Transportation Pete unveils ’06 lineup May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Peterbilt Motors Company made several new introductions at this year's Mid-America Trucking Show in March, including a new model spec'd for regional haulers, new technologies and a n...
Volvo delivers new power, control and protection preview image Transportation Volvo delivers new power, control and protection May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Volvo Trucks North America made several announcements at the Mid-America Trucking Show, the first of which related to engine options....
Power lines preview image Transportation Power lines May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The traditional lines between engine makers, truck manufacturers and component designers appear to be blurring as the trucking industry prepares for the next round of emission standa...
New Dana Spicer drive axles promise improved performance preview image Transportation New Dana Spicer drive axles promise improved performance May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Dana Corporation's Commercial Vehicle Systems group has expanded its family of heavy-duty single and tandem drive axles with the introduction of the new Dana Spicer 590 drive axle se...
Road Hammers serve up trucker tunes preview image Transportation Road Hammers serve up trucker tunes May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When Canadian country music star Jason McCoy began kicking around the idea of launching a trucker music band, he had no idea it would pick up as much momentum as a runaway b-train ba...
Transportation Meritor WABCO introduces new Stability System May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems' new Electronic Stability Control (ESC) for truck/tractor applications, is founded on the company's existing E-version anti-lock braking system...
Transportation International Combines Tracking Solution With Theft Deterrence May 1, 2005 International Truck and Engine Corp. has announced availability of its International Aware Vehicle Intelligence telematics solution....
Transportation Freightliner unveils new financing/leasing packages at MATS May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Freightliner Trucks unveiled new financing and leasing packages to entice buyers at the Mid-America Trucking Show last month....
Transportation ArvinMeritor introduces new trailer suspension May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - ArvinMeritor Commercial Vehicle Systems will make the first phases of its new DuraSlide trailer air suspension available beginning May 2005....
Transportation Bell Mobility Launches Remote Tracking System for SMEs May 1, 2005 Bell Mobility, a division of Bell Canada, has launched GoTrax, a service Bell says represents Canada's first ever handset-based technology that allows resources to be tracked in places where tradition...
Transportation Disc brakes now available on all Freightliners May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Disc brake technology is now available on all Class 8, medium-duty and Business Class M2 Freightliner truck models, courtesy of Bendix/Spicer. Company officials made the announcement...
Transportation HiTech Fuel introduces diesel and oil catalysts May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - HiTech Fuel has acquired the rights to the ACES II (fuel) and ACES III (engine oil) catalysts, which the company claims can save fuel by 10 per cent and reduce emissions by more than...
Transportation Kenworth debuts its ’06 models May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kenworth introduced its 2006 truck lineup at the Mid-America Trucking Show, making many former options standard across the board. The T600, T800, W900 and C500 Class 8s made their de...
Transportation Eaton introduces new rear object detection system May 1, 2005 KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Eaton Corporation officials unveiled the Eaton VORAD BackSpotter, a new rear object detection system designed to warn drivers that they are approaching an object behind the vehicle...
