The evolutionary T660
Despite their associated cost and hassles, the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2007 emissions regulations will, one day, be considered a boon to the trucking industry because they ushered in a host of new heavy-duty truck models that might have otherwise remained mere engineering drawings, at least for a few more years.
Idling success
Fuel is expensive and continues to get more expensive.
What’s your carbon footprint?
Lately we’ve been so overwhelmed by all of the “green” talk in the media.
It’s about relationships
It’s about relationships “So, what’s new?” A common pitfall is to answer that question only in terms of individual products or services and not to appreciate fully the synergies that flow from some component interactions that are becoming more common.
Going Green
A few years ago engines came in just a few colors: red, yellow, tan, silver. They did it with paint then.
Through the paces
International’s reputation for building trucks has always had three main tenants: reliability, efficiency and economy.
Freightliner lifts the veil
With fitting fanfare and panache, Freightliner Trucks introduced its new Class8 truck in Charlotte, N.C., early in May.
Mitsubishi Fuso re-enters Class 3 market, makes major ’08 changes
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America announced its 2008 model year lineup, including the Class 3 FE 125 low-cab forward truck that gives the company a Class 3 offering once again. Mitsubishi Fuso had dropped a Class 3 offering in 2005 because it was not ready to offer the onboard diagnostics required. The new FE 125, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 12,500 lbs., now is equipped with OBD II, allowing it to be sold throughout the United States.
International reduces aerodynamic drag 14 percent
International Truck and Engine Corp. said it developed systems and devices that reduce the aerodynamic drag of Class 8 tractor-trailer applications substantially increasing fuel efficiency and potentially saving millions of gallons of diesel fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy funded the project jointly with International.
Volvo devices target improved fuel economy
Relatively simple modifications to heavy truck aerodynamics could provide a welcome decrease in fuel costs for the average over-the-road truck, according to research by Volvo Trucks North America.