Cooling Systems
The increased heat load generated by emissions controlled engines makes maintenance of cooling systems more critical than it was in the past
All kinds of loads
Parasitic loads, hotel loads, safety loads: other than the emissions system, nothing on today’s trucks has changed more than the electrical systems
Channel Flow air filters meet high performance demands
Baldwin Filters Inc. has announced the addition of Channel Flow air filters to its product line. Channel Flow filters feature a design that provides a stronger, more reliable filter, the company says. The key to the Channel Flow filters is the element. The flat and corrugated media — when formed into a round or racetrack media pack — is inherently strong, eliminating the need for a center tube and metal wrappers of traditional air filters. This translates to a more environmentally friendly filter, according to its maker.
Racor diesel fuel heater lineup featured
Racor has recently released a New Fuel Heater Brochure (Brochure No. 7749). The comprehensive brochure details the specifications and uses of Racor’s full line of fuel heaters. Benefits include engine protection against cold starts, clogged filters due to fuel waxing, and power loss; reduced cold weather downtime; fast-idling to warm engine; and smoother engine operation.
Optimizing decisions
Review the choices before changing oil drains
Detroit Diesel DD15 unveiled
After nearly five years and $1.5 billion in development, the new heavy-duty Detroit Diesel DD15 engine was introduced last week at the Detroit Diesel plant. The DD15 displaces 14.8L, and is a 6-cylinder, in-line design. It is intended for all heavy-duty, North American truck and coach applications, and features improved fuel economy and enhanced performance, the maker says.
Luber-finer debuts Spanish-language website
Continuing the implementation of its stated goal of equipping its customers with the tools they need to make their jobs easier, Luber-finer, a division of Champion Laboratories, Inc., and a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty filtration products for the transportation, off-road/mining, marine, agriculture and automotive light truck industry, has launched an industry-first Spanish language website.
Through the paces
International’s reputation for building trucks has always had three main tenants: reliability, efficiency and economy.
Winds of change: technology shift
Truck fleet service is a dynamic business.Emissions reduction technologies in the 2007 engines are increasingly integrated into vehicle fleets.
ULSD fuel update
With the introduction of the 2007 model year on-highway, diesel powered trucks comes the use of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel. Several months ago availability and quality were a concern, but now these issues have pretty much gone away.