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Continental’s silicone hose and elbows
Continental’s SAE-certified 4-ply coolant silicone hose and elbows are engineered to handle extreme temperatures often found in newer heavy-duty engines. Silicone has a 400-degree continuous rating and a 450-degree peak rating, making the hose elbows suit
April 11, 2016
Gear
Phillips’ trailer power management system
Phillips’ Permalogic Smart-Charge trailer power management system is designed to recognize and automatically manage the best power sources to charge liftgate and auxiliary battery banks from all available sources collectively at the same time. The system
April 8, 2016
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Business
Blue DEF parent company purchases DEF company Victory Blue
The purchase includes seven production facilities throughout the U.S., and makes Old World the largest DEF marketer in North America, the company says.
April 8, 2016
Business
Volvo sells 100,000th I-Shift-equipped truck in North America
Volvo introduced the I-Shift in North America in 2007, becoming the first truck manufacturer to bring an integrated AMT to the market. The I-Shift became standard on all Volvo-powered models in 2013.
April 8, 2016
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Podcast: Big data at ‘tipping point’ for new safety applications
Fatigue management and monitoring techs will become, over the next 30 years, ubiquitous in fleet trucks — even, says safety expert Don Osterberg, in owner-operated units.
April 7, 2016
Business
International offering seats with rollover protection as option on ProStar models
International has announced it will offer a seat with rollover protection as an option on its ProStar Class 8 trucks.
April 7, 2016
Gear
TSE Brakes’ air brake actuator
TSE Brakes’ UL-Disc Air Brake Actuator is designed with full-immersion electro-deposition coating and a proprietary powder-coating finish to help ward off corrosion. The actuator’s main spring adds a proprietary UL base coating in addition to the company’
April 5, 2016
Business
Diesel prices drop slightly nationwide
Prices during the week stayed relatively stable, with the most significant increase coming in the Rocky Mountain region, where prices increased 2.9 cents, and the most significant decrease came in the Gulf Coast, where prices dropped 1.8 cents.
April 5, 2016
Business
CoPilot Truck GPS app available for free on Android for two weeks
The in-app purchase of an annual subscription is $69.99 (30 percent off) for a limited time.
April 5, 2016
Gear
Minimizer’s mudflap securement device
Minimizer’s Fast Flaps are designed to secure mudflaps without creating any holes in the flap or sacrificing strength. A screwdriver can be used to pry the Fast Flaps bar apart, allowing the user to insert a mudflap into the gap in seconds. Minimizer, www
April 4, 2016
Gear
Ridewell’s integrated stub axle suspension
Ridewell’s integrated RAR-251 Stub Axle Air Ride Suspension for heavy-haul applications contains two beam assemblies that can be integrated with a 32-inch track Ridewell axle configured with Wabco Pan 19 disc brake assemblies. The suspension’s pivot desig
April 4, 2016
Gear
Xantrex’s sine wave inverter
Xantrex’s Freedom Xi sine wave inverter is designed for use in mostmobile applications. The inverter is engineered to offer clean AC power, smart battery management and quick connection terminals in a lightweight package, allowing customers to operate mos
April 4, 2016
Business
Shell launching education campaign on new diesel engine oils
Shell Lubricants is ramping up its efforts to provide information on the road and online for a new diesel engine oil set to launch later this year with the Shell Rotella Road Show rig tour.
April 4, 2016
Business
BlackBerry introduces device to allow real-time trailer tracking, monitoring
BlackBerry announced last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show it is bringing to the U.S. marketplace a trailer monitoring system that allows carriers to track their trailers in real-time and provide detailed reports based on the data derived by the system.
April 4, 2016
Business
Cobra dashcam with built-in GPS debuts at MATS
The road-facing camera is full 1080P high definition and provides a 160-degree viewing angle.
April 1, 2016
Business
Navistar pays $7.5 million to settle SEC accusations that it misled investors about 2010 emissions compliance
The SEC also announced April 1 it has brought charges against former Navistar CEO Dan Ustian, claiming the truck and engine maker’s former boss misled investors about the company’s ability to meet 2010 emissions standards.
April 1, 2016
Business
Dometic’s new solar-charge truck battery systems
Dometic Group unveiled its new solar power systems with partner eNow for heavy-duty truckers at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.
April 1, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Rand McNally introduces low-cost ELD that interfaces with smartphone
When paired with a driver’s existing Android phone or Rand McNally navigation tablet, Ravi Kodavarti, Rand McNally’s director of product management says the ELD 50 creates a secure compliance solution that will meet federal ELD mandates, which take effect next year.
April 1, 2016
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