Meritor talks trucking aftermarket advancements, sets new goals
During Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, Meritor’s aftermarket and product leadership sat down to provide an update of its aftermarket initiatives and the evolution of existing aftermarket products. Here’s the rundown. Electrification in the aftermarket Meritor is barreling ahead toward electrification. It recently announced series production of its 14Xe ePowertrain. When asked what opportunities the ePowertrain
Daimler Trucks N. A. selects Meritor 14Xe ePowertrain for next-gen school bus
Meritor Inc. announced it will provide its Blue Horizon 14Xe integrated ePowertrain for the next generation, all-electric Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley school bus from Thomas Built Buses (TBB). This is Meritor’s first electric vehicle production award with a Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) brand. The intended agreement will span five years and is expected to start
Meritor begins production of electric commercial vehicle powertrain
Meritor Inc. announced its 14Xe ePowertrain is now available and will be in production this month. As part of Meritor’s Blue Horizon advanced technology portfolio, the 14Xe ePowertrain is a fully integrated, all-electric drive system. “Our 14Xe ePowertrain has been thoroughly tested hauling loads and logging real world miles in various conditions and multiple applications,
‘What role are suppliers playing in electric truck development?’ Meritor answers that and more
The more questions about trucking electrification that are answered, the more crop up. Electric truck orders opened, first-adopting fleets started the electric truck spec’ing process, and you may have started to wonder: What’s the supplier’s role in all of this? Surely suppliers are delivering electric drivetrain components to OEMs and you want to be able
Meritor to begin commercial truck electric powertrain production
Meritor Inc. says production of its 14Xe all-electric, fully integrated, commercial electric powertrain for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles will begin mid-2021. “The 14Xe ePowertrain has been tested in various conditions around the world with several OEMs, vehicle types and applications, so we can offer the industry a proven electric powertrain technology,” said T.J. Reed,
Meritor makes improvements to MeritorPartsXpress.com
Meritor, Inc. has announced enhancements to MeritorPartsXpress.com that include Xact Search, a tool for users to identify and order brake shoe kits based on specific search criteria, and a redesigned homepage. Improvements also include the addition of Xpress Lane, a tool that offers quick ordering, as well as price availability for registered customers, the company
Behind Meritor’s strategy to meet evolving fleet demands
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Meritor releases Drivetrain on Demand
Meritor, Inc. has launched Drivetrain on Demand to offer simplified ordering processes for U.S. and Canadian customers requiring fast replacement of driveshaft and differential assemblies, the company says. “By streamlining the ordering process and shipping the product within 24 hours, Drivetrain on Demand helps get vehicles in truck-down situations back on the road quickly,” said
Kenworth to collaborate with Meritor on electric powertrain development
Kenworth is developing T680E battery-electric vehicles with help from Meritor.
Peterbilt names Meritor primary supplier of electric powertrains for 579EV, 520EV
Peterbilt Motors Co. has entered into an agreement with Meritor to be the non-exclusive supplier of electric powertrains for their heavy-duty models 579EV and 520EV battery electric vehicles. “This agreement with Meritor is just another example of our commitment to battery electric vehicles. With this announcement, we have locked in suppliers for all of our
