Cummins Inc. said it has improved its ISX15 heavy-duty engine so it can go longer between cleanings of its diesel particulate filter.
February 2, 2016Business, Equipment
Cummins Improves Cleaning Interval of Diesel Particulate Filter
Business, Equipment
Bridgestone Issues Voluntary Safety Recall for 36,000 Trailer Tires
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations issued a voluntary safety recall of an estimated 36,000 FS561 tires in size 255/70R22.5 used on severe-service trailers.
February 1, 2016Business, Equipment
Cummins to Skip Mid-America This Year; Organizers Tout Nearly 1,000 Exhibitors
Engine maker Cummins Inc., a charter exhibitor at the Mid-America Trucking Show since it started in 1972, said it, too, would skip this year’s show, now two months away, even as MATS organizers maintain it still will be very large but also very different from last year’s record-setting event.
February 1, 2016Business, Equipment
Business Equipment Orders Drop by Most in 10 Months
Orders for business equipment fell in December by the most in 10 months, a sign U.S. companies were slashing capital investment even before the turmoil in global financial markets.
January 28, 2016Business, Equipment
Cummins Filtration Opens New Headquarters in Nashville
The filtration division of Cummins Inc. moved its headquarters within the Nashville, Tennessee, metropolitan area, the company said Jan. 26.
January 27, 2016Business, Equipment
Accuride’s New Steel Wheel Has Corrosion Warranty; Lighter Weight Brake Drums in Development
Heavy-duty supplier Accuride Corp. introduced EverSteel, a new steel wheel that uses a four-phase coating technology and comes with a five-year warranty against corrosion, both industry firsts, the company said.
January 26, 2016Business, Equipment
CargoNet Reports 1,500 Commercial Cargo and Vehicle Thefts in 2015
CargoNet received reports of more than 1,500 incidents of stolen commercial-vehicle cargo or equipment in the United States and Canada during 2015, the theft prevention and recovery network said.
January 26, 2016Business, Equipment
Class 8 Sales Drop in December, But Still Post Fourth-Best Year
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks fell 11.1% in December from a year earlier but finished 2015 with the fourth-highest annual total on record, WardsAuto.com reported. Â
January 25, 2016Business, Equipment
New Engines Demand Finer Fuel Filtration; Suppliers Use Nanofibers to Protect Systems
Tightening federal standards for truck emissions, including particulates, nitrogen oxides and, most recently, carbon dioxide, have led to higher-pressure fuel-injection systems that require finer fuel filtration than ever before to prevent engine problems.
January 18, 2016Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
Rep. Ken Buck Seeks to Authorize Twin 33s Nationwide
Twin 33-foot trailers would be authorized nationwide under legislation Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) introduced this month.
January 14, 2016