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Great American Trucking Show starts today: Here’s how to follow the show
The Great American Trucking Show begins at noon Thursday,. Aug. 22. Here’s how you can follow the show if you can’t make it.
August 20, 2014
Gear
CMA’s Duraturn tire line
CMA has launched its Duraturn brand of commercial tires. The TBR line comes in all applications with more than 85 SKUs available, including models for steer, drive, trailer and mixed service tires, with several EPA Smartway-verified for low rolling resist
August 20, 2014
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Business
Kenworth adds nat gas option to T880
Kenworth announced this week it is adding a natural gas option for the Kenworth T880, the company’s flagship vocational truck. The Kenworth T880 day cab and 52-inch mid-roof sleeper configurations now can be specified with the factory-installed Cummins Westport ISX12 G 400-hp natural gas engine with 1,450 lb-ft of torque. The ISX12 G is available […]
August 19, 2014
Business
Diesel price hits 9-month low
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell another eight-tenths of a cent in the week ended Aug. 18, putting it at $3.835. That’s the lowest the national average price has been since the week ended Nov. 18 and the seventh straight week the average price has dropped.
August 19, 2014
Business
Navistar denied request to dismiss lawsuit over alleged engine defects
A federal court Aug. 18 ruled to deny a motion made by Navistar-International to dismiss one of the lawsuits brought against it over its EGR-only MaxxForce engine line, according to court documents.
August 19, 2014
Custom Rigs
10 things to see, do and know for the Great American Trucking Show
The Great American Trucking Show starts this week (Aug. 21) and has plenty for drivers and owner-operators. As a primer for the show, here are 10 things you can see or do or should know for the show.
August 18, 2014
Gear
Penray’s heavy-duty coolant filters
Penray’s latest heavy-duty coolant filters for Class 6-8 vehicles feature a synthetic media with the company’s proprietary Need-Release technology that introduces coolant additives and fortifiers on an as-needed basis to help stabilize the coolant for opt
August 15, 2014
Equipment
Photos: How gliders come to be
Note: This story is part of a larger package on glider kits and their viability for owner-operators. Click here to see the main story. Fitzgerald’s plant in Byrdstown, Tenn., specializes in putting engines and transmissions into the glider bodies, says Tommy Fitzgerald. It receives engines from a Fitzgerald plant in Kentucky, where the company tears […]
August 14, 2014
Business
Volvo: 2016 models see fuel efficiency boost from aero, powertrain changes
Volvo Trucks says its 2016 VN series of on-highway tractors has better aerodynamics and a more sophisticated powertrain than current models, both of which it says will push the company’s next line of trucks to better fuel economy.
August 13, 2014
Business
Senate bill aims to promote natural gas adoption in long-haul trucking
The Senate this week introduced its version of a bill to cut natural gas-powered trucks a break, as it would give them an exemption to federal truck weight standards as a means to mitigate the weight of nat gas tanks and to prevent natural gas adopters from being at a competitive disadvantage.
August 13, 2014
Business
Electric cable-powered trucks to be tested in California next year
A two-mile demonstration project using overhead cables to power electric trucks is slated to begin in California in Jul 2015.
August 13, 2014
Business
Carrier Transicold unveils remote control panel for reefer units
Carrier Transicold says its new APX remote panels add convenience and efficiency for refrigerated transport operations by placing trailer refrigeration controls in locations more easily accessible to operators.
August 12, 2014
Business
Clarification: EPA’s clearance for Calif. enforcement of aero device regs applies to trucks, too
An EPA ruling clears CARB to enforce aero add-on requirements on 2011-2013 year-model tractors with integrated sleepers, in addition to the trailer requirement reported earlier this week.
August 12, 2014
Business
Fitzgerald, Hogebuilt team for Pete fenders, marketing
Fitzgerald Glider Kits announced that Hogebuilt fenders will be featured as its standard option on all of its Peterbilt 389 and 386 truck models.
August 12, 2014
Business
Diesel price continues to tumble, down another cent
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell a cent in the week ended Aug. 11 to $3.843. That’s the sixth straight week the national average price has dropped and the lowest the price has been since the week ended Nov. 18.
August 12, 2014
Business
CARB can enforce rule requiring aero add-ons to trailers, EPA says
CARB has been granted permission by the federal government to enforce its requirement that trailers in the state be equipped with certain EPA-verified aerodynamic equipment.
August 11, 2014
Overdrive Extra
Changing Gear: New tech trends from American Power Group, Optronics, Kenworth, King Controls
I get a lot of announcements from companies that have made relatively minor tweaks to traditional must-have products such as tires and brake pads, but every now and then I hear from vendors that are making some neat high-tech updates to their products, some in relatively recently-developed and niche markets. This week, let’s take a […]
August 11, 2014
Business
Cummins N.Y. plant celebrates 40 years
Cummins celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP) in Jamestown, N.Y. Typically, more than 400 engines are built per day at JEP, and the plant produced its 1.5 millionth heavy-duty engine in the summer of 2013. Each of the plant’s engines meets the emissions regulations in every part of the world to which […]
August 8, 2014
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