Trucks: Page 329

Trojan Battery revamps website

Trojan Battery has launched its newly revised corporate website designed to be a premiere source of information for Trojan’s global customers, distributors, dealers and system integrators by featuring detailed information on battery technologies, maintenance practices, as well as the design of energy storage systems. Visit the new Trojan website at www.trojanbattery.com. The revamped Trojan Battery […]

January 21, 2014

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Air Disc Brake option added for Mack vocational lineup

Work truck customers looking for superior stopping performance in harsh conditions and duty cycles can now order Meritor EX+ Air Disc Brakes for their Mack Granite, TerraPro and Titan by Mack models. Mack introduced the air disc brakes offering across its vocational lineup today at the 2014 World of Concrete exhibition. “Mack’s air disc brakes […]

January 21, 2014

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The new Volvo Trucks configurator

Volvo Trucks North America

The new Volvo VNL’s features and trim levels are available to examine interactively. Volvo Trucks has developed a new state-of-the-art online configurator exclusively for VNL models. The configurator provides detailed information on the features and benefits of each trim level and cab option, as well as a 360-degree view of the truck inside and out.

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The new Volvo Trucks configurator

International announces standard LED headlamps for Prostar

Navistar International Corporation announced that Truck-Lite high-visibility LED headlamps are now standard on International ProStar Class 8 on-highway trucks. “LED headlamps offer significantly longer life over traditional halogen lamps while also emitting a more natural light than improves visibility for the driver,” said Steve Gilligan, vice president, product planning and information, Navistar, Inc. “LED lights […]

January 21, 2014

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Nashville’s Nacarato named 2013 Volvo Dealer of the Year

Nacarato Volvo of Nashville, Tenn. has been named Volvo Trucks’ 2013 North American Dealer of the Year. The annual award recognizes Nacarato Volvo’s organization and employees for overall accomplishment and performance. Selection criteria for the award includes outstanding performance in new truck sales, market share, parts sales and parts sales growth, customer satisfaction, dealer operating […]

January 21, 2014

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Kenworth 2014 Dealer Council to focus on superior customer support

Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2014 Kenworth Dealer Council members. Leading executives from among the more than 345 Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada serve on the prominent council. The council works with Kenworth to enhance and promote the trucking industry’s strongest dealer network in a continuing effort to provide superior customer […]

January 21, 2014

Meet the 2013 CCJ Innovators

Below is a list of the 11 CCJ Innovators from 2013 with links to their respective articles. At the upcoming 2014 CCJ Innovators Summit in February, CCJ editors will choose one of these carriers as the CCJ Innovator of the Year. Let us know in the comments section below who you think is best deserving […]

January 21, 2014

Mack bringing air disc brakes to vocational models

Mack announced Tuesday that Meritor EX+ Air Disc Brakes will be available on Mack Granite, TerraPro and Titan models. Mack introduced the air disc brakes offering across its vocational lineup today at the 2014 World of Concrete exhibition. “Mack’s air disc brakes are built to our standards and tuned specifically for the needs of vocational […]

January 21, 2014

Arctic temps, propane shortage brings HOS relief

An ill-timed propane propane shortage has brought some relief from hours of service regulations for propane haulers. Monday, in response to the extreme arctic cold weather conditions causing shortages and interruptions in the availability and/or delivery of propane and other home heating fuels throughout the Midwestern Region, Darin G. Jones, Field Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety […]

January 21, 2014

WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Watch for frequent stops

Traffic can create a lot of confusion, but generally brake lights all mean the same thing; stop. The delivery truck appears to rear-end another vehicle (the same one that swooped around him and cut him off), and comes to an abrupt stop, which causes the motorcyclist to slam into the back, shattering the bike into […]

January 20, 2014

Ford recalls some 2011 E-series vans for windshield bubbles

Ford Motor Co. is recalling certain model year 2011 Ford E-150, E-250, E-350, and E-450 vehicles built from May 12, 2011, through May 26, 2011. Due to improper manufacturing conditions, some of the windshields may form bubbles after an extended time in hot temperatures.

January 17, 2014

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Fun Trucks Friday: BYOB (Build Your Own Badboy)

If it’s Friday, it must be time for some not-quite Not Suitable For Work (NSFW) Internet time wasting. We’re all about hard working trucks, all the time – so no need to feel guilty here. This week, let’s build some trucks.

January 17, 2014

The author’s self-configured International TerraStar, with room for his kids in back and goats in the crew cab.

Yamaha Viking Bad in Black

Yamaha Tactical Black VIKING™ EPS 4×4 Special Edition Viking Side-by-Side Vehicle gets Aggressive Appearance and Popular Accessories Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., today introduced the latest version of the new Viking EPS Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicle, the Special Edition (SE) Tactical Black Viking. Assembled in the U.S.A. and announced at the annual SHOT Show in Las […]

January 16, 2014

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Ford ramps up production on new Transit commercial van

Ford this week begins welcoming nearly 1,000 new employees at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to prepare for the launch of the all-new Ford Transit that goes on sale in the U.S. this summer.

January 16, 2014

Love’s breaks ground on Texas fast-fill CNG station

Love’s Travel Stops will introduce fast-fill compressed natural gas fueling capability for heavy-duty trucks at its travel stop located on Interstate 40 in east Amarillo, Texas. The Love’s Fast-Fill CNG station is expected to be open by the second quarter of 2014. “Our expansion signifies the natural progression of working with fleets interested in the […]

January 16, 2014

Kenworth to showcase T880 mixer at World of Concrete in Las Vegas

Kenworth will feature the Kenworth T880 with the PACCAR MX-13 engine and a mixer body in its booth (C6203) during the World of Concrete Show Jan. 21-24 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The new Kenworth T880 recently entered into full production. At the show, the T880 mixer on display will include a PACCAR MX-13 […]

January 16, 2014

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Clean Energy opens three LNG fueling stations

As part of its America’s Natural Gas Highway initiative, Clean Energy announced the opening of two liquefied natural gas fueling stations in Pontoon Beach, Ill., and Fontana, Calif. The company also announced it has opened its first LNG fueling station in Jacksonville, Fla. The publicly available Jacksonville facility will be used by Raven Transport and […]

January 16, 2014

Kenworth, Pete announce truck lineup for World of Concrete Show

Kenworth says it will feature the T880 with the Paccar MX-13 engine and a mixer body in its booth (C6203) during the World of Concrete Show later this month. The new Kenworth T880 recently entered into full production, and the T880 mixer on display will include a PACCAR MX-13 engine rated at 405 hp and […]

January 16, 2014

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SuperSprings Overload Springs

Quick fix for sagging rear suspensions in vocational work trucks and pickups

January 16, 2014

SuperSprings SSA10

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Fleet Compliance

The cost of fleet compliance failures

Compliance failures are threatening fleet survival. Industry experts reveal the critical gaps costing carriers millions.

Security camera overlooking red semi-truck at warehouse loading dock

Cargo theft costs trucking $18 million per day, most loads never recovered

Worker in safety vest checking truck tire in industrial manufacturing facility

Trump delays heavy truck tariff one month, adds medium-duty tax

All New Volvo Vnl On Highway Fully Loaded Test Drive

Test driving Volvo's all new VNL

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Trimac acquires Service Transport Company

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