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TA to install about 50 on-island DEF dispensers
TravelCenters of America LLC confirmed its plans to install about 50 on-island diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dispensers during 2011. Sites will feature dedicated DEF dispensers at the fueling islands, while large storage tanks will be installed away from the fuel island. “The technology we will employ integrates the DEF dispenser with our point of sale […]
January 3, 2011
Business
Pilot Flying J launches new loyalty program
Pilot Flying J on Jan. 3 launched Frequent Fueler Advantage, an enhanced loyalty program professional drivers and RV customers. The program will allow professional drivers to accrue and redeem loyalty points in all participating Pilot and Flying J travel centers, travel plazas and restaurants across the U.S. and Canada. For professional drivers, added benefits include […]
January 3, 2011
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Aramark to buy 28 hybrid stepvans
Aramark Uniform Services plans to purchase by spring 78 hybrid-electric stepvans for operation in 28 states. An initial rollout of 25 stepvans is now underway. The company is buying the vehicles under a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Maryland Clean Cities Program.
January 3, 2011
Business
Equipment
MitFuso unveils a new powertrain, Allison expands 2011 transmission features, Volvo Trucks debuts custom-built VHD pickup and many other equipment news items are featured.
January 1, 2011
Business
Report: Commercial hybrid sales could soar 11-fold by 2010
Market research firm Pike Research forecasts that the sales of hybrid commercial trucks will grow from 9,000 in 2010 to more than 100,000 in 2015 as fleet operators respond to rising fuel costs and stricter emissions. “Payback periods on hybrid drivetrains are improving for medium and heavy-duty truck classes, particularly as oil prices continue to […]
December 28, 2010
Business
Eaton touts 100 million miles for its hybrids
Eaton Corp. said that customers of its hybrid systems have collectively accumulated more than 100 million miles of service with an estimated 4 million gallons reduction in diesel fuel consumption. More than 4,500 of Eaton’s hybrid systems are in use today, Eaton says. In addition to production of electric hybrid systems, Eaton has begun offering […]
December 28, 2010
Business
Trailer orders surge in November
Net orders of commercial trailers of 21,314 units in November increased 23 percent over October, which was the strongest month in more than two years, ACT Research Co. said. November net orders more than tripled from the same month last year. In the latest release of State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers, ACT noted the […]
December 27, 2010
Business
Navistar posts 4Q, year-end financial results
Citing improved performance of its core business and military sales, Navistar International Corporation reported net income of $39 million for the fourth quarter ended Oct. 31. Results included costs related to the ratification of the new UAW contract, which provides the company the ability to ensure a competitive cost structure across its production platforms and […]
December 27, 2010
Business
Wisconsin Kenworth relocates to larger, remodeled location
Wisconsin Kenworth has moved its full-service Kenworth dealership to a new, larger remodeled location in Menonomie, Wis. Wisconsin Kenworth-Menomonie is located on a 9-acre site near Exit 45 on Interstate 94, which connects Minneapolis-St. Paul and Milwaukee. The facility also is close to U.S. Highway 12. “Everything we do is geared to helping our customers’ […]
December 23, 2010
Business
Four Star Freightliner opens new location in Valdosta, Ga.
Four Star Freightliner has opened a new Freightliner full-service facility in Valdosta, Ga. This will be Four Star’s fifth full-service facility offering parts, service, truck sales and lease and rental. Four Star Freightliner’s other locations are in Montgomery and Dothan, Ala.; Tallahassee, Fla.; and Tifton, Ga.
December 23, 2010
Business
FCCC receives EPA WasteWise Award
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and its Zero Waste to Landfill program recently received the 2010 WasteWise Gold Achievement Award for Waste Reduction in the Workplace from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In October 2009, FCCC achieved Zero Waste to Landfill status in the United States, achieving its goal three months ahead of schedule. Since then, […]
December 23, 2010
Business
Navistar’s IC Bus launches AE Series integrated Type A school bus
Navistar’s IC Bus recently unveiled its fully integrated Type A school bus, the IC Bus AE Series, to customers, dealers and the media at an event at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore. The fully integrated IC Bus AE Series features a proprietary design that allows for bumper-to-bumper coverage for customers to have a […]
December 23, 2010
Business
Thomas Built Buses names 2010 top dealers
Thomas Built Buses recently presented the company’s 2010 Dealer of the Year award to Nelson’s Bus Service Inc. at the annual Thomas dealers meeting. The Dealer of the Year award, which is selected from four regional winners, is presented annually to Thomas dealers who demonstrate outstanding performance in customer satisfaction, customer service and support, financial […]
December 23, 2010
Business
Kansas City Public School buses going green
The Kansas City Kansas Public School District announced the purchase of 47 Thomas Built HDX rear engine buses, powered by compressed natural gas. Acquisition of the buses, infrastructure and equipment was made possible by a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy distributed through the Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition and matching […]
December 22, 2010
Business
BorgWarner acquires Haldex Traction Systems
BorgWarner announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Traction Systems division of Haldex Group. “This acquisition supports our continuing strategy to be a global technology leader in providing powertrain solutions,” says Timothy M. Manganello, chairman and chief executive officer of BorgWarner. ”With the acquisition of Haldex Traction Systems, BorgWarner has added a […]
December 22, 2010
Business
Detroit Diesel: Sintered metal filter earns CARB certification
Detroit Diesel announced that Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls’ LongMile diesel particulate filter containing Detroit Diesel’s sintered metal filter technology has been verified by the California Air Resources Board as Level 3+ – the highest level of certification from CARB – which means that the filter has successfully demonstrated diesel particulate matter emission reductions of more […]
December 22, 2010
Business
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America expands R&D center
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America announced that it is expanding its research and development center in Northville, Mich., to provide full engineering, development and testing services for its medium- and heavy-duty customers. The company says the advanced R&D facility will help customers save time in the development process and get their products to market much faster. […]
December 22, 2010
Business
Pierce delivers its first DD13-powered EPA10-compliant fire apparatus
Detroit Diesel Corp. announced that Pierce Manufacturing, a provider of fire apparatus, has delivered its first U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2010-compliant Detroit Diesel DD13-powered Velocity fire engine to the Iola, Kan., fire department. Detroit Diesel developed a configuration of its DD13 engine to meet Pierce Manufacturing’s standard cab widths, wheelbase and compartment space requirements. The […]
December 22, 2010
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