Cat emission strategy: more time, no EGR August 1, 2014 MOSSVILLE, Ill. (March 12, 2001) -- Caterpillar will not be using cooled exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) to meet 2004/2007 emissions standards, and it has gained a 12-month extensi
Phillips Industries introduces inverter August 1, 2014 SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. (March 19, 2001) -- Even the biggest sleeper on the road is hardly a home if you have to make due with take-out coffee and a cold lunch. Heating up a meal
Unimog for commercial use only, Freightliner says August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. (March 19, 2001) -- Freightliner LLC doused reports that it planned to market the Unimog, a hardy class-6 vehicle made by Mercedes Benz, as a sport-utility vehicle a
Webasto auxiliary heaters focus on bigger market August 1, 2014 A new global identity, a new web site and a factory installation option on Freightliner trucks may help Webasto get a bigger market for its auxiliary climate control systems.
Cummins, Texaco say gasket problems resolved August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. (March 19, 2001) -- Cummins says it has resolved concerns about gasket leakage and Texaco Extended Life Coolant (TELC), and now recommends the product for factory fi
Brake conference report offers insight into defects August 1, 2014 TORONTO (March 19, 2001) -- Defective or poorly adjusted brakes continue to be the leading reason for removing trucks and buses from North American highways. In Canada, the frequen
Industry Canada weighs $400,000 for O/O associations August 1, 2014 OSHAWA, Ont. (March 19, 2001) -- Attempting to give Canadian independent truckers better representation before governments, National Truckers Association president Bill Wellman has
Environment Canada: Should road salt be banned? August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (March 19, 2001) -- Amid mounting concern about the impact of salt-laden runoff on wetlands, Environment Canada is considering whether road salt and calcium chloride should
RoadRanger debuts auto transmission and trailer suspension August 1, 2014 The RoadRanger partnership of Eaton and Dana has added a fully automated wet clutch to the Eaton Fuller six-speed AutoShift to make it a true two-pedal automatic for medium-duty
Wabash Cuts 500 Jobs August 1, 2014 Realizing it cannot meet analysts' first quarter 2001 estimates, Wabash National has announced it will cut about 500 hourly and salaried positions as part of a cost reduction progr
New Volvo truck group feels the pinch August 1, 2014 Volvo Global Truck Sales is blaming the continuing downturn in the North American market for a 7% drop in sales through February. The company delivered 26,017 trucks worldwide
Trucking still gets all the bad brakes August 1, 2014 Defective or poorly adjusted brakes are the leading reason why trucks get yanked from North American highways, according to reports made public by the Commercial Vehicle Safety All
Oil drops to lowest since January last year August 1, 2014 The average nationwide price of a gallon of diesel fuel dropped to its lowest level since before the start of the meteoric rise in January 2000.
Kenworth offers FreedomLine and more in Louisville August 1, 2014 Kenworth made a number of announcements this morning, a day before the official opening of the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky.
Matlack Systems files for bankruptcy protection August 1, 2014 WILMINGTON, Del. (April 2, 2001) -- Matlack Systems, one of North America's largest chemical haulers, filed a petition in Delaware seeking protection under Chapter 11 of the Federa