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Continental tool aims to help fleets find compliant ELD
Continental has created a tool for fleet managers to use to help determine the equipment needed to be electronic logging device mandate-compliant.
August 17, 2016
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Trailer orders swoon, fall below expectations
Orders have totaled 260,000 units over the past 12 months.
August 17, 2016
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Industry stakeholders sound off on final Phase 2 emissions standards
Truck industry stalwarts react to the Obama administration's news today about stricter emissions and fuel economy standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles.
August 16, 2016
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Industry stakeholders sound off on final Phase 2 emissions standards
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) endorsed the mandate, which calls for a phased-in reduction of up to 25 percent in greenhouse gas emissions from tractors and vocational vehicles – of which up to a five percent improvement must come from the engine.
August 16, 2016
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EPA, DOT release final Phase 2 emissions plan, will further tighten standards for tractor-trailers
By model year (MY) 2027 – when the Phase 2 standards are fully phased in – tractors in a tractor-trailer combination must achieve up to 25 percent lower CO2 emissions and fuel consumption than an equivalent tractor in 2018.
August 16, 2016
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Kenworth adding more rugged options to T370
Kenworth is adding a straight steel channel bumper, larger size 385/65R22.5 steer tires, and molded thermoplastic fender extensions to its T370.
August 15, 2016
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Bendix announces no-cost fix for spring brake valve recall
Bendix announced Monday it is making available a no-cost permanent remedy kit for trailers affected by a recent recall campaign. Several trailer OEMs have recalled nearly 40,000 trailers equipped with the Bendix SR-5 spring brake valve, which is sold outright and also included in Bendix antilock braking (ABS) kits for trailers. In response to the recall, Bendix part […]
August 15, 2016
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Kenworth beefs up options for T370
The T370 – already offered with heavy duty 16,000-lb, 18,000-lb. and 20,000-lb. front axles – can also be paired with 46,000-lb. rear axles for dump, fuel delivery, utility, crane, service trucks, or mixers operations.
August 15, 2016
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Kenworth unveils T680 Advantage Day Cab
Kenworth revealed today its new T680 Advantage Day Cab.
August 12, 2016
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Kenworth adding Advantage efficiency package to T680 daycab
In designing the daycab truck, Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing manager, says the company borrowed fuel-efficiency optimization specifications and aerodynamic treatments on its T680 Advantage 76-inch sleeper – the truck maker’s most fuel-efficient truck.
August 12, 2016
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Kenworth shuttering T660 production
Kenworth will send the truck out with a limited production run of 500 units.
August 12, 2016
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Mike Dozier takes mantle as Kenworth GM
Mike Dozier inherits a team at Kenworth that has helped its parent company Paccar achieve 77 consecutive years of net profit with $8.7 billion in revenue for the first half of this year.
August 12, 2016
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Bendix trailer brake valve recall includes 9,000 more trailers
Nearly 40,000 trailers are now included in a recall stemming from an issue with Bendix SR-5 Trailer Spring Brake Valves.
August 11, 2016
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Used truck depreciation slows but values lag 2015
Three year-old trucks have lost 25.9 percent of their value since January, according to NADA, while four year-old truck values are mostly flat.
August 10, 2016
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Mack rolls out online fuel economy tool to dealership network
Scott Barraclough, Mack technology product manager, says this new tool allows customers to quickly see the fuel efficiency impacts of different truck configurations, enabling them to optimize the spec of their Mack Pinnacle models to save fuel and help boost their bottom lines.
August 9, 2016
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New hydrogen fuel cells being designed for electric delivery trucks
Plug Power has been designing hydrogen fuel cells in an effort to triple the range of electric delivery vehicles.
August 6, 2016
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2014-2015 Ram ProMaster recalled over transmission concern
FCA has recalled certain model year 2014-2015 Ram ProMaster vans equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission.
August 6, 2016
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NTSB says Tesla in fatal crash involving tractor-trailer was speeding
A preliminary report issued last week by the National Transportation Safety Board on the fatal July crash involving a Tesla Model S using the self-driving Autopilot mode and a full-length tractor trailer determined the Tesla was traveling 9 mph over the posted 65 mph speed limit.
August 5, 2016
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NMFTA warns of Chinese components in trucking technology
The trucking industry's expanded digitization increases its potential for cybercrime, and China could be a key threat to the U.S. via technology in transportation.
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