Navistar, GM Ink Medium-Duty Agreement
General Motors is back in the medium-duty commercial truck market with a just-announced long-term agreement with Navistar. The deal, which will see conventional cab Class 4/5 commercial vehicles hitting the market in 2018, allows Navistar to strengthen…
Wabash, Poly-Coat Systems reveal new FRP unit for sulfuric acid
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Wabash National Corporation announced the launch of a new Brenner brand fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tank trailer designed to transport sulfuric acid in concentrations of up to 98% recently. According to the company, sulfuric acid, one of…
WHAT’S THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ FOR TRUCK DOWNTIME?
I spent much of last week in the Land of Mouse, Fla. (aka. Orlando) for the fall meetings of the Technology & Maintenance Council. I’ve never attended the TMC’s fall meetings before, but I found them to be as engaging…
SIX TIPS TO REDUCE AFTERTREAMENT-RELATED ISSUES
In a TMC panel discussion on aftertreatment systems, OEM representatives offered a few tips on how to reduce aftertreatment-related repairs and downtime. I’ll have much more detail in an upcoming article on this topic but here are a few quick…
REAL-TIME DATA = REAL-TIME LIABILITY?
Another interesting session at TMC involved the increasing use of in-cab cameras to monitor driver behaviour, but also to help assess fault in the event of a crash. Rob Moseley, a lawyer with Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, noted that the…
WHO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT SPIF?
I’m hearing vocational truck customers are really struggling with some of the current and impending SPIF regulations in Ontario. I won’t lie – SPIF is a topic that makes my head hurt. And I’m talking migraine-type hurt here. But I’m…
THIS CHART SAYS WE’RE BECOMING MORE COMPLIANT
The results from this year’s International Roadcheck North America-wide inspection blitz have (finally!) been released. The blitz, you’ll remember, took place June 2-4. The good news is, both vehicle out-of-service and driver out-of-service rates hit an all-time low, since the…
GM, NAVISTAR TO COLLABORATE
Hot off the press this morning is the announcement from GM and Navistar that they’ll be working together to produce Classes 4/5 conventional trucks. The trucks will be produced at a Navistar plant in Springfield, Ohio and will feature GM…
Navistar, GM partner to build medium-duty conventional trucks
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — GM and Navistar have announced a new agreement, which will see the two companies develop and assemble medium-duty conventional cab Class 4/5 commercial vehicles. The partnership will allow Navistar to strengthen its product line and GM to…
Stemco changes colour of CentriFuse brake drums
LONGVIEW, Texas – Stemco revealed earlier this week that it has launched the Genuine CentriFuse brake drum product line in a new colour. The new brake drums are blue in colour to help distinguish the Stemco brand from overseas lookalikes…