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Channel 19
Final season one episode of American Trucker on Speed Channel this Thursday
If you missed the news two weeks back, the final episode of the first season of American Trucker on the Speed Channel will features the production crewâs documentation of the last mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and, more particularly, the trucks that are front and center in preparations for the journey. Among them are [âŚ]
June 7, 2011
Business
Side rollover protection system
The IMMI RollTek side rollover protection system has been integrated in the Atlas Premium Air Ride, high back driverâs seat on all Peterbilt Class 8 vehicles. RollTek combines side airbag protection with seatbelt technology. The system deploys within a quarter-second to minimize impact. PETERBILT, www.peterbilt.com
May 31, 2011
Business
American Trucker features NASA trucks
The season finale takes an inside look at the trucking team readying every Shuttle mission for takeoff.
May 26, 2011
Business
Peterbilt to make air disc brakes standard
Move will apply to entire Calss 8 truck lineup.
March 30, 2011
Channel 19
New diesel thieves; âAmerican Truckerâ visits the custom shops
High-tech diesel thieves You know fuel prices are bad when you start seeing reports such as the one published yesterday via the website of Central Floridaâs WFTV. âSome long-haul truckers found a new way to steal diesel, Marion County deputies said Wednesday,â WFTV reported. Deputies apparently arrested three separate haulers who were passing off a [âŚ]
March 17, 2011
Channel 19
âHere comes plug-in diesel!â
So gushed the website and weekly update of the group Hybrid Owners of America about several automakersâ concept cars on display at the Geneva Auto Show last week. But in some sense, freight movement by plug-in powertrain is here, if not in the Class 8 realm, without even the diesel. Navistar recently announced expanded service [âŚ]
March 15, 2011
Channel 19
A few extra horses power rig through snow
Sometimes, the best solutions to problems are the simplest. Or thatâs one way of looking at the vid below, posted to YouTube by user roush61799 on Feb. 21 and purporting to come from Amish country in Central Pennsylvania. Four horses and a farmerâs cart tied to the front end of a big Peterbilt pulling a tanker [âŚ]
March 10, 2011
Business
Engine Spotlight
Paccarâs MX stands out with unique design features.
March 1, 2011
Business
Aftermarket mirrors
The new line of aftermarket mirrors for Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks fit all manufacturers and come in two styles, the 8-in. convex mirror and a 7-in. by 16-in. West Coast mirror, available in heated and non-heated options. The West Coast mirrors have a stainless steel finish, heavy-duty multi-channel construction and 5/16-in. No. 18 [âŚ]
February 26, 2011
Channel 19
âShowing Severeâ w/ Texas dump fleet
I met the Redwines of Nederland, Texas, at the Great American Trucking Show last year by the back bumper of Jerry Redwineâs prize-winning 2007 Peterbilt 378 tri-axle dump (pictured). The labor of love is a hardworking truck in Redwine construction business. Powered by a Caterpillar C13 boosted to 600 hp and an Eaton 8 LL [âŚ]
February 8, 2011
Business
U.S. Xpress orders 1,000 SmartWay certified trucks
U.S. Xpress, based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has ordered 1,000 new Peterbilt 587s, the truck maker announced. Peterbiltâs new Model 587s have been certified as fuel-efficient by the Environmental Protection Agencyâs SmartWay program. The 587 has an aerodynamic design made for long-haul operations, lowers greenhouse gas emissions and reduces NOx emissions, particulate matter and other air [âŚ]
January 19, 2011
Business
Engine Spotlight
Cumminsâ ISX has been around for more than a decade, but recent changes turn heads for durability and fuel-mileage enhancement.
January 3, 2011
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