Tag: Mack Trucks

Business
Liter Fever: The battle between 13-liter and 15-liter engines
The dust has settled, and two engines dominate today’s North American heavy-duty truck market. Which one is right for you?
January 3, 2013
Mack’s 13-liter MP8 engine has a horsepower range from 415 to 505 hp and torque ratings from 1,460 to 1,760 lb.-ft.
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Equipment
Kenworth T680’s modern design aids driving experience, 2014-compliant Cummins engines coming next year, Peterbilt Model 579 a fine addition to company’s rich history and more equipment news items are featured.
May 1, 2012
The front end of Kenworth’s new T680 tractor builds on the company’s aerodynamic heritage with a smooth sculpted look. No sharp or protruding edges are evident.
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Journal
HOS rewrite now at OMB, legislation would clarify agricultural HOS exemption, drivers and carriers must retain medical data and other industry news items are featured.
December 1, 2011
Gold Medal Untitled 1
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Journal
Heavy truck fuel economy standards on the way, report says most drivers don’t understand CSA, analysts predict driver pay to increase and more industry news items are featured.
September 1, 2011
The White House says the heavy truck fuel efficiency standards will save businesses billions of dollars in fuel costs, help reduce oil consumption and cut air pollution.
Business
The path of least resistance
Smart fleets are searching for savings with aerodynamic tractor-trailer combinations.
September 1, 2011
Enhancing synergy between leading-edge areas like the crown, windshield edges, mirrors and bumper with downstream effects on the tractor and trailer yields optimal performance gains for Peterbilt trucks.
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Equipment
EPA certified Navistar’s midrange engine, Daimler says U.S. economic growth stronge than expected, Mack’s mDrive eases driver workload and more equipment news items are featured.
May 1, 2011
Based on revised economic numbers, Daimler officials now believe truck production in North America will grow between 30 and 35 percent this year compared to 2010.
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Journal
Three carriers seek to go public, FMCSA seeks patience on HOS documents, registrant-only DOT number eliminated and much more industry news items are featured.
September 2, 2010
2009 Results for IPO Carriers (in thousands) -- Swift, New Century, Panther
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Equipment
EPA and Navistar formally end litigation, while EPA and CARB move ahead with further SCR reviews plus more equipment news.
September 1, 2010
One of the questions Navistar has raised is whether new commercial vehicles using selective catalytic reduction to meet federal NOx emissions standards continue to operate effectively even when there is no diesel exhaust fluid being injected into the system.
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Equipment
Navistar’s new engine takes aim at Class 4, 5 market, the 1,000th Hino truck is sold, NY/NJ Port Authority to phase in cleaner trucks and truck makers grab headlines at Work Truck Show.
April 1, 2010
Navistar says the new International TerraStar is a conventional truck design built on a strong, durable commercial-duty platform.
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