One millionth Meritor Tire Inflation System manufactured
Meritor Inc. and Pressure Systems International (PSI) celebrated a milestone on Nov. 4 when the one millionth Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI rolled off the assembly line in San Antonio. As part of the celebration, 31 different trailers from Meritor’s fleet customers will be equipped with a part from the one millionth MTIS by PSI.
Meritor WABCO receives Platinum Supplier Award from Wabash National Corp.
Meritor WABCO has earned the 2015 Platinum Supplier Award from Wabash National Corp. for excellence in quality and delivery performance. Meritor WABCO is one of two suppliers to win this award six times–the most of any Wabash supplier. Meritor WABCO supplies the trailer company with SmartTrac trailer anti-lock braking, roll stability and InfoLink data gateway systems. InfoLink
Meritor WABCO OnGuard collision mitigation system now available for medium-duty trucks
Meritor WABCO has announced that the OnGuard Collision Mitigation System is now available for use in medium-duty trucks for the first time. OnGuard is a radar-based active safety system for commercial vehicles that offers collision warnings and collision mitigation with active braking, as well as adaptive cruise control. The OnGuard collision mitigation system detects objects ahead
Meritor adds self-adjusting clutch to Euclid offering
Meritor Inc. has added a new product to its Euclid clutch line: A self-adjusting 15.5 in. model for medium and heavy-duty trucks. The new clutch, which includes 15.5- x 2-in. models with seven springs or nine springs in four- and six-paddle options, is now available from warehouse distributors stocking Euclid-branded parts and from the company’s website. “The
Meritor WABCO given Hino’s 2014 Excellence in Quality Award
Meritor WABCO received the 2014 Excellence in Quality Award from Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. This is the fifth time in the past seven years that Meritor WABCO has won the award. Meritor WABCO received the award in recognition of achieving a perfect zero parts per million (PPM) defect rate during the entire 2014 calendar year.
NTSB recommends collision avoidance systems as standard equipment; Meritor WABCO applauds decision
In a report published recently, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has made a number of recommendations to help address road safety, such as requiring vehicle manufacturers to install forward collision avoidance systems as standard equipment on all new vehicles. The NTSB also recommended the installation of autonomous emergency braking systems following the publication of performance
Meritor WABCO introduces new programming tool
Meritor WABCO introduced a new programming tool that helps significantly shorten deliver times of replacement electronic control units for antilock braking systems. Beginning in spring 2015, service centers can use the Aftermarket Programming Tool to configure a new line of partially programmed control units to specific vehicle settings, said Meritor WABCO. “Technology like our new
Meritor WABCO adds automatic trailer lift axle control systems to SmartTrac portfolio
Meritor WABCO’s SmartTrac portfolio of stability control systems has expanded with the addition of new cost-saving technology —the SmartTrac automatic trailer lift axle control system—to monitor suspension load and manage lift axles for trailers, according to the company. “The SmartTrac automatic trailer lift axle control system automatically raises or lowers the axle based on cargo
Meritor announces new axles, ATIS
Meritor Inc. announced the the launch of its MTec6, the industry’s lightest trailer axle that offers greater weight savings and lower total cost of ownership, according to the company. The 6-in., large-diameter axle allows for more efficient use of materials, resulting in an axle that is 36 lbs. lighter than the industry-standard 5-in. axle. The lighter axle reduces gross
Meritor WABCO expands OnGuard offering
Meritor WABCO now offers the OnGuard collision mitigation system on fire trucks built by E-ONE. According to the company, the first vehicle equipped with the new safety component is now in use by a fire department in Pennsylvania. “Every fire truck should have an OnGuard collision mitigation system because it helps protect vehicle occupants in