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Mack introduces Mack Load Logic, new 6Ă—2 configuration for on-highway Pinnacle
Mack Trucks introduced at MATS the Mack Load Logic and a 6Ă—2 liftable pusher axle option for the Pinnacle highway model.
March 26, 2015
Business
Driver who saved cop from prisoner named Goodyear’s Highway Hero
Clint Blackburn, a Kentucky driver who saved a law enforcement official from an attack by a hostile prisoner, was named the 32nd Goodyear Highway Hero Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky
March 26, 2015
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PeopleNet announces new OEM remote diagnostics partnerships
At the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., PeopleNet announced it has been selected as the telematics partner for Peterbilt’s SmartLINQ and Kenworth’s TruckTech+ remote vehicle diagnostics systems
March 26, 2015
Business
Hendrickson launches North American trailer air disc brake system
Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems launched a new line of trailer air disc brakes designed specifically for the North American market. According the Perry Bahr, vice president and general manager, the new MAXX22T is the first — and only — air disc brake system for trailers in North America today. Bahr noted that while trailer […]
March 26, 2015
Business
Volvo details I-Shift upgrades, Adaptive Loading axle system
Volvo launched several new initiatives at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., March 26, including a specialized I-Shift automated transmission for severe duty applications and a new Adaptive Loading System based around an automatically-controlled 6Ă—2 liftable forward axle.
March 26, 2015
Business
Dana introduces single-reduction axle and new disconnect axle concept
Dana Holding Corporation unveiled two new axles during a press conference at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., a single-reduction axle for 6×2 and 4×2 applications as well as the Spicer AdvanTEK Dual Range Disconnect axle concept. The Spicer AdvanTEK Dual Range Disconnect shifts from 6×4 to 6×2 at highway speeds for downspeeding […]
March 26, 2015
Business
SABIC launches roof fairing concept at Mid-America Trucking Show
SABIC unveiled Thursday at the 2015 Mid-American Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., a thermoplastic roof fairing concept the company says can potentially reduce annual fuel consumption of a heavy-duty truck by at least three percent. Matt Buratto, global application developer for SABIC, says the design concept is aerodynamically optimized to deflect air by accelerating airflow […]
March 26, 2015
Business
Freightliner turns heads with SuperTruck concept vehicle
Freightliner unveiled its impressively futuristic SuperTruck prototype vehicle at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week, capping a five-year development process in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy and other leading industry manufacturers and suppliers.
March 26, 2015
Business
Navistar makes OnCommand free and standard on all International trucks, adds new options to ProStar ES spec
Navistar’s OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system will now be free and standard on all 2007 and newer model International trucks, the company announced this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville.
March 26, 2015
Business
Thermo King updates, simplifies Dealer Locator app
Thermo King releases a simplified, updated version of its Dealer Locator app at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 26, 2015
Business
Cummins diagnostics app available for Omnitracs platform
Omnitracs is one of the first mobile fleet management technology providers in the commercial trucking industry to support the Connected Diagnostics from Cummins
March 26, 2015
Business
Trucking Moves America Forward meets first year $1M goal, announces new initiatives
In the first year since its official launch at the 2014 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., Trucking Moves America Forward has reached its initial goal of $1 million in fundraising to support the comprehensive industry image movement, said Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express, during a press conference at this year’s MATS. Burch said […]
March 25, 2015
Business
Peterbilt announced upgrades to 579 EPIQ, autonomous vehicle work
Peterbilt Motors introduced enhancements to its Model 579 EPIQ that it says can improve fuel efficiency up to 14 percent. The company also announced new models or expanded versions of existing models, including improvements in its natural gas-powered offerings.
March 25, 2015
Business
Kenworth launches vehicle diagnostic program at Mid-America Trucking Show
Kenworth announced Wednesday at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. two new advancements in vehicle diagnostics.
March 25, 2015
Business
Kenworth launches ICON 900 premium truck at Mid-America Trucking Show
Kenworth announced Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., the launch of a customized, limited edition, premium truck – the ICON 900. The ICON 900 is a highly stylized and modernized tribute to the classic W900L, a truck Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing Jason Skoog called “a “trucker’s truck.” “(The […]
March 25, 2015
Business
Kenworth launches 76-inch sleeper for T680/T880
Kenworth announced Tuesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. the launch of a new 76-inch mid-roof sleeper for its T680 and T880.
March 25, 2015
Business
Bendix introduces next-generation Wingman Fusion active safety system, provides regulatory update
During a press conference at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced its new Bendix Wingman Fusion, the company’s next generation in active safety systems. Wingman Fusion integrates three of the company’s existing component technologies — Bendix ESP Electronic Stability Program full-stability system, Bendix Wingman Advanced collision mitigation technology […]
March 25, 2015
Business
WABCO launches advanced collision mitigation system
WABCO launched their OnGuardACTIVE system to alert drivers to potentially critical driving situations via acoustic, visual and vibration signals.
March 25, 2015
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