Can diesel and propane fuels operate in harmony under the hood of a Class 8 truck?Charles “Shorty” Whittington thinks so.
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Class 8 Sales Decline 12.6%
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks declined on a year-over-year basis in October for the first time in 26 months as a softer economy sent mixed signals to the industry.
November 23, 2015Senate Votes to Delay Twin 33s Approval in Transportation Funding Bill
The Senate on Nov. 18 easily agreed to delay approval of twin 33-foot trailers nationwide, a key provision in a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill.
November 18, 2015Kentucky Adding Tolls, Joins E-ZPass System
Kentucky hasn’t had a tolled road in 69 years, but that will change in a big way in 2016.
November 17, 2015Accuride Promotes, Hires Top Executives to Focus on Global Growth
Component supplier Accuride Corp. announced three top executive appointments to support its planned expansion as a supplier of wheel-end products to the global commercial vehicle industry.
November 17, 2015Goodyear Introduces Fuel Max RSA
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has rolled out the Fuel Max RSA tire for regional, longhaul and urban markets.
November 16, 2015Eaton, Cummins Add Powertrain Options
MARSHALL, Mich. — Eaton Corp. and Cummins Inc. recently announced powertrain options that enhance engine downspeeding at highway speeds and increase driver control using automated transmissions at slow speeds.
November 16, 2015October Class 8 Orders Down from Historic 2014 Month
New orders in North America for Class 8 trucks dropped sharply in October from the near-record level a year earlier but remained strong compared with traditional order patterns, according to two reports.
November 9, 2015Accuride Acquisition of Italian Firm Signals Global Ambition
Wheel-products supplier Accuride Corp. acquired a 70% interest in Italian steel wheel manufacturer Gianetti Ruote S.r.l. from the MW Italia wheels division of CLN S.p.A.
November 3, 2015Cummins to Recall 3,000 Natural-Gas Engines Over Potential for Fire
Engine maker Cummins Inc. said it would recall up to 3,020 Cummins Westport/ISLÂ G/9999 engines manufactured between Sept. 13, 2007 and Sept. 23, 2015, citing the potential for a leak in the oil supply line near the engine manifold to cause a fire.
October 30, 2015