SAF-Holland offers Gabriel heavy-duty shocks
SAF-Holland Inc. will include Gabriel heavy-duty shock products, the FleetLine and GasSLX product lines, in its Gold Line Quality Parts brand offering, the two companies announced. The Gold Line offering will expand the products SAF-Holland supplies to the aftermarket in order to further enhance and serve aftermarket customers, SAF-Holland says. With Gold Line, SAF-Holland says it
Class 8 capacity continues to be higher than demand
The supply of Class 8 trucks continues to rise faster than demand for trucks, according to the most recent ACT For-Hire Trucking Index from ACT Research Co. “The capacity index [supply] rose faster than the freight index [demand] for the seventh consecutive month and the twelfth time in the past fourteen months in March,” said
Old World Industries acquires Victory Blue
Old World Industries, LLC has acquired Victory Blue, a Dallas-based diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) company. The asset purchase included seven production facilities throughout the U.S. Kal Mahmood, Old World Industries’ president and chief executive officer, said that this acquisition would bring about improved distribution efficiencies, and allow the company to be better poised to service the growing
Class 8 truck orders fall in March
For the month of March, 37,700 new Classes 5-8 vehicle orders were booked, according to the latest preliminary numbers from ACT Research Co. Class 8 garnered 16,000 orders and for Classes 5-7, 21,700 orders were placed. “Medium-duty [MD] and heavy-duty [HD] demand, as mirrored by new order activity, remain on divergent paths that are tracking
Mid-America Trucking Show 2016: Sights, sounds and news from the show
The Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) is always a whirlwind of industry news and booth meetings. With more than 1,100 exhibitors to catch up with and a projected 70,000 attendees to wade through, there’s little time to catch your breath. Come along with me, Jason Morgan, we take in the sights, sounds and news of MATS
WABCO unveils next-gen OnLane lane departure warning system
WABCO unveiled its next generation OnLane lane departure warning system (LDWS), an advanced driver assistance system that features a new, high resolution camera integrated with a SmartDrive video-based driver performance management system. WABCO’s OnLane is a camera-based LDWS that continuously monitors the vehicle’s position within lane markings. It alerts the driver via visual, audible or
Rand McNally announces new plug-and-play ELD solution
Rand McNally introduced its new ELD 50 plug-and-play device to help commercial drivers comply with the federal electronic logging mandate. Rand McNally designed ELD 50 as a cost-effective, quick-install solution for over-the-road drivers, the company said. ELD 50 fits in your hand, takes less than a minute to install directly into the truck’s diagnostics port and
MiX Telematics launches ELD-ready solutions for oil and gas industry
MiX Telematics has introduced ELD-ready solutions for U.S. oil and gas companies. MiX Telematics’s fleet management platform, MiX Fleet Manager, is ELD-ready and supports the FMCSA’s current requirements for performance, design and technical specifications. It combines with the company’s recently launched MiX Journey Management, a journey risk management solution for US oil and gas companies that’s integrated with a
Volvo introduces 2017 powertrain lineup
Volvo Trucks North America has introduced its powertrain lineup for model year 2017. The new offerings include the D11, D13 and D16 engines; enhancements to the I-Shift transmission; a new one-box exhaust aftertreatment system; and continued offering of remote diagnostics. The 2017 Volvo D11 offers up to 425 HP and 1,550 lb.-ft. of torque, an increase of 20 HP.
Daimler Highway Pilot Connect autonomous truck platooning technology
Less than a year after Daimler Trucks North America showcased the Freightliner Inspiration Truck as the first autonomous truck operating on an open public highway in Las Vegas, Daimler Trucks took the next step in truck autonomy by demoing the Highway Pilot Connect system on the German Autobahn. Highway Pilot Connect takes the autonomous truck
