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Navistar opens new parts distribution center

Navistar on Monday, July 9, announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art Midwest Parts Distribution Center in Joliet, Ill. The Midwest PDC stocks more than 85,000 parts for International and IC Bus vehicles, MaxxForce diesel engines and all makes of trucks. At 860,000 square feet, it is the largest of Navistar’s 13 PDCs. The Midwest […]

July 9, 2012

Meritor offers oil-bath wheel seals

Meritor Inc.’s Aftermarket business now offers heavy-duty truck and trailer oil-bath wheel seals as part of its wheel-end parts offerings. The new wheel seals – available in a standard and a premium version – are designed with a wide-seal band, a multizone labyrinth design, low-friction bumpers and a 0.07-inch-thick steel casing that helps prevent installation […]

July 9, 2012

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Allison acquires Odyne equity stake

Allison Transmission Inc. announced it has invested in a noncontrolling equity stake in Odyne Systems, a manufacturer of advanced hybrid control systems. Terms were not announced. “Odyne Systems’ expertise and experience in the development and manufacture of advanced hybrid control systems made them an attractive partner,” says Lawrence Dewey, chairman, president and chief executive officer […]

July 9, 2012

FCCC delivers 2 MT E-Cell walk-in vans to UPS

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. on Monday, July 9, announced delivery of two of its all-electric MT E-Cell walk-in vans to UPS. The pickup-and-delivery company will deploy the zero-fuel-usage zero-emissions vehicles in its fleet serving Laguna Hills, Calif. “As an early developer of all-electric vehicle chassis technology, FCCC remains committed to engineering products that help companies […]

July 9, 2012

Michigan budget prioritizes reman parts

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed the Michigan Fiscal Year 2013 Budget that extended a law prioritizing the use of remanufactured parts throughout most of the state’s motor vehicle fleet. The signing was applauded by Meritor as well as the Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association. The Michigan fiscal year budget will run through Sept. 30, […]

July 7, 2012

Federal-Mogul catalog highlights expanded Navistar FP Diesel coverage

A Federal-Mogul catalog highlights the FP Diesel brand’s expanded coverage of International Harvester and Navistar commercial engines. FP Diesel is a source of original equipment-style replacement components for commercial engines used in on- and off-highway, construction, industrial, marine and other applications. The 2012 FP Diesel International/Navistar catalog (No. CA0050) features new coverage for a broad […]

July 7, 2012

Betts Spring receives Paccar 50PPM Quality Award for second time

Betts Spring announced that it has been named to Paccar’s 2011 elite group of suppliers meeting the OEM’s demanding quality expectation of 50 PPM. Betts earned the distinction by lowering PPM, or product defects expressed in parts per million, to zero at its heavy-duty component manufacturing facility in Fresno, Calif., where the company’s lineup of […]

July 7, 2012

Wabco to supply TrailerGuard to European company

WABCO Holdings Inc. has announced it has expanded its partnership with Kögel through a new supply agreement for WABCO’s TrailerGuard system, a telematics technology for trailer fleet management. Kögel is a European trailer manufacturer headquartered in Burtenbach, Germany. “WABCO is a long-term partner and preferred supplier for Kögel, and we are proud to offer their […]

July 5, 2012

Ancra Canada names Bates regional sales manager

Ancra Canada, a division of Ancra International, a provider of load securement products, announced the appointment of George Bates as regional sales manager for Atlantic and Central Canada. Bates brings with him more than 25 years of experience in sales and service to the heavy-duty transportation Industry, including 10 years of previous load securement sales […]

July 5, 2012

Parker Hannifin offers diesel emissions product bulletin

The Fluid Control Division of Parker Hannifin Corp., a provider of motion and control technologies, is offering a product bulletin for its portfolio of products designed to help reduce diesel emissions. To request a product bulletin, e-mail [email protected] and specify bulletin DE04252012. The product bulletin contains detailed descriptions of products highlighting diesel emissions features and […]

July 5, 2012

Peak designs Hybrid Wiper Blade

Peak’s Hybrid Wiper Blade, which combines the stability of a traditional framed blade with the sleek design of a beam blade, features an aerodynamic heavy-duty protective cover to keep off ice and snow and help prevent wind lift. The blades can be used on vehicles featuring both conventional and beam blade arm types.

July 5, 2012

Talbert offers 65-ton hydraulic gooseneck trailer

Talbert’s 2+3+2 65-ton HRG East Coast Trailer includes a flip extension to accommodate a tandem-axle jeep dolly, permitting it for use in all states at full rating. Designed for flexibility and versatility, the hydraulic gooseneck trailer is suited for a variety of markets, including general construction, heavy-haul trucking and oilfields. The trailer is designed with […]

July 3, 2012

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Allison says its transmissions ideally suited for natural gas trucks

Allison says today, with the increasing appeal of natural gas, savvy fleet operators are specifying Allison Automatics for their natural gas powered vehicles. According to the company, Allison Automatics are perfectly suited for natural gas powered vehicles, both compressed (CNG) and liquefied (LNG), in a wide range of applications because of the inherent benefits of […]

July 2, 2012

Volvo says new I-See “autopilot” system gives 5 percent fuel economy boost

Volvo knows today’s truck industry is searching high and low for solutions that cut fuel consumption. One method it has developed is to use the vehicle’s kinetic energy to propel the truck. Now Volvo Trucks has developed I-See, which operates like an autopilot and takes over gear-changing and utilizes gradients to save fuel. Kinetic energy […]

July 2, 2012

Meritor ‘Casual Friday’ fund-raisers support vets

Meritor Inc. announced that employees are using “Casual Friday” fund-raisers to support military veterans and their families, as well as other local charities. Employees at the company’s headquarters in Troy, Mich., are invited to wear jeans each Friday in exchange for a $5 donation to a local charity. Various departments volunteer to sponsor the “jeans […]

July 2, 2012

Kenworth adds more stops to T680 Road Tour

Kenworth announced it has added nearly 50 more tour stops to the successful Kenworth T680 Road Tour, which kicked off in May. The T680 tour truck and comprehensive trailer exhibit will visit Kenworth dealerships in 30 states and four provinces from July through October. (See the schedule below.) The Road Tour features the new EPA […]

July 1, 2012

Small fleet pioneers sustainable truck design

An innovative new truck design developed by the family-owned foodservice company, E.A. Sween Co., of Eden Prairie, MN, is improving fuel economy by nearly 50 percent while significantly increasing fleet sustainability, productivity and cost effectiveness. The new, lighter-weight diesel truck design emits 700 pounds less carbon per month than a conventional truck, according to a […]

July 1, 2012

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Timken promotion trains techs to think orange

The Timken Co. has introduced a “Think Orange” promotion for its online technician training course. The program recognizes technicians with award patches, certificates and apparel for completing the Timken Tech Series online training course. Additionally, technicians receive an entry to win a $500 gift card for each of the seven modules completed. The “Think Orange” […]

June 29, 2012

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