Kenworth adds Bendix front and rear air disc brakes as option
Kenworth Truck Co. announced that factory-installed Bendix ADB22X front and rear air disc brakes are now available for new Kenworth T370 medium-duty conventional trucks. The Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes have a two-pin floating caliper design that provides a more stringent overall dimension accuracy and consistent force distribution. According to Bendix, the ADB22X design also
Michelin launches nationwide Truck Care network
Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced Michelin Truck Care, a national network of mechanical service providers for trucks with dedicated fleet maintenance managers and technicians, along with standardized services that are audited by Michelin. Michelin Truck Care includes mobile maintenance visits, consistent nationwide pricing, an integrated fleet maintenance system and the assurance of high-quality parts. Launching this
ATDynamics projects 200,000 TrailerTails deployed by 2017
ATDynamics projects that based on current industry adoption rates, trucking fleet customers are expected to deploy over 200,000 ATDynamics TrailerTails by 2017. North American fleets are on track to order 50,000 TrailerTails by the end of 2014 as projected by ATDynamics in 2011. More than 350 U.S. trucking fleets have deployed ATDynamics patented TrailerTail technology in
PressurePro, TrackPoint Systems announce partnership, plan integration
Advantage PressurePro, provider of tire performance management solutions (TPMS) and TPMS technologies, and TrackPoint Systems, provider of asset management and trailer tracking, announced their partnership at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting 2014. The alliance, formed to allow integration of the two technologies, sets the groundwork to launch the market’s first real time TPMS
Dana’s Spicer AdvanTEK 40 tandem axel now available on Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks
At the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting 2014, Dana Holding Corp. announced that Peterbilt and Kenworth are the first production trucks in the industry to offer Spicer AdvanTEK 40 tandem axles. This new 40,000-lb. tandem axle for a variety of Class 8 applications is currently offered in initial production quantities with a select number
Idle Smart introduces new feature to protect fleets against battery drain
Idle Smart announced Battery Protect—a new feature that continuously monitors battery voltage levels and will start and run a vehicle’s engine to recharge batteries, helping ensure fleet uptime and starting. Battery Protect was introduced at the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) 2014 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn. “With Battery
Navistar enhances OnCommand connection system offerings
Navistar Inc. announced it has integrated Mitchell 1 Repair-Connect.net and in-bay service tools from Nexiq Technologies and Noregon Systems into its OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system. The company’s diagnostics system is designed to increase vehicle uptime and provide increased fleet management efficiency for International truck customers. “OnCommand Connection was designed to help our customers more efficiently manage their fleets
Accuride introduces new 14-in. Accu-Lite Duplex aluminum wheels
Accuride Corp. introduced and is commercializing two newly qualified 22.5- x 14-in. Accu-Lite Duplex aluminum wheels that are up to 4 lbs. lighter than the earlier models they replace. Accuride expects to have its customer base transitioned to the new wheel versions early in the second quarter of this year. Accuride executives announced the new
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index reflects positive environment for truckers in early 2014
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) reading of 8.82 for January reflects a very positive environment for truckers in early 2014, according to the monthly Trucking Update from FTR’s Freight Focus series and reports. FTR expects the index to remain high as regulatory drag keeps capacity tight. The 2.8 point increase in the index from December
Alcoa unveils new light-weight 14-, 9-in. forged aluminum wheels
Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, a business unit of Alcoa Inc., announced that its 14-in. wide base and 9-in. wheels are the lightest in the industry. Utilizing the proprietary LvL One wheel manufacturing process of light weighting coupled with proven 6061 alloy, Alcoa’s 22.5- x 14-in. wide base wheels are now 54 lbs. per wheel
