VIPAR Heavy Duty signs exclusive agreement with Falcon Affiliates
VIPAR Heavy Duty has announced that it has formed an exclusive relationship and memorandum of understanding in the U.S. with Falcon Affiliates, an equity investment firm with significant experience working with entrepreneurial-led and family-owned businesses and proven expertise within the heavy duty aftermarket. The relationship with Falcon Affiliates will provide VIPAR Heavy Duty stockholders
How GHG regulations will affect transmissions
GHG Phase 2 regulations are coming in 2020, and while engines are the most obviously affected truck part, other components from the transmission to the suspension will be affected too. Fleet Equipment reached out to ask transmission manufacturers how the upcoming standards will affect fleets’ transmission needs. One answer: powertrain integration will become more important
Reducing downtime and lowering costs at Bruckner Leasing Company
To improve its ability to manage 200 to 250 new service and repair cases each day at 24 locations in six states, Bruckner Leasing needed a means of communicating more effectively and efficiently. The division of Bruckner Truck Sales, headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, is a member of the Mack Leasing System, the Volvo Leasing System
Eaton announces line of EverCool air conditioning hose
Power management company Eaton has announced the complete EverCool mobile air conditioning (A/C) hose portfolio. The complete portfolio, which includes the new EC007 barrier hose, as well as the GH001 veneer hose and FC800 large-bore hose, now provides options for the full range of mobile A/C applications including bus, truck, agricultural and construction vehicles. Eaton’s EverCool
Driving Dynamics introduces hands-on driver safety coaching service
Driving Dynamics Inc., a provider of driver and safety training for fleet-based organizations throughout North America announced the rollout of DriveWiseAdvantage (DriveWise). Offered to the U.S. market, it is the latest course under the company’s DriverAdvantage behind-the-wheel brand for individuals who operate light-to-medium duty vehicles. DriveWise is an on-road behavior and skills coaching service designed
Mitchell 1 awards SuperTech Grand Champion with TruckSeries subscription
Mitchell 1 has awarded Phillip Pinter from FedEx Freight in Ida, Mich., the Grand Champion of the National Technician Skills Competition — TMC SuperTech 2018 — with a subscription to TruckSeries that will allow him to access all of Mitchell 1’s online service information products for Class 4-8 trucks for a full year. The event
Eaton announces valve lift solutions
Power management company Eaton announced a portfolio of advanced and standard valvetrain solutions. Several valve lift solutions were highlighted, including cylinder deactivation (CDA), decompression engine brake and variable valve lift for exhaust gas thermal management and/or brake thermal efficiency improvements. The technologies provide customers with a range of benefits, including better fuel economy, improved braking power,
SambaSafety prepares new CSA Scorecard
SambaSafety, a provider of driver risk management solutions in North America, has announced the development of a new CSA Scorecard, which will soon be available to customers. The company began testing the Item Response Theory (IRT) methodology for the CSA Fast Act Score Model two years before its planned release by the Federal Motor Carrier
Volvo Trucks to introduce all-electric trucks in North America
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has preliminarily awarded $44.8 million to SCAQMD for the Volvo Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions (LIGHTS) project. The Volvo LIGHTS project will involve 16 partners, and transform freight operations at the facilities of two of the United States’ top trucking fleets. Volvo LIGHTS is part of California Climate
Allison Transmission launches telematics service with Geotab
Allison Transmission is collaborating with Geotab to provide connected capabilities for distribution fleets. “This partnership is the first step on a journey to provide fleets with actionable information to support their fourth- and fifth-generation Allison transmissions,” Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission said in a news release. The partnership will add Allison’s diagnostic codes to Geotab’s web-based software to deliver
