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Driving Impression: 2015 Chevy Colorado 2.5L Extended Cab
GM’s New Midsize Pickups: Go “Four” It Its sound and performance feels a lot like its closest rival, the 2.7L Toyota Tacoma, as you roll into the throttle. But instead of the power flattening out as the tach nears 5,000 rpm like the Tacoma, the 2015 GM 2.5L four-cylinder in the Chevy Colorado Extended Cab […]
September 28, 2014
Business
Can Automatic Transmissions Attract New Driving Talent to Trucking?
The basic question here seems pretty simple: If you’re running a fleet, which is more important: Your desire (or need) to run manual transmissions, or your need for drivers?
September 26, 2014
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Fun Trucks Friday: the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of pickups, the VW Tristar
Among the attention-grabbers at the IAA commercial vehicle show in Hannover, Germany, this week, Volkswagen unveiled the new Tristar pick-up concept. We can hope this multipurpose commercial vehicle makes it across the pond.
September 26, 2014
Business
CCJ Photo Gallery: A Long, Strange Trip: Trucking in 1978
Trucking was never a greater cultural force than in the 1970s. And 1978 was arguably the pinnacle of that movement. Here are 40 classic images from that Golden Age, cribbed courtesy of CCJ’s sister publication, Overdrive.
September 25, 2014
Business
Hino hosts 6th annual Technician Challange
Hino Trucks held their sixth annual National Service Skills Competition at their training facility in Novi, Michigan last week. The Skills Competition brings together the best of the best dealer service technicians from across the country that achieved Master Elite Technician status and puts them head-to-head against each other in varying simulated service-related situations. The […]
September 25, 2014
Business
WABCO announces OptiLink telematics system at IAA Show
WABCO has announced its new OptiLink technology, which it says is the industry’s first mobile application that remotely controls and monitors a suite of vehicle safety and efficiency functions on truck-trailer combinations, at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014 in Hanover, Germany. WABCO says its new OptiLink technology is the first on the market to provide a single […]
September 25, 2014
Business
WABCO showcases Hybrid/EV air compressor technology at IAA Show
WABCO announced that its e-comp™ technology is now adopted in road trials by more than 25 truck and bus manufacturers in Europe, North America and Asia. WABCO’s e-comp, an electrically driven air compressor that is specifically engineered for hybrid and pure electric vehicles, is being increasingly deployed as a solution for inner city and zero-or low-emission […]
September 25, 2014
Business
WheelTime launches “Total Tech” Training to combat technician shortage
WheelTime Network says it recently launched “Total Tech,” a new WheelTime University training series. “Total Tech” is a series of on-line training and certification modules that uses tools and focus inspired by the TMC SuperTech competition. The program was developed under the direction of George Arrants, a well-known industry educator and accreditation leader, and is […]
September 25, 2014
Business
Navistar joint venture expands Chinese engine production efforts
Navistar International Corporation announced today that Anhui Jianghuai Navistar Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. (JND), the company’s joint venture with Chinese truck maker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (JAC), has begun engine production at its new facility in Hefei, China. The new one-million-square foot facility houses an administrative office, a research and development center, and a […]
September 25, 2014
Business
Mack renews Share the Road sponsorship
Mack Trucks announced today it would again sponsor the American Trucking Associations Share the Road program, marking 13 years of continuous Mack support for the safety education effort. As part of the sponsorship, Mack will provide a 2014 Mack Pinnacle sleeper model. “Our customers depend on Mack Trucks to get the job done safely,” said Stephen Roy, […]
September 25, 2014
Class 3-6
Mercedes-Benz will introduce new mid-size work van stateside in 2015
During a roundtable discussion with North American journalists at the IAA 2014 truck show in Hanover, Germany, Mercedes-Benz executives said they expect strong growth in the large van market in the United States with its Sprinter offering. Year-to-date through August, Mercedes-Benz van sales in the United States are up 21 percent, from 13,200 units to […]
September 25, 2014
Vocational
WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Avoiding a tow charge and impound fees
What’s a bloke to do when he feels his Vauxhall Astra is being unfairly towed?
September 24, 2014
Vocational
Westport touts new enhanced spark-ignited natgas combustion system
Targeting medium-duty applications and superior-to-diesel performance, Westport Innovations Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its newest proprietary technology: the first generation of an enhanced spark-ignited (ESI) natural gas system.
September 24, 2014
Business
Mercedes-Benz updates North American van market, will introduce mid-sized van in 2015
During a roundtable discussion with North American journalists at the IAA 2014 truck show in Hanover, Germany, Mercedes-Benz executives said they expect strong growth in the large van market in the United States with its Sprinter offering. Year-to-date through August, Mercedes-Benz van sales in the United States are up 21 percent, from 13,200 units to […]
September 24, 2014
Business
Innovations from IAA 2014
IAA 2014 is the world’s largest truck fair, showcasing new advancements in global technology and commercial vehicle design. Held in Hanover, Germany every other year, IAA draws attendees and exhibitors from all over the world. Below is a slideshow highlighting some of the advancements from companies that play in the North American market, although not […]
September 24, 2014
Business
Tremec transmission now available for International ProStars with 13L engine
Navistar announced this week it will offer the Tremec 10-speed manual transmission in its International ProStar models equipped with the company’s 13-liter engine.
September 24, 2014
Business
Peterbilt offering anti-theft system on 579, 567 models with Paccar engine
Peterbilt announced Sept. 23 it is offering a new anti-theft system for its Models 579 and 567 equipped with the Paccar MX-13.
September 24, 2014
Business
Tire wear focus of TMC tech discussion
Windel Brumfield’s session covered some of the most common types of premature wear as well as the most common causes.
September 24, 2014
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