Heavy-duty harmony: Hyliion’s hybrid powertrain
Hyliion’s Investor day featured a facility tour, ride and drive and an in-depth look into its emerging and current product offerings.
Dana highlights Spicer commercial vehicle steering shafts
Dana Incorporated highlighted its genuine Spicer commercial vehicle (CV) steering shafts. Constructed of high-quality steel and painted to protect against corrosion, the line of Spicer steering shafts covers the popular CV applications, the manufacturer noted. Spicer CV steering shafts feature 710 Nm of torque capacity. The painted steel construction of the steering shafts provides optimum
Truck cruise control technology that looks at the road ahead
If you’ve ever visited the Northeast region of the country, you’ve most likely encountered intimidating terrain. The winding roads. The steep hills. The intricate routes that challenge any seasoned driver, and, most recently, advanced cruise control systems that aim to improve fuel efficiency and driver comfort. Cue Mack Predictive Cruise Control with Econo-Roll, a standard
Where do the latest heavy-duty truck fuel efficiency gains come from?
Every time there’s a new engine launch or truck model update, I always wonder: How much more fuel efficiency can OEMs create? And every time, OEMs continue to produce improvements over their previous “best spec,” which means larger gains compared to trucks that coming off their four- to five-year lifecycle. With that question answered, there’s
Ongoing commitment: UPS, partners continue deployment of alternative fueled vehicles
Behind the recent announcement that UPS plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations is that the company is also planning to deploy 1,400 new CNG vehicles over the next year. The purchase represents a nearly 30% increase in UPS’s alternative fuel fleet of 5,088 vehicles worldwide. In the United States, UPS plans to
Freightliner Custom Chassis delivers first S2G field-test unit
Freightliner Custom Chassis delivered the first field-test unit of its innovative, propane-autogas S2G work truck as the product enters the final phase before start of production later this year. Freightliner Custom Chassis delivered the S2G unit to representatives from Amerigas at the headquarters of project partner Powertrain Integration in Madison Heights, Mich. In addition to