Creature comfort, no idling
With the high cost of diesel fuel and the growing number of states and municipalities that are enacting anti-idling laws, auxiliary power units (APUs) are more popular than ever.
Litens Automotive Group offers HoodXpress
Litens Automotive Group, a designer and manufacturer of automotive and truck components, is introducing the HoodXpress automatic hood lift for Class 8 vehicles.
Spring Time Spec suspension for trouble-free performance
Sure, today’s heavy-duty suspension systems are fairly trouble free. But, any suspension system, whether on a truck, tractor, dolly or trailer, is going to give you trouble if you try using it outside its design parameters or simply ignore routine maintenance.
ArvinMeritor announces lower axle ratio on Meritor RS-23-160 series
ArvinMeritor announced the availability of a 2.50 ratio for its RS-23-160 single axle series.
New Meritor brake package introduced
ArvinMeritor announced the availability of the Meritor Severe Service Q Plus heavy-duty brake system for vehicles that operate in harsh or rugged environments.
Iteris introduces second-generation lane departure warning system
Iteris Inc., a provider of vision-based technologies and Intelligent Transportation Systems designed to optimize traffic flow and enhance driver safety, announced availability of its second-generation lane departure warning system (LDW) for the commercial truck market in the United States and Europe.
Peterbilt offers new technical advancements
Peterbilt announced that it is in the process of developing advanced technologies to help customers optimize fuel consumption through reduced idling, alternative power sources and route optimization.
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.
Trailer undercarriage options
The underside of trailers — the components that make up the suspension system — are continuing to evolve. In the last few years the industry has seen the addition of unitized hubs and more widespread specifying of air ride suspensions for a broader range of applications.