Qwik-Check offers quick power check March 21, 2018 Phillips Industries’ new Qwik-Check offers, well, a quick way to check that power is running through the seven-way connector between a tractor and trailer. Integrated into a trailer’s nose…
uStart to help you start preview image uStart to help you start March 20, 2018 uStart is now cleared for use in larger vehicles. The uStart power systems that are already helping to start Class 6 trucks are now cleared to for use in Class…
uStart now available for Class 7/8 preview image uStart now available for Class 7/8 March 20, 2018 uStart power systems — already available for Class 6 trucks — are now available to for use in Class 7 and 8 day cabs with up to 12-liter engines.
Standard track options from Kenworth preview image Standard track options from Kenworth March 16, 2018 The Paccar front axle. Kenworth has unveiled new standard track options for proprietary 20,000- and 22,800-pound Paccar front axles. The axles were introduced last year with wide track configurations, and…
Kenworth axles with standard track preview image Kenworth axles with standard track March 16, 2018 Kenworth has unveiled new standard track options for proprietary 20,000- and 22,800-pound Paccar front axles.
Collision mitigation, discs standard on Cascadia preview image Collision mitigation, discs standard on Cascadia March 8, 2018 Daimler Trucks North America has made the Detroit Assurance 4.0 collision mitigation system and Meritor EX+ L air disc…
Link redesigns self-steer auxiliary suspensions preview image Link redesigns self-steer auxiliary suspensions March 7, 2018 SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – Link Manufacturing has redesigned its self-steer auxiliary suspensions, which are now available in 8K and 13.5K capacities – as well as the company’s first 10K…
Link redesigns self-steers preview image Link redesigns self-steers March 7, 2018 Link Manufacturing has redesigned its self-steer auxiliary suspensions, now available in 8K and 13.5K capacities – as well as the company’s first 10K option. A 20 K model will be…
FlowBelow aerodynamics for Strick, International preview image FlowBelow aerodynamics for Strick, International March 5, 2018 FlowBelow’s aerodynamic Quick-Release Wheel Covers and Trailer AeroSlider system will now be offered as factory-installed options on Strick Trailers. The overall system combines wheel covers, a fairing between the…
Seeva system helps to clear windshields preview image Seeva system helps to clear windshields March 4, 2018 Seeva Technologies has developed a windshield washer heating system that can provide better windshield cleaning, de-icing, and defrosting. The small tubular system uses waste heat generated by the engine to…
Lippert unveils premium mattress preview image Lippert unveils premium mattress March 4, 2018 Lippert Components’ new somnum Sleeper Series mattresses now includes the Discovery — a 10-inch latex foam mattress with a combination core. It pairs a thick polymer spring base core…
Other Omnitracs One announced during Outlook 2018 February 27, 2018 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Omnitracs announced a new product launch today, one it says combines the very best of all the company’s technology offerings. Kevin Haugh, chief product and strategy officer,…
Trailer tracking for mixed fleets February 21, 2018 Spireon is building on its FleetLocate product line with a modular trailer tracking solution for mixed fleets. FL Flex can be configured with options including door, cargo, temperature, and…
Fairbanks introduces scale instrument preview image Fairbanks introduces scale instrument February 21, 2018 Fairbanks Scale’s new FB4000 desktop scale instrument is now available in a NEMA 12 desktop enclosure or NEMA4X stainless steel washdown enclosure. Each unit features a highway system application,…
LED headlight for heavy trucks preview image LED headlight for heavy trucks February 21, 2018 Maxxima has added the new Vionic 5×7 combination DRL/dual-beam LED headlight for heavy trucks and other vehicles. Featuring nine high-performance LEDs, the headlight has dedicated diodes for DRL and…
