Bosch Long Haul alternator provides greater power
Bosch’s ultra-premium Long Haul Alternator for heavy duty-vehicles provides greater electrical power and efficiency on the road or at idle.
Exide launches RoadForce AGM-200
Exide Technologies launched the Exide RoadForce AGM-200, a lead-acid battery for heavy-duty and commercial starting applications. Designed with original equipment construction, the battery offers increased power and enhancements over conventional, flooded group size 31 products, the company said.
No longer upscale
Ten years is not really a long time, but an awful lot has changed in the last decade. Ten years ago, over-the-road drivers were happy if they got a cup holder.
Model Carrier
Kennesaw Transportation continues to serve as an example of how success in trucking can be established and maintained.
How hot is it
2007 engines are burning hotter; fan clutches and other underhood components are being challenged
Zero RPMs
Excessive engine idling consumes more than 800 million gallons of diesel fuel a year.
Remy offers hand-held electrical systems analyzer
To avoid roadside repairs and costly downtime associated with starting and charging system issues, Delco Remy suggests that fleets and service technicians use the Intelli-CheckII Systems Analyzer from Remy Inc.
Think Of It As A System
Although the components of high-power electrical systems in today’s heavy-duty trucks – starters, batteries, alternators and cables – are very robust and designed to operate without problems for many thousands of miles,they are, unfortunately, not trouble free.