Tag: Overdrive magazine: Page 135

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Aluminum driveshaft

Lighter, yet stronger is the thinking behind Dana’s new Diamond Series aluminum driveshaft for commercial vehicles. “Aluminum driveshafts have been in use in light vehicles,” said Ralph Polehonki, vice president, global engineering for Dana. “But they have not been available for the commercial vehicle market until now,” he said March 31 during a press event […]

April 1, 2011

Business

New valve for refrigeration units

Thermo King announced the development of an Electronic Throttling Valve, designed to reduce fuel costs, extend maintenance intervals and improve temperature control performance on its T-series single-temp truck units with scroll compressors. These units include the T-600, T-800 and T-1000. Thermo King also announced improvements to its SB-30 series refrigeration units to reduce fuel and […]

April 1, 2011

Business

Ultra-capacitor for truck starts

Maxwell Technologies will market a device later this year called an ultra-capacitor that will replace one or two truck batteries and help start a truck, the company announced Thursday, March 31, in Louisville. The unit is dry, maintenance-free, saves weight and provides protection against no-starts, said Dennis Flynn, director marketing research and brand communications. The […]

March 31, 2011

Business

Extended service interval grease

Chevron Products Co. introduced an extended service interval grease called Delo Grease ESI March 31 in Louisville, Ky. Jim Gambill, manager of direct marketing, said, “Many fleets have gone to extended drain intervals. This is a new product designed to support that.” Although not a synthetic grease, Gambill described it as “a 30,000-35,000-mile grease.” Chevron […]

March 31, 2011

Business

Trailer enhancements

Great Dane introduced major advances to its Classic Truckload refrigerated trailer and its Composite dry freight van.

March 31, 2011

Business

Daimler expects strong sales growth

Daimler had been projecting 20 percent to 25 percent growth, but could see it rise to 35 percent.

March 31, 2011

Business

Emergency roadside service offered to owner-operators

The roadside service Advantage Program is being offered to owner-operators, Greensboro, S.C.-based Michelin North America announced. The service includes emergency road service and safety and matinenance training tips and techniques. In the program, purchases for new tires or retread products can be made with Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card. Program members also have […]

March 31, 2011

Business

Mack: Fairings help lift fuel efficiency 12%

New roof fairings and chassis fairings headline Mack’s aerodynamic lineup.

March 31, 2011

Business

Volvo sees 8% fuel economy gain over 2007

Aerodynamic features and powertrain enhancements boost Volvo VN fuel economy another 3 percent for an overall gain of 8 percent.

March 31, 2011

Business

Navistar details market expansion

Navistar is the only heavy-duty engine maker using exhaust gas recirculation without selective catalytic reduction to meet federal emissions regulations.

March 31, 2011

Channel 19

Kenworth T700 on Speed

We’re talking the Speed Channel, of course. The aerodynamic Kenworth T700 (pictured), equipped with the fuel-efficient MX engine, will be featured at 9 p.m. Eastern on April 14, a Thursday, on the new Speedmakers television series on the Speed Channel. The one-hour program was filmed at the Kenworth plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, where Kenworth trucks […]

March 31, 2011

Business

Volvo plans to recall 700 truck plant workers

The New River Valley, Va., plant, which employs about 1,500 people, is facing a surge in orders for heavy-duty trucks.

March 30, 2011