Following a year of testing in U.S. fleets, Continental Tire the Americas is now ready to offer the ContiPressureCheck system for tractors, trailers and in combination vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system for commercial trucks utilizes sensors mounted inside the tires to provide temperature and pressure readings. Alerts and warnings are displayed inside the cab.
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.
The EnduMile LHT, the company’s most durable and fuel-efficient trailer tire, is now available in a 385/55 R22.5 format.
Effective tire maintenance with the right equipment ensures fleet operations remain productive and profitable.
The company hopes to uncover new improvements and technologies to innovate the retread process.
Making its second TMC appearance, Apollo Tire tells us how it was able to release a truck tire lineup so quickly.
