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Horton’s fan retrofit packages
Horton’s Modulator Fully Variable Retrofit Packages are designed to deliver optimized engine cooling and replace on/off fan drives for select heavy-duty line-haul and severe-duty vocational trucks where pneumatically actuated fan clutches over-cycle or do
March 20, 2014
Business
Video log: Walk-around, test drive of the Mack Titan
Overdrive Equipment Editor Jack Roberts was in Allentown, Pa., March 20 touring the Mack Titan and taking the truck for a test drive. Here are videos of Roberts’ test drive and walk-around of the truck.
March 20, 2014
Business
Cummins natural gas engine recall affects some Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner trucks
As part of the 25,000-engine recall issued last month Cummins and Cummins-Westport earlier this month, more than 2,000 2014-2015 Kenworth and Peterbilt model trucks have been recalled, along with more than 3,200 2008-2015 Freightliner, Sterling and Thomas Built model trucks and buses.
March 18, 2014
Business
Dump the thump: Measuring tire pressure precisely is worth more than the time it takes
According to industry experts, thumping tires is a waste of time. Taking the time to ensure your tires are properly inflated will save fuel and extend your tire life.
March 18, 2014
Business
Diesel price slips, falls 1.8 cents to $4 even
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell in the week ended March 17 to $4.003 a gallon, according to the DOE. That’s the biggest drop since mid-January.
March 18, 2014
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Changing Gear: TMC updates from Cummins, Eaton, Dana, Webb Wheel, Phillips, Idle Smart
The Technology and Maintenance Council’s annual meeting usually is the time that fleet maintenance managers gather to discuss the latest technical and shop trends, so naturally the vendors that attend the event and hold press conferences to introduce new products and make lofty announcements normally reach out to that audience. However, I found that this […]
March 18, 2014
Electronic Logging Devices
New rule includes 8 ways to help prevent e-log harassment
FMCSA outlines eight proposed provisions to attempt to prevent driver harassment with ELDs. Congress and the courts directed FMCSA to include safeguards against driver harassment in the rule.
March 14, 2014
Business
Speed limiter rule coming? DOT report says yes, and could be this year
Joining an already full trucking regulatory docket this year could be a rule that requires trucks to use speed limiters, though what the limited speed may be isn’t known.
March 13, 2014
Business
Diesel price still projected to fall in 2014, 2015, but forecast price climbing
The Dept. of Energy’s most recent Short Term Energy Outlook projects the U.S.’ average diesel price to fall to $3.85 this year, a 7-cent drop from 2013’s average of $3.92 and a 12-cent drop from 2012’s $3.97. Those numbers, however both are upward revisions of previous projections.
March 13, 2014
Gear
Yokohama’s ultrawide-base drive tires
Yokohama’s 902L long-haul/regional ultrawide-base drive tire, available in size 445/50R22.5, is designed for added traction and high mileage, with a 27/32-inch tread depth built for extreme driving conditions such as snow and ice. The tire features an adv
March 13, 2014
Business
Questioning combustion: New engine designs question century-old engine concepts
Diesels engines modified to run on gasoline and a gasoline engine that doesn’t use spark plugs to initiate combustion? Though these may sound far-fetched, they’re two examples Overdrive Equipment Editor Jack Roberts notes in a blog post on innovative engine design on OD sister site CCJ.
March 12, 2014
Business
National diesel price remains mostly flat, still above $4
March diesel price swings continue to come in more lamb than lion: The national average diesel price climbed slightly, up a half-cent to $4.021 in the week ended March 10.
March 10, 2014
Business
ISX12 to join offerings in Cummins, Eaton powertrain partnership
The Cummins ISX12 will soon be available in the SmartAdvantage powertrain partnership between Cummins and Eaton, the two companies announced this week at the American Trucking Associations’ annual Technology & Maintenance Council.
March 10, 2014
Overdrive Extra
Changing Gear: Updates from Circle R, Air-Weigh, Road Choice, Meritor, ATDynamics
Sounds like these two companies could make hay at making weight. Circle R Side Dump has made Air-Weigh’s digital QuickLoad Trailer Scale standard on its 37-foot SuperCube high-capacity side dump trailer. The QuickLoad Trailer Scale includes molded electrical and air connections, and when displaying weight, the bright backlit transflective display features large numbers which are […]
March 10, 2014
Business
CARB proposes delaying, changing some emissions requirements for owner-operators
California’s Air Resources Board this week officially unveiled some proposed changes to its Truck & Bus Rule emissions regulations, potentially allowing owner-operators and small fleets some additional routes to compliance.
March 7, 2014
Gear
Meritor’s enhanced brakes
Meritor has renamed and enhanced two braking products to help customers better identify them while improving their total cost of ownership. Meritor’s QPlus drum brakes now are named Q+ and have been enhanced for upgraded performance and lining life for re
March 7, 2014
Equipment
Navistar stresses vocational commitment
The company refined SCR transition schedules and introduced new vocational options — and the TerraStar bagged work truck of the year awards.
March 7, 2014
Equipment
Gaining turbo boost: Start with a new muffler, then look at air intake
Instead of opting for a larger turbo, opt to make you engine run “free,” by allowing better exhaust flow, writes Bruce Mallinson. That’ll then yield better fuel mileage, performance and longevity.
March 6, 2014
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