Don’t judge a coolant by its color
Proper understanding of coolant types and adherence to vehicle manufacturers’ requirements are essential to ensuring that antifreeze effectively maintains engine temperature and helps protect the cooling system from rust and corrosion.
Bar’s Leaks offers concentrated versions of products
Bar’s Leaks has concentrated several of its leading products, reducing the amount of non-essential ingredients and shrinking package sizes. The company now offers 11-oz. bottles of its Engine Oil Stop Leak Concentrate, Transmission Stop Leak Concentrate and Power Steering Stop Leak Concentrate.
HDA Truck Pride distributes Mitsubishi Electric HD products
An agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. appoints HDA Truck Pride as the first sales and marketing organization outside the OEM network authorized to promote and distribute Mitsubishi Electric products to the heavy-duty truck aftermarket.
Wix debuts branded caps at online company store
Wix Filters debuted seven new styles of hats as part of an expanded collection of branded apparel and merchandise available at its online company store.
Brenntag North America further expands DEF infrastructure
Diesel exhaust fluid distributor Brenntag said it continues to expand its North American DEF infrastructure by installing bulk DEF tanks at six additional facilities in Arizona, California, Indiana, Oregon and Texas.
DCL International receives DPF certification from CARB
The California Air Resources Board has verified DCL International Inc.’s Roadwarrior diesel particulate filter for use with certain on-road diesel vehicles. CARB-verified DPFs are used to retrofit on-road diesel engines for the reduction of diesel particulate matter from engine exhaust.
Westport certifies Eaton UltraShift Plus automated transmissions
Eaton Corp.’s UltraShift Plus automated heavy-duty transmissions have been certified for use with the Westport HD 15-liter high pressure direct injection LNG engine, providing a greater range of applications for two-pedal solutions with heavy-duty line haul and heavy-haul applications, the company said.
Phillips Industries adds Weather-Tite seal to 7-way connector
Phillips Industries said it has added a sealing component to improve the performance and extend the life of its PermaPlug, creating the Weather-Tite PermaPlug.
New Parker Chelsea PTO offers maximum power, compact design
According to Parker Chelsea, its new 560V Series power take-off system with integrated vane pump combination offers the combined benefits of never having to set gear backlash and a vane pump design that provides a quiet operation not found in other PTO designs.
Alternative Hydrogen Solutions partners with Velociti
Installation and deployment of the Hy-Impact line of intelligent hydrogen systems for diesel engines throughout North America will be handled by an installation and post-installation services network provided by Velociti Inc.
Detroit Reman showcases remanufactured products
Detroit Reman hosted industry media at its Tooele, Utah, facility to highlight its extensive portfolio of remanufactured products, which are sold under the Detroit Genuine Parts brand for the DTNA on-highway aftermarket, and under various brands for customers in the off-highway and automotive aftermarkets.
Spec’ing truck components
From fuel efficiency to driver satisfaction to profitability, there is much for fleets to consider when spec’ing components on new vehicles.