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Business
Peterbilt launches set-forward front axle Model 567
Peterbilt launched a new configuration for its vocational Model 567: a set-forward front axle version suited for mixer and other weight-conscious applications. “The Model 567 SFFA lets customers maximize payloads while helping meet state and federal bridge law requirements,” said Robert Woodall, Peterbilt assistant general manager of sales and marketing. “The Model 567 is a […]
February 4, 2015
Business
Equipment Spotlight: Aero add-ons smooth airflow, boost fuel economy
While truck body designers had started experimenting with aerodynamics before the mid-1960s, Rudkin-Wiley Corp. took strategic curves for big rigs a bit further in 1965 when it introduced its bolt-on aero device. The Air-Shield retrofit was mounted on the cab roof to help guide air over the trailer and reduce drag at highway speeds. Advertisements […]
February 4, 2015
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Gear
Donaldson’s DEF filter
Donaldson’s Clean DEF filter is designed to help maintain diesel exhaust fluid quality by removing harmful particulates and preventing plugged dosing valves on the selective catalytic reduction system, helping to extend the life of the onboard DEF filter.
February 3, 2015
Business
Diesel’s decline slows, but price still hits lowest in over 5 years
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell 3.5 cents in the week ended Feb. 2 to $2.831. That’s the lowest the U.S. average has been since the week ended Nov. 9, 2009.
February 3, 2015
Business
Why every owner-operator needs a maintenance account
Most owner-operators don’t have a maintenance account. But they should. Even 10 cents a mile could help save keep you afloat when repairs are needed. Here are some numbers to back up the importance of having a maintenance account.
February 2, 2015
Gear
SuperSprings’ Transit suspension enhancer
SuperSprings’ SumoSprings Solo “airless airbag” suspension enhancer applications now are available for the full range of Ford Transit commercial vans, wagons, cutaways and chassis cabs. SumoSprings Solos are built to enhance ride, reduce side-to-side body
February 2, 2015
Business
Roughly $25M settlement reached in ‘hot fuel’ cases: Here’s who’s included
Preliminary approval has been granted to the nearly $25 million settlement struck last year between fuel providers — such as Exxon, Love’s and BP — and fuel buyers, both diesel and gasoline, in the ongoing “hot fuel” lawsuits, originally filed in 2006.
January 30, 2015
Equipment
Tex-Mix Concrete in expansion mode in and around Austin, Texas
The company’s 88 mixer trucks are a common site along I-35 and Texas 130, delivering TxDOT- and city-approved mixes for construction projects from seven plants. The company has two new concrete plants under construction to keep up with demand.
January 29, 2015
Business
PDA Xpress designed to speed up accident appraisals
Property Damage Appraisers, a national network of vehicle damage appraisers, has launched PDA Xpress, a solution designed to turn customers’ smartphones into fast easy-to-use estimate tools that lighten adjusters’ workloads and help manage estimates. The company says PDA Xpress increases efficiency, decreases cycle time and helps adjusters close claims quicker, making it suitable for commercial […]
January 28, 2015
Business
Penske Used Trucks opens 3 new dealerships
Penske Used Trucks has doubled its commercial truck dealership footprint in North America, introducing centers in Dallas, metro Atlanta and Ontario. The company now has six locations including Phoenix; Torrance, Calif.; and Charlotte, N.C. Here are local details: • Dallas: 4415 Irving Blvd.; Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon; 972-728-4209. • Conyers, Ga.: 1481 […]
January 28, 2015
Business
Eaton enhances split shaft PTO for UltraShift Plus
Eaton said it has expanded the company’s lineup of UltraShift Plus automated transmissions for vocational applications through enhanced split shaft power take-off capabilities that allow for transmission gear selection and clutch control outside of a vehicle’s cab. The company said that eliminating the need for operators to enter and exit the cab to change transmission […]
January 28, 2015
Business
Onspot’s GSA contract renewed
Onspot of North America, a provider of automatic tire chains, announced that its General Services Administration contract has been renewed for another five years. Onspot’s automatic tire chains are designed to allow the operator to engage and disengage tire chains with a dashboard switch without stopping, enhancing traction and braking in snow and ice while […]
January 28, 2015
Equipment
Uptime: Mack TerraPro pumpers get GuardDog support standard option
Mack Trucks offering the GuardDog Connect integrated telematics solution standard on Mack TerraPro concrete pumper models, ordered as of April 2015.
January 27, 2015
Business
Diesel downturn continues as price nears half-decade low
The U.S. diesel price has now fallen 11 consecutive weeks and 28 out of the last 30 weeks. It’s also more than a dollar lower than than the same week a year ago.
January 27, 2015
Business
Mack offering special financing for veterans
Mack Financial Services has announced that it will again be offering returning veterans special financing terms for new Mack commercial vehicles in 2015.
January 27, 2015
Gear
Bosch’s start/stop starters
Bosch’s aftermarket starters for vehicles equipped with start/stop systems and components include reinforced bearings, an enhanced planetary gear unit, a heavy-duty meshing mechanism and an optimized commutator, together engineered to deliver up to 3.5 ti
January 26, 2015
Channel 19
Career advancement for the long haul: One small fleet’s growth story
While a family business is certainly not the only way to start and/or run a small fleet, it is one of the more common; run through Old Time Express here with Mark, Mitch and founder owner-operator Bo White.
January 26, 2015
Business
Kenworth T880 picks up Truck of the Year honors from ATD
The Kenworth T880 was named the American Truck Dealers’ Commercial Truck of the Year this weekend at the ATD Convention and Expo in San Francisco, besting the the Peterbilt 567 and the International WorkStar 7600.
January 26, 2015
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