CARB, truck and engine manufacturers announce clean truck partnership
California prepares for a phased-in transition toward 100% sale and use of zero-emissions technology for medium- and-heavy duty vehicles by 2045.
Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association names David Giroux as president, COO
David Giroux will become president and chief operating officer of the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), and the current president and chief operating officer, Tim Kraus, will retire after 16 years at the trade association, MEMA President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Long announced. Giroux, who will join HDMA on Jan. 4, brings more than
SAF-Holland names new VP of health, safety, environment & quality – Americas
SAF-Holland has named Keith Belevender as the company’s vice president of health, safety, environment & quality – Americas. Belevender will be responsible for developing and implementing the Quality Assurance Program, which supports the product quality objectives of SAF-Holland, the company says. Belevender will also administer the safety, health, environmental and quality programs to ensure legal
A ‘plug-and-play’ electric vehicle battery solution? Inside Webasto’s new modular CV battery system
Webasto displayed its new modular CV standard battery system at this year’s NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. With 400V and 800V versions available, each battery pack has 35 kWh of energy, and because up to 10 packs can be used for a combined 350 kW, the system is designed for scalability and configuration flexibility.
Scott Shriber appointed Group Publisher of Content for Babcox Media
Babcox Media Inc. has announced that Scott Shriber, group publisher, will be assuming new responsibilities across all brands in the company’s portfolio.
Light-duty vans roll large
In June 2014, Ford Motor Co. took a risk by replacing its established U.S. light-duty van offering, the E-Series, with its longtime European van brand, the Transit. It quickly paid off as the new American-made Transit became the best-selling van in North America. Ford is not alone in finding success in the van market by
Rassini enters the North American commercial truck market
Rassini, a Mexican industrial company that designs and manufactures suspension and brake components for the automotive industry, has expanded its suspension offerings to include leaf springs for the North American heavy commercial truck market. The company will start off with a large account, having recently been awarded a contract from Ford Motor Co. to supply the front
Why OEM telematics data is better for everyone
Although vehicle location systems have been making life easier for fleet managers for years now, retrofitting the necessary hardware has long been a sticking point. The cost and time involved in sourcing, installing and configuring the “black boxes” across the entire fleet made the whole process prohibitive. Now, a new generation of OEM built-in connected
Fleets set their sights on going electric
When Tony Earley, chairman, chief executive officer and president of PG&E Corp., the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Co., spoke recently at the Detroit Economic Club, he quickly laid out his vision for an environmentally cleaner, economically stronger and more energy-independent America. “One of the most important keys to such improvements is the
A new era begins
To power the next generation of its F-Series Super Duty pickups in 2011, Ford Motor Co. has designed, tested and will now manufacture its own 6.7-L turbocharged V-8 diesel engine. The new powerplant will replace the Navistar-built engines Ford has used in its F-Series pickups since 1979. The new Ford diesel, which will be manufactured