All about trucks
I just returned from the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) and, after 20 years of attending, I still get excited looking at all the new trucks.
International introduces PayStar 5900i SBA
The newest truck model in the PayStar line – the International PayStar 5900i Set-Back Axle (SBA) – was recently introduced. The new Paystar 5900i SBA is a class 8 vocational on/off-highway vehicle that features a new axle configuration to meet the needs of customers in severe service applications such as construction, oilfield, logging, heavy-hauling, mining, recovery and more.
International LoneStar debuts at Chicago Auto Show
Navistar International Corp. unveiled its International brand’s new flagship product, the visually stunning and technologically advanced LoneStar, at the Chicago Auto Show. The International LoneStar is the result of extensive customer research and automotive-inspired design – a new truck that changes the game for today’s trucking professional.
Shell Lubricants introduces Shell Spirax ASX R SAE 75W-90 high-performance synthetic axle fluid
When it comes to highway driving, every mile counts, and quality axle fluid can make a difference. Shell Lubricants has introduced Shell Spirax ASX R, a new long-life axle fluid that offers improved fuel economy. In standard industry and commercial fleet tests, Shell Spirax ASX R has demonstrated a fuel efficiency improvement of more than one percent when compared to several products in the same application, its maker says.
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
International Truck and Engine to enter hybrid commercial truck production
International Truck and Engine Corp., a Navistar company, has announced that it is the first company to enter line production of hybrid commercial trucks. As diesel fuel prices continue their volatility and engine emissions requirements tighten, International Truck and Engine is now producing the International DuraStar Hybrid, a diesel hybrid electric medium-duty truck that provides customers with improved fuel efficiency and reduced engine emissions, the company said.
International Truck and Engine partners with Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies to launch a new product to keep shipments cool
International Truck and Engine Corp., a Navistar company, and Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, a CARLISLE company, are jointly launching a “cool” new product called RouteMax that will provide a new alternative to refrigerated transportation. Together, the companies say they have developed technology exclusively on International DuraStar trucks that efficiently keeps food and beverage shipments cool while in transit.
Kendall GT-1 diesel synthetic blend oil upgraded to meet API CJ 4 quality
ConocoPhillips Company, the fourth largest U.S. lubricant supplier, announced that Kendall GT-1 Diesel synthetic blend motor oil has been upgraded to API CJ-4 quality. Kendall GT-1 Diesel is specially designed for use in diesel engines of light trucks and sport utility vehicles, and is formulated to provide wear protection, disperse soot, minimize deposits on critical engine parts, and resist viscosity breakdown even in severe services such as towing and hauling at high temperatures, according to Reginald Dias, director, commercial lubricants, ConocoPhillips Lubricants.
ConocoPhillips Lubricants upgrades 76 diesel synthetic blend motor oil to API CJ-4 quality
ConocoPhillips Company today announced that 76 Super Diesel synthetic blend motor oil has been upgraded to API CJ-4 quality.
Application specific: P&D Bodies
Questions that often come up when fleets are spec’ing truck bodies are related to the materials used in roofs and sidewalls.