Navistar’s Hebe to retire
Jim Hebe, Navistar senior vice president of North America sales operations, announced his retirement. Hebe, 63, has led the company’s North American Truck sales and marketing efforts since re-joining the company in 2008.
NTEA and MATS roundup
Two of the industry’s largest truck shows took place recently, the National Truck Equipment Association’s Work Truck Show and the Mid-America Trucking Show. We take a look at all of the new equipment on display at each show.
Maintaining fifth wheels
Fifth wheels are almost maintenance-free, but there are a few critical points to keeping them in good shape.
Cabover engine lineup expands
The PACCAR family of medium-duty COE trucks grows with new models from Kenworth joining upgraded Peterbilt designs.
Repairing a noisy exhaust system
The experts at Kenworth Truck Co. provide the following tips: • Flex tubing is the first place to look for noise leaks—inexpensive tubing is usually the first spot to fail. Flex tubing should always be installed in a half-extended state. Fully extended flex tubing will cause premature failure. Never use flex tubing to form an
Noisy exhaust system?
If you have a noisy exhaust, the experts at Kenworth Truck Co. advise: • Make sure that the hangers supporting the exhaust system are not too loose and not too tight, or they will cause noise. • A resonator can be installed to cancel out “bad” sound. • Installing a dual muffler/”Y” connector system can
Spec’ing for operational advantages: NG vehicles
Natural gas engines are well-suited for specific operations—here are the vehicle choices.
Electrical system checkup
According to Kenworth Truck Co. engineers, battery woes are common in winter, but what the people in the battery business know is that summer weakens a battery. Heat is what really damages batteries, with the increased demand of cold-weather cranking finishing the job. Here are some quick tips to help keep batteries and electrical systems
Spend a little time save a lot
The demand for creature comforts in sleepers will not goaway,so fleet managers need to decide what to use to supply power
Application Specific: Alternatively Powered Vehicles
During the recent Hybrid Truck & Alternative Fuels Ride-and-Drive held at The Work Truck Show 2008, attendees had the opportunity to test drive as many as 14 new hybrid and alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs).