Dometic launches BliZZard battery-operated air conditioner
Dometic Group announced that it will launch the Dometic Split-System BliZZard 134a, a battery-operated air conditioning unit for trucks at this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). The BliZZard air conditioning system is an auxiliary A/C unit that allows truckers to cool their sleeper cabs without running the truck engine. The BliZZard is simple to install,
Optronics releases 2014 vehicle lighting catalog
Optronics International announced the release of its 2014 Lighting Product Catalog. The document features 523 new products among the 3,095 total SKUs cataloged. Notable product additions underscore technical and styling advances made since the last catalog release in 2012. There are 166 new, high-style GloLight brand products, featuring patented light diffusing material that gives them
Stertil-Koni reports use of high lift wheel dolly reduces injuries by up to 45%
According to a recent industry overview by Stertil-Koni, the high lift wheel dolly delivers two essential advantages in today’s modern, fleet maintenance shop. “First,” noted Peter Bowers, technical sales support manager at Stertil-Koni, “the wheel dolly allows proper alignment of a dual tire assembly with the brake drum to the axle tube to be completed efficiently
Coxreels re-engineered 1175 and 1185 series outlet risers
Coxreels announced a re‐engineered outlet riser on the 1175 and 1185 series reels. These two series have been enhanced and now come equipped with a remodeled low profile outlet riser offering improved full‐flow characteristics, said the company. The 1175 and 1185 series feature a new on-piece swept outlet riser and replace the machined flange riser
Spectra Premium introduces 13 heavy-duty truck radiators
Spectra Premium released 13 new radiators for heavy-duty trucks, covering Freightliner, International, Kenworth trucks, as well as Bluebird/Carpenter buses. The coverage also extends to late-model trucks such as the 2013 Freightliner Cascadia Series. In addition to being engineered, developed,and validated in their Canadian facilities, these 13 aluminum radiators are also manufactured in their Laval plant
Idle Smart introduces new feature to protect fleets against battery drain
Idle Smart announced Battery Protect—a new feature that continuously monitors battery voltage levels and will start and run a vehicle’s engine to recharge batteries, helping ensure fleet uptime and starting. Battery Protect was introduced at the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) 2014 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn. “With Battery
Alcoa unveils new light-weight 14-, 9-in. forged aluminum wheels
Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, a business unit of Alcoa Inc., announced that its 14-in. wide base and 9-in. wheels are the lightest in the industry. Utilizing the proprietary LvL One wheel manufacturing process of light weighting coupled with proven 6061 alloy, Alcoa’s 22.5- x 14-in. wide base wheels are now 54 lbs. per wheel
Phillips Industries announces new partnership
During a press conference held at the Technology and Maintenance Council 2014 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, Phillips Industries announced a partnership with Innotec. The new partnership will offer Innotec’s unique Boardfree LED lights packaged with Phillips’ Sta-Dry trailer harnesses. This partnership signifies Phillips’ entrance into the exterior trailer LED lighting market. In September
Peterson unveils new LED lens design
Peterson’s new LumenX Series 7 safety lights are powered by the latest white-diode LEDs. The LumenX Series features breakthrough optics engineered for such efficient light dispersal that the entire lens illuminates fully—no “hot spots” or “dead zones,” regardless of viewing angle, says the company. The DOT-legal LumenX Series comprises S/T/T lights, turn signals, backup lights
Grote introduces new LED lamp family
Grote has introduced a new family of LED 6”oval and 4” round Stop/Tail/Turn lamps, each equipped with an integral LED built-in back-up lamp. These new patent pending designs are built to industry standard configurations and offer OEM designers and fleet operations more advantages, says the company. Combining S/S/T and back-up functions in these lamps allow
Palfinger, eNow partner to make liftgates greener
A new marketing alliance between Palfinger Liftgates and eNow will enable liftgate users to operate liftgates using the power of the sun. Palfinger has added eNow’s 100-Watt eCharge Solar Battery Charger as an optional feature on all liftgate systems. “We are constantly on the look-out for value-added features that are also good for the environment,”
Espar presents natural gas heating for trucks
Espar North America presented its newly-developed Airtronic NG Commercial at the NTEA The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Ind. The air heater burns compressed natural gas (CNG) and is suited for all trucks fueled by natural gas. “Our Airtronic NG Commercial is the first air heater that is specially designed for the continuously growing market
