Equipment

Guest Column: How to enhance your fuel management system

Unstable oil prices have always placed a level of uncertainty behind the fuel management process. Unpredictable fuel prices create huge daily budget challenges. This is especially true for those where…

Extended warranty available on medium-duty Kenworths financed by Paccar

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kenworth has announced the availability of an extended warranty program on Classes 5-7 trucks purchased in Canada and financed through Paccar Financial. The trucks now qualify for…

Driver training videos available for Detroit Assurance, integrated Detroit powertrain

DETROIT, Mich. — New training videos are available for Daimler’s new Detroit Assurance suite of active safety systems and its integrated Detroit powertrain. Detroit Assurance is an integrated suite of…

Safety goes high-tech

Fleet Safety Council panel discusses new ways to prevent accidents and deal with their aftermath

Trailer orders returned to normal levels in January

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trailer orders returned to normal volumes in January, with 27,300 units ordered – on pace with January 2014. FTR reports business for trailer manufacturers remains strong with…

Aperia’s Halo Tire Inflator named top technical achievement

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aperia Technologies’ Halo Tire Inflator won the 2014 Technical Achievement Award from the Truck Writers of North America (TWNA). The award was presented during the Technology &…

Roadmaster adds new trailer tire, eyes Canadian growth

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cooper Tire’s Roadmaster brand is back up to speed after a labour disruption in China effectively took it out of the market for a year. With the…

Survey shows fleets continuing to stretch life-cycles, despite new truck efficiencies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A survey of US Class 8 truck fleet managers has revealed a contradiction: Fleets want more fuel-efficient trucks, yet they continue to operate older vehicles. That’s…

Fleets can improve fuel economy by 5-8% by optimizing engine paramaters: Report

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fully optimizing engine paramaters that already exist on today’s modern diesel engines can allow fleets to improve fuel economy by 5-8%. That was the finding of a…

CFMS to be held May 6

CONCORD, Ont. — The Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar and trade show is returning to the Paradise Conference Centre in Concord, Ont. May 6. Topics to be covered include: The maintenance-free…

Navistar says OnCommand Connection saving fleets money

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Navistar showcased its OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics platform at the Technology & Maintenance Council meetings this week. It is the industry’s only open architecture, all-makes platform, providing…

Shell adds new nitrite-free extended life coolant

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shell demonstrated at the Technology & Maintenance Council meetings a new nitrite-free extended life coolant. Shell Rotella ELC-NF was added to the company’s coolant portfolio as a…

Ingersoll Axles introduces underslung suspension

INGERSOLL, Ont. — Ingersoll Axles has announced the introduction of a new fully-integrated underslung suspension. It is aimed at drop deck, lowboy, specialty van and auto-hauler segments. The new underslung…

Shell launches educational PC-11 Website

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shell has taken the wraps off a new Website designed to educate customers about the upcoming PC-11 heavy-duty engine oil category. The Web site, which can be…

APERIA’S HALO TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM WINS TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This is hot off the press. Just minutes ago, the Truck Writers of North America presented Aperia with the TWNA Technical Achievement Award for its Halo tire inflation system. Jim…