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Volvo Group dividing up its truck businesses
Volvo Group announced Wednesday that its various truck businesses will soon be running independently.
January 27, 2016
Vocational
First Pete equipped with MX-11 engine rolls off the line
Peterbilt recently installed its first production MX-11 engine in the company’s newest vocational truck, the Model 567 in a set-forward front axle configuration. The truck was presented to Knife River, who drove it off the assembly line at Peterbilt’s Denton, Texas manufacturing facility and will put the truck into service in the company’s mixer operations throughout […]
January 27, 2016
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Gabriel makes improvements to commercial truck shock line
Gabriel has updated its FleetLine and GasSLX shocks to improve corrosion resistance and improve misting. An improved anti-corrosion coating now protects mountings where shock absorbers attach to the vehicle chassis. Jonathan Gore, director of marketing for Gabriel, says it was common for fleets to have to cut heavily corroded shocks off trucks, previously. This new coating, he adds, was designed […]
January 27, 2016
Business
Accuride launching new corrosion-resistant steel wheel next month
Accuride Corporation announced at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas the launch of a new proprietary steel wheel coating that comes backed with a five year warranty against corrosion. EverSteel, the company says, demonstrated six times longer life than its North American and offshore competitors and double the operational life of Accuride’s Steel Armor […]
January 27, 2016
Business
Peterbilt installs first 11-liter MX engine
Knife River plans to put the truck into service in the company’s mixer operations throughout the Northwest U.S.
January 27, 2016
Business
Special report: Final PC-11 picture emerges, next-gen oil offers improvements for engines old and new
The new oil – designated PC-11 by the Diesel Engine Oil Advisory Panel – has been scheduled for its first licensing in December. PC-11 will be different in that it is what lubricant suppliers are calling a “split category,” because the new oil formulations will be required to service both older and new-generation diesel engines.
January 27, 2016
Trucks
La Guardia Airport stuck waiting on fuel trucks
Major traffic jams prevented fuel trucks from reaching planes at La Guardia Airport on Monday.
January 26, 2016
Business
Eaton adding I-Shift clutches
Eaton has added clutches for Volvo’s I-Shift automated transmissions to its aftermarket clutch portfolio. Introduced Tuesday in Las Vegas at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, the Eaton 430mm Push Wear-Thru clutch will be competitively priced, the company says, and includes the same quality engineering and manufacturing features of the company’s aftermarket line of EverTough clutches. Eaton has been selling various […]
January 26, 2016
Business
Accuride plans to roll out new lightweight aluminum wheels this Spring
Dauch called Tuesday’s introduction of the company’s two new aluminum wheel options “just the beginning of what customers can expect to see from Accuride.”
January 26, 2016
Business
Meritor launching all-makes clutch line
Meritor introduced Tuesday at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas a new line of AllFit clutches for OE and warehouse distributer customers. The new all-makes clutch line includes both manual-adjust and self-adjusting models and covers heavy-duty, medium-duty, light-duty and off-road applications. Jason Kraus, senior manager, Drivetrain, Aftermarket for Meritor, says the clutches are equipped with high-performance […]
January 26, 2016
Business
Double Coin drive position tire gets SmartWay certification
The RLB450 joins six other Double Coin fuel efficient models in the company’s product line.
January 26, 2016
Vocational
Ford’s Ohio plant to produce additional truck cabs
Ford's Ohio Assembly Plant will be producing additional Super Duty cab configurations.
January 25, 2016
Vocational
Sierra 1500 wins Texas towing championship
The GMC Sierra 1500 beat out several competitors to emerge as the 2016 Texas Truck Showdown Towing Champion.
January 25, 2016
Vocational
Linemen line-up to battle winter storm Jonas
Four hundred utility trucks from several neighboring states converged in Charlotte, N.C. recently to help Duke Energy take on winter storm Jonas.
January 25, 2016
Vocational
Best selling luxury vehicle is a truck
Watch out BMW...the best selling luxury vehicle in the nation is a pickup.
January 25, 2016
Vocational
Kenworth adds small sleeper option to T880, T680 models
Kenworth has added a 40-inch sleeper option to its T880 and T680 models, which the company says provides a 260-pound weight savings compared to the 52-inch regional sleeper. A 24-inch wide by 78-inch long, liftable bunk with 90-degree tilt offers access to storage under the bunk. The sleeper provides more than 22 cubic feet of storage space, […]
January 22, 2016
Trucks
Ag truck weight increases will damage roads, bridges critics say
Critics of a bill that seeks to increase the weight limit for trucks hauling agricultural products in Washington state say the state's roads and bridges can't support the additional weight.
January 22, 2016
Vocational
Petition cites concerns with dump trucks
Dump trucks involved in the construction of a power plant in Pennsylvania are drawing complaints from nearby residents.
January 22, 2016
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