Cummins announces 600 HP ISX; new QuickCheck tool
Cummins Inc. announced the release of its most powerful ISX in years, with 600 horsepower and 2050 lb.-ft. of torque. This new rating is designed for heavy-haul customers, fleets and owner/operators who specialize in expedited freight. It is scheduled to be available this fall.
Bendix testing adaptive cruise control
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC continues research and development on the latest element of its active safety system strategy: adaptive cruise control (ACC). The Bendix approach will enable brake intervention in ACC mode to help rapidly slow the vehicle and maintain following distance in addition to engine dethrottling and engine brake (retarder) applications. The technology builds on its original active safety system, Bendix ESP stability system.
Safety: collision control
Accidents cost money by directly and indirectly impacting motor carrier operations and profitability. Direct costs associated with crashes add up quickly.
All Freightliner dealers, distributors to be equipped with FleetCross
Beginning this month, all Freightliner affiliates nationwide will be equipped with a new customized system for all-makes parts referencing in FleetCross. This new Web-based version of FleetCross was designed in cooperation with Freightliner, LLC by Service Professionals Inc. (SPI), the creator of FleetCross all-makes systems and databases. The Freightliner version will be licensed by SPI to dealers and distributors, including Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, Detroit Diesel and Thomas Bus.
ConocoPhillips changes KLAS program
ConocoPhillips Co. announced several changes to Kendall Motor Oil’s Kendall Lubricants Analysis System (KLAS) oil analysis program. Effective Jan. 1, 2007, ConocoPhillips aligned its software service provider with its oil analysis testing laboratory, consolidated contact phone numbers into one comprehensive support line and enhanced training opportunities, according to Steven Tarbox, director of product management, ConocoPhillips Lubricants.
Walking in their shoes
Mike Burns of Burns Motor Freight started at the bottom to learn the business, earn respect and understand employees’ jobs
Model Carrier
Kennesaw Transportation continues to serve as an example of how success in trucking can be established and maintained.
Cooling Cost Control
If you expect the cost of diesel fuel to come down soon and your refrigerated freight can wait until it does, or if your fleet has enough money available that it doesn’t matter how much it spends on fuel to run your reefers, you can skip this article. If, however, you, like most, don’t expect fuel prices to ever come down to the levels of the recent past – or even stabilize in our lifetime – then fuel economy is likely a high priority for you.
Alcoa Wheel Products offers new tire management system
Alcoa Wheel Products introduced its new InTire Management System – a Web-based fleet maintenance management tool that provides real time data on tire pressure and tread depth throughout an entire fleet.
Mack Introduces TerraPro Cabover
Mack Trucks Inc. introduced the TerraPro Cabover model, which is an evolution of the company’s MR model. It is optimized for refuse and construction applications, including concrete pumping. It combines ruggedness with a new driver environment designed to maximize comfort and productivity, the company said.