The new PACCAR MX-13 engine brochure is now available to Peterbilt customers. The brochure contains operating features and technical specifications of the MX-13, which is available in Peterbilt’s entire on-highway and vocational product lineup.
The PACCAR MX-13 is offered in torque ratings from 1,450 to 1,850 lb./ft. and in a range from 380 to 500 HP. The engine meets 2013 EPA emissions requirements and features a common rail fuel system.
Advantages of Carrier Transicold’s new Vector 8500 single-temperature hybrid trailer refrigeration unit include less weight, better capacity and improved fuel efficiency, according to the company.
Advantages of Carrier Transicold’s new Vector 8500 single-temperature hybrid trailer refrigeration unit include less weight, better capacity and improved fuel efficiency, according to the company. With the Vector 8500, Carrier is also introducing a fully hermetic electric scroll compressor, used in refrigerated marine container systems, that has 70 percent fewer moving parts and is 200 lbs lighter than a traditional reciprocating compressor.
The Carrier Transicold Vector 8500 incorporates the manufacturer’s ecoFORWARD technologies. Compared to the unit it succeeds, the new Vector 8500:
A new digital catalog featuring the expanded Abex line of replacement air disc brake pads for commercial vehicles is now available from Federal-Mogul.
During the annual Energy Summit and Fair held on the campus of the University of North Texas (UNT), home of the PACCAR Technology Institute, Peterbilt Motors Co. displayed the SuperTruck advanced concept vehicle it is developing with Cummins Inc. through a U.S. Department of Energy program.
Evaluations comparing 6×2 and 6×4 trucks by FPInnovations’ Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) group showed that 6×2 tractors consume less fuel than similar 6×4 tractors.
The TracKing web-based, refrigerated trailer and temperature monitoring system from Thermo King can now be integrated with AS400/iSeries software for the truckload carrier market from Add On Systems (AOS) Inc.
Talking through the challenges, the technological advances, and the strategies for a sustainable future.
Orders are scheduled for production in Q3 of this year.
Rethinking traditional truck spec’ing notions, spotlighting sustainability in diesel technology.
This delay is only for required inspections, meaning fleets and owner/operators are still expected to register and pay fees.
