Equipment: Page 214

Friday marks deadline to file for extension to comply with Calif. emissions regs

Truck owners have until Friday, Jan. 31, to report to California “good faith” efforts to comply with the state’s emissions regs that require older trucks to be retrofitted with particulate matter filters to operate in compliance.

January 29, 2014

Click Through The Image To Enlarge The Map Find A Copy In This Pdf, Too, Of Proposed Truck And Bus Rule Amendments

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Changing Gear: Updates from Phillips, Prestone Command, Luber-finer, Donaldson

Phillips reaches out to smart device users, Prestone Command releases a free white paper and more.

January 29, 2014

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ATD chair: Truck dealers need to work to battle ‘over regulation’ like fuel economy, emissions standards

Truck dealers must work with their legislators to battle over-regulation in the form of fuel economy standards and federal emissions standards, said Dick Witcher, outgoing chairman of the American Truck Dealers.

January 28, 2014

Diesel price jumps, continues bouncing up and down

The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel rose in the week ended Jan. 27 3.1 cents to $3.904, climbing after two weeks of price drops, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.

January 27, 2014

International ProStar named heavy-duty Truck of the Year by ATD

International swept Truck of the Year honors at the ATD Expo, as ProStar with the Cummins ISX15 won ATD Truck of the Year in the heavy-duty market, while the TerraStar 4×4 won medium-duty Truck of the Year.

January 27, 2014

The International ProStar with the Cummins ISX15 was named the ATD Truck of the Year.

Mark Lampert retiring from Daimler

Daimler Trucks North America announced that Mark Lampert, senior vice president of sales and marketing, will retire March 31, 2014.

January 23, 2014

Window tinting group pushes FMCSA for exemption of regs to help driver comfort, health

The International Window Film Association has filed an application for exemption with FMCSA to allow windows to the right and left of drivers to be tinted beyond current federal regulations.

January 23, 2014

Fuel card provider Comdata, truck stop chains to pay $130M in settlement with independent truck stops

Fuel card provider Comdata, along with TA, Love’s, Pilot and Country Stores have agreed to pay $130 million to 4,000 independent truck stops in a class-action settlement over allegations that Comdata charged them 500 to 1,000 percent more per transaction.

January 23, 2014

Donated Mack mixer auctioned

Mack Trucks donated this 2014 Mack Granite to the Concrete Industry Management Auction taking place Jan. 22 during the 2014 World of Concrete show in Las Vegas.

January 22, 2014

Mack Granite Mixer donated

Diesel down another 1.3 cents, enters downward trend

The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel now has fallen nearly 4 cents in the last two weeks, falling 1.3 cents in the week ended Jan. 20 to $3.873, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.

January 21, 2014

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Changing Gear: Updates from Mack, Navistar, Luber-finer

Mack Trucks says it’s shooting for a little more stopping power and performance by announcing that that Meritor EX+ Air Disc Brakes now are available for order on its Granite, TerraPro and Titan by Mack models. The air disc brakes, which use a flat rotor concept designed to prevent heat distortion in heavy-duty service, debuted […]

January 21, 2014

Richmond Peterbilt Store suffers fire damage

A two-alarm fire damaged The Peterbilt Store in Richmond, Va. early Tuesday morning. According to The Richmond Times Dispatch, firefighters were called to the scene at 3:47 a.m., with more units called in for support at 4:04 a.m. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Greg Arscott, Vice President and […]

January 21, 2014

Study says 6×2 axles average 2.5 percent better fuel mileage

The analysis of existing data — with some new track tests — by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency showed an average payback time of 20 months given fuel-efficiency gains.

January 21, 2014

Find out more about the North American Council for Freight Efficiency via nacfe.org.

Readers mixed on wide-single tires

Point of view on wide single tires to replace duals on drive and trailer axles is all over the map, as evidenced by a recent discussion here on OverdriveOnline.com and Facebook.

January 17, 2014

Wendy Parker's wide singles

Kenworth, Peterbilt models at World of Concrete

Peterbilt will show its new all-purpose vocational Model 567, Kenworth its T880 with mixer body (recently in full production), at the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas January 21-24.

January 16, 2014

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Cummins — at least temporarily — abandons development of 15L natural gas engine

Cummins will be halting development of its ISX15 G natural gas-powered engine due to uncertainty of the market and lack of infrastructure, the engine maker says. It will re-evaluate the market later this year.

January 15, 2014

Cummins ISX15 G

Diesel price falls in one of biggest weekly price drops in nearly a year

The price of diesel in the week ended Jan. 13 fell 2.4 cents from the week prior week to a national average of $3.886. The 2.4-cent drop is the third largest since April 2013.

January 14, 2014

Kenworth, Freightliner issue recalls for some ’13, ’14 model trucks

Certain 2014 Kenworth trucks may have a tail light defect, while Freightliner Cascadias made between December 2012 and November 2013 could have faulty wiring in their electronically controlled air suspension.

January 14, 2014

Kenworth T680 trucks built between July and December of 2013 could have a defect that causes tail lights not to work.

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Owner-operator Raiko Graveran might be the 'nicest dude in all of trucking,' a version of which has been said by more than one truck showgoer who's found him and his 1995 Freightliner FLD 120 parked up. Here he's showing off fairly recent wins at the Old Town Rig Down event in Nacogdoches, Texas. Look for Graveran out at the Stars, Stripes and White Lines event this week in Atlanta.

Red, white and 'Little Blue': The story of owner-operator Raiko Graveran

RGT Transport owner Graveran came to the United States in '08 on a raft from Cuba, ultimately able to gain legal permanent resident status with the immigration policy of the time. Today, he's the proud owner of a multi-award-winning custom '95 FLD flattop that cuts a unique picture on the show circuit.

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