, 2016

For the first time since ATRI began its annual survey of carrier costs, driver wages topped fuel spending as carriers’ most costly line item.

Gates’ heavy-duty belts

Gates’ FleetRunner Micro-V Belts feature advanced compounds and specially formulated adhesion gum layers that help them to withstand the high heat conditions of modern diesel engines. Gates Corp., www.gates.com

September 23, 2016

Ridewell’s air tank kit

Ridewell’s pre-plumbed factory-integrated air tank kit for its self-steering RSS-233 8K, 10K and 13K suspension systems includes a 1,300-cubic-inch air tank and a pressure protection valve. A 30-amp relay for lift-in-reverse operation, a pigtail and a hig

September 23, 2016

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