BorgWarner releases aftermarket replacement turbos for MBE4000 engines
BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems, Aftermarket announced the release of the S410T replacement turbocharger for late-model Mercedes MBE4000 engines. The S410T is covered by a one-year, or 100,000-mile repair or replace warranty. The company stated that all BorgWarner replacement turbos have been manufactured or remanufactured under the same strict quality standards set forth by the company for their original equipment products, to include TS14649.
Freightliner selects BorgWarner fans, fan drives
BorgWarner Thermal Systems fans and fan drives will be standard equipment on all Freightliner LLC Class 8 trucks, beginning January 1, 2007.
Heavy-Duty Leadership Group responds to national charging corridor plans
The group applauded the White House’s plans to accelerate a phased-in development of a freight charging network across the U.S. by 2040.
FleetPride announces 2021 supplier awards
FleetPride has announced the winners of its 2021 supplier awards. These companies have each been recognized for their outstanding support and partnership with FleetPride over the last year. Ten suppliers received awards for their contributions, collaboration, and focus on supporting the FleetPride customer: • The Long Haul Award: Presented to MAT Holdings for their consistent
Photo gallery: Hino Trucks national parts conference
Hino Trucks hosted several hundred dealers at its National Parts Conference this week in Las Vegas, and I had the cool opportunity to host live podcasts during the show with the Hino Trucks team, suppliers and dealers. The conversation spanned the gamut of industry talking points–from dealing with supply chain and service challenges to answering
Photo gallery: HDAW ’22
The Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week show floor held a few surprises. Sure there was the tried-and-true lineup of hard parts that solve fleet service problems, but there were also hints of the trucking industry aftermarket solutions to come. Examples ranged from electrified axles to increased e-commerce connectivity. One thing was certain, while aftermarket solutions keep
Daimler Trucks N.A. recognizes 43 ‘Masters of Quality’
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced the 43 recipients of its 2020 Masters of Quality supplier award. The award honors the top component and service suppliers to DTNA’s Freightliner and Western Star brand trucks. The annual program recognizes outstanding suppliers that have received high scores based on their quality, delivery, technology and cost performance as
Understanding the misunderstood alternator
Most alternators today are more durable than ever. So why are so many alternators failing? Or, are they really failing?
Building a smarter alternator
In the past 15 or 20 years, as fleets began facing stricter legislative and power requirement changes in their trucks, the OEMs in turn began facing demands to produce higher-quality alternators that could meet these standards. “So, what they’ve demanded from us is higher efficiency and lower cost,” says Clive Harley, vice president of engineering
