SmartWay Partners, take notice
A number of new products at the 2012 Mid-American Trucking Show should be of interest to SmartWay members, from tires to transmissions to new vehicles.
DNTA selects Hankook for Freightliner original equipment tires
Daimler Trucks North America has selected Hankook’s AL11 steer and DL11 drive tires as new original equipment for its Freightliner Cascadia and Coronado models, starting in May of this year.
Plugged in
Ashland City, Tenn.-based R. E. West Transportation, founded 50 years ago, strives to be on the forefront of the industry’s technological curve.
DTNA’s entire 2013 vehicle lineup is GHG14-compliant
The EPA has certified Daimler Trucks North America’s complete portfolio of model year 2013 on-highway, vocational and medium-duty vehicles as fully compliant with the new greenhouse gas 2014 regulations.
Detroit Diesel delivers 100,000th DD platform engine
Detroit Diesel Corp. delivered its 100,000th DD platform engine – a Detroit DD15 in a Freightliner Cascadia – to Southern Refrigerated Transport (SRT), a subsidiary of Covenant Transportation Group.
DTNA adds 1,100 new jobs
Daimler Trucks North America will add a second shift and ramp up production at its Freightliner Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, N.C., creating more than 1,100 new jobs by the end of 2012.
Lightweight tractor components
To provide fleets the ability to increase fuel efficiency, maximize payload, enhance performance and reduce costs, tractor manufacturers offer a variety of lightweight components.
Freightliner ‘Slice of Life’ drivers see improved MPG
Drivers in the second season of Freightliner’s “Trucks Slice of Life” TV program reported fuel efficiency gains. In the program, three owner-operators were each given a 2010 Freightliner Cascadia equipped with a 2010 Detroit Diesel DD15 engine featuring BlueTec emissions technology.
Affordable and Reliable
A&M Transport is fielding and servicing equipment to maintain the highest level of customer service.
DTNA to ramp up production, hire 1,400 employees
Daimler Trucks North America plans to increase production and employment levels at several of its manufacturing plants. The company said more than 1,230 new employees will be added to accommodate rising customer demand for the company’s Freightliner and Western Star trucks.