Turning unplanned heavy-duty truck maintenance into planned maintenance
Predictive maintenance buzz continues to swirl within conversations about data, connectivity and what it means to a fleet’s service network. As nebulous at the technology sounds, it’s far more grounded than peering into a smoke-filled crystal ball or pulling playing cards from a deck and trying to guess them. Troy Clarke, Navistar president and chief
Navistar announces 2019 Technician Rodeo champions
Navistar Technicians from Arizona, Ontario, Canada and Yumbo, Colombia, finished first place within their category at the 2019 Technician Rodeo. The annual competition, which is hosted at the company’s Woodridge, Illinois, product support center, tests the skills and speed of service of its top technicians throughout its dealer network.
Your guide to the 3G sunset
Cellular provider commercials are announcing the coming of 5G, and that means that 3G networks need to get out of the way to meet ever-increasing cellular bandwidth demands. Now is the time to take stock of what telematics devices will need replaced when the 3G network rides into the sunset.
Navistar shares its customer-centric road map for improving services, developing solutions
Navistar International Corp. pulled back its market strategy curtain to provide an overview of its Vision 2025, a joint company and dealer network strategy that aims to make the OEM the premier solutions provider and OEM of choice for trucking customers across North America.
Navistar to open new parts distribution center near Memphis
The doors of Navistar’s latest parts distribution center (PDC) will open Monday, Aug. 26 in Olive Branch, Mississippi to help cater to the growing demand for parts and quicker maintenance turnaround times.
Over-the-air engine updates: It’s time to start the conversation
Over-the-air (OTA) engine reprogramming is sending data to your trucks via cellular networks to improve their efficiency and productivity. And this functionality is only the beginning.
Electric vehicles are being readied for vocational operations
A tipping point is rapidly approaching in the drive to develop electric commercial vehicles. For those units, reduced fuel use and maintenance costs will yield rough parity with traditional designs, even allowing for higher upfront costs.
Where are we with FA-4 engine oil?
How are FA-4 oils doing in real-world applications? What kind of durability have they shown? Will FA-4 be available in more engines anytime soon? Let’s get to the answers.
Navistar moves to settle class action lawsuits, Troy Clarke sets sights on future
U.S class action plaintiffs have filed a motion seeking preliminary judicial approval of a settlement agreement that, when effective, will be a major step in resolving EGR litigation related to International Model Year 2011-2104 Class 8 trucks sold with the Navistar’s big bore engines.
A guide to today’s aftertreatment systems: How they’re improving and how to maintain them
According to the manufacturers, the accumulation of a decade-plus of knowledge has informed the designs of new aftertreatment systems, and they are much improved compared to their earlier counterparts.
Navistar forms service partnership with Love’s Travel Stops
Navistar Inc., has signed a service partnership agreement with Love’s Travel Stops, which adds more than 315 Love’s Truck Tire Care and Speedco locations and more than 1,000 technicians to Navistar’s International service network. The partnership, which will be fully operational in the second half of 2019, authorizes most Love’s and Speedco service locations to
Navistar announces new parts distribution center
Navistar Inc. has announced several new initiatives that the company says are focused on customer uptime. To expedite parts deliveries to customers, Navistar is establishing a new Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Memphis, Tenn., while also enhancing its dealer parts inventory management system to increase the breadth of parts already on its dealers’ shelves. In
