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Kenworth updates predictive cruise for 2017 engines
Kenworth says the update was made in conjunction with the launch of the new 2017 emission engines and provides up to a 1 percent improvement in fuel economy.
February 3, 2017
Business
January truck orders jump 20% over last year
Class 8 orders for the past three months now annualize to 248,000 units. Learn more about this on Commercial Carrier Journal.
February 3, 2017
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In-house, contracts or dealers: Options for getting down trucks up again
The complex technological sophistication needed to service a wide product mix is making vendor based maintenance more attractive.
February 3, 2017
Trucks
Surveillance cameras capture pickup crashing into NY bus
Various surveillance cameras recorded a pickup slamming into the side of a bus recently in Syracuse, New York. Several passengers were injured after the late model Toyota Tacoma crashed through the side of Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (Centro) bus which had been stopped at an intersection. Footage of the Jan. 19 accident was […]
February 2, 2017
Vocational
Terex offering new, cost-effective clean idle solution
Terex Utilities will feature its latest clean energy innovation in the HyPower Hybrid System for aerial devices at The Work Truck Show next month in Indianapolis, Ind. “HyPower IM, an idle mitigation solution, provides a reliable, cost-effective way for fleet managers of commercial or government fleets to meet their green fleet initiatives,” said Joe Caywood, […]
February 2, 2017
Class 3-6
Custom Nissan cargo van delivers off-road
With 234 cubic feet of available cargo space, the build team outfitted it like an off-road support vehicle.
February 2, 2017
Trucks
Ford announces new Commercial Vehicle Center program
Ford introduced its Commercial Vehicle Center program today to provide fleet and commercial customers nationwide with sales, service and financing at the dealership level. The network includes more than 650 Ford dealers ready to offer commercial customers vehicles, financing options and service support. The Commercial Vehicle Center program replaces the Ford Business Preferred Network of […]
February 1, 2017
Vocational
Kenworth renovates service center in Monroe, La.
Kenworth has opened a newly renovated 10,500-square-foot full-service location in Monroe, La. featuring an 8-bay service shop and a 2,800-square-foot parts department. “This newly renovated dealership is one block east of Highway 165 and immediately south of Exit 118A on U.S. Interstate 20, which is the major east-west interstate connecting the ocean ports of South […]
February 1, 2017
Business
Production begins on new Freightliner Cascadia
Freightliner says the new Cascadia boasts up to an 8-percent fuel economy increase over a similarly spec’d 2016 Cascadia Evolution.
February 1, 2017
Business
Manufacturers say tire prices will jump by 7-8% this year
The company will increase prices by up to 7 percent on all of its tires sold in the U.S. Read more about this on Commercial Carrier Journal.
February 1, 2017
Trucks
Ritchie Bros. truck, equipment auction 3 weeks away in Orlando
Ritchie Bros. annual truck and equipment auction in Orlando, Fla. is three weeks away and already has more than 7,200 items consigned from over 650 owners. For decades, the February Orlando auction has been a bellwether event for the equipment industry—it serves as the big kick-off event for auction season. Hard Working Trucks will be […]
January 31, 2017
Trucks
Prestone Command offers new heavy-duty flush, degreaser
Prestone recently introduced a new patent-pending radiator flush that will enter the market as the first of its kind. “Our Prestone Command Heavy Duty 2 in 1 Flush & Degreaser has been engineered with new technology including an oil encapsulation system that strips grease and oil from the surface and acid cleaner that dissolves corrosion […]
January 31, 2017
Business
Volvo cancels layoffs at truck plant, cites positive market trends
Volvo Trucks has cancelled plans to layoff up to 500 workers at its Virginia-based truck manufacturing plant. Click to read more on Commercial Carrier Journal.
January 31, 2017
Trucks
Maryland considering ban on rolling coal
The Diesel Technology Forum testified before the Maryland General Assembly House Environment and Transportation Committee this past week in support of House Bill 11 which would prohibit rolling coal in that state. “For the last decade, the industry has invested billions of dollars to produce diesel engines that today are near-zero in emissions. That’s why […]
January 30, 2017
Trucks
An industry first: GM, Honda pair up to mass produce hydrogen fuel cell systems
GM and Honda announced today the first manufacturing joint venture to mass produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system that will be used in future products from each company. Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC will operate within GM’s existing battery pack manufacturing facility site in Brownstown, Michigan, south of Detroit. Mass production of fuel […]
January 30, 2017
Trucks
Georgia tops list for worst truck congestion in the U.S.
The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, seven of which are in Atlanta including the number one worst location for truck congestion in the country, I-285 at I-85 North. The 2017 Top Truck Bottleneck List assesses the level of truck-oriented congestion at 250 […]
January 29, 2017
Trucks
Chevron addresses PC-11 questions
Chevron answers questions about API CK-4 and API FA-4 oils in an ongoing series on its Delo Performance website.
January 27, 2017
Business
Checking your spec’ing and finding weight savings
The tendency to spec a one-size-fits-all truck could be be piling on unnecessary pounds.
January 27, 2017
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