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Business
EPA, DOT extend public comment period on Phase 2 emissions regulations proposal
Federal regulators have extended the public comment period for the recently proposed second phase of emissions regulations and fuel economy standards for heavy-duty trucks, pushing the last day to comment two weeks to Oct. 1, 2015. Here’s how to comment.
September 1, 2015
Gear
Webasto’s medium-duty HVAC system
Webasto’s London air-conditioning and heating system for medium-duty applications is engineered to be compact and efficient and to offer up to 32,500 Btu/h of cooling capacity and 44,500 Btu/h of heating capacity. The integrated HVAC system can be install
September 1, 2015
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Volvo dismisses carrier’s claims in lawsuit over natural gas truck fire
A Pennsylvania-based carrier filed a lawsuit last month against Volvo Trucks over alleged breach of warranty after one of the carrier’s year-model 2014 compressed natural gas-powered tractors caught fire. Volvo says the claims lack merit.
September 1, 2015
Business
U.S. diesel average nears $2.50, at lowest point in over 6 years
The average price for a gallon of diesel is now $2.514 — the lowest since July 2009.
September 1, 2015
Business
Inspection spree set for this week — here’s what to watch for
Here are the dates CVSA has set for the annual Brake Safety Week inspection blitz.
August 31, 2015
Gear
The Overhead Door Co.’s hold-open door keeper
The Overhead Door Co.’s Hold Open Door Keeper is a bottom roller holder designed to allow an open rollup door to rest in the open position behind the header. The hinged roller is attached to the bottom door panel, and when the door is in the open position
August 28, 2015
Business
Goodyear’s Smart Fleet logs strong growth
Membership in Goodyear’s Smart Fleet program, which provides discounts and special services to owner-operators, has grown 36 percent in the last 12 months.
August 28, 2015
Channel 19
Greater simplicity needed for Phase 2 efficiency regs?
Steven Davenport to EPA at GATS: “If you … don’t get the technology to what’s the simplest thing … we don’t get the environmental benefit, because people will hold onto those old trucks.”
August 28, 2015
Business
Minimizer shows off tire-mounted work benches, fifth wheel Slick Plate at GATS
Minimizer’s showing off the Tandem Bench at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas in this week, which is now back in stock and available through its network of more than 1,000 distributors, along with its Single Wheel Work Bench.
August 28, 2015
Business
TiroGage tire pressure monitoring device unveiled
Tiro Technologies unveiled Friday its new tire pressure monitoring technology, TiroGage, at the Great American Trucking Show.
August 28, 2015
Custom Rigs
Photos: GATS truck views, non-Pride & Polish edition
Show rigs aren’t the only ones gracing the show floor, however. Here’s a look at the equipment on display in booths around the show floor
August 28, 2015
Business
NG1 TechFlo says it guarantees 10 percent increase in fuel economy
“I’m chasing zero emissions, and we’re doing it mostly through fuel savings,” said NG1 TechFlo Exhaust CTO Dustin Nord. “We work on everything diesel up to Class 8 trucks. We’ve done this through a new theory of fluid dynamics.”
August 28, 2015
Truck Stops
Love’s adds tire inflation system at 200 locations
Professional drivers across the country now have access to Love’s Travel Stops’ TirePass, a technology that detects potential tire- and wheel-related problems before they occur.
August 28, 2015
Business
Fitzgerald adds Kenworth Icon 900, Western Star 4900 to glider kit offerings
Fitzgerald Glider Kits announced Aug. 27 it has added the the Kenworth Icon 900 and the Western Star 4900 to its glider kit offerings. The announcement came at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas.
August 27, 2015
Gear
Michelin’s regional retread
Michelin’s X Multi Energy D Pre-Mold retread for regional and emerging super-regional applications is SmartWay-verified and designed for added fuel efficiency and scrub resistance in regional applications. Suited for 4×2 applications, the retread features
August 27, 2015
Gear
Galbreath’s container locking system
Galbreath’s Roc-Loc Roll-Off Container Locking System is designed to secure roll-off containers for transport. Built to be compatible with most brands of cable hoists, hook hoists and trailers, the system has two single-acting air-actuated airbags enginee
August 26, 2015
Gear
Cooper’s all-position waste-haul tire
Cooper’s Roadmaster RM230 WH all-position waste-haul tire has a wide footprint to help distribute weight evenly and enhance tread life, while a stone protector ledge in the center groove helps guard against stone penetration and preserve casing retreadabi
August 25, 2015
Business
Fuel prices resume steady summer decline
After a week of little change, the country’s average diesel price resumed its steady downfall, with prices dropping 5.4 cents during the week ending Aug. 24, according to the Energy Department.
August 24, 2015
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