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Which trucks go the distance, and what do they cost along the way? Plus, awards voting, darker routes, and fleet news in this week’s Truck Chat.
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PORTLAND, OR - Freightliner Trucks, in conjunction with Meritor WABCO, has announced the availability of the OnGuard Collision Safety System for select Cascadia and Century Class S/T fleets.
Read More →AKRON, OHIO – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is starting its second quarter-century of celebrating truck-driver heroics. The company announced that a search is on for U.S. and Canadian drivers who come to the rescue of fellow motorists.
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MASSILLON, OHIO – Truck cap and tonneau cover manufacturer A.R.E. is now the exclusive U.S. distributor of the SpaceKap, a truck cap manufactured by Canadian-based Fibrocap Inc.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI – Ford is moving quickly to address driver demands for increased visibility with the Blind Spot Mirror, pulling ahead the feature’s introduction by one year to launch this fall as standard equipment on the 2009 Ford Edge.
Read More →WARRENVILLE, IL – Navistar, Inc. and American LaFrance, LLC have new plans to work together to develop, manufacture, and support low cab-over engine (LCOE) vocational trucks.
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RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA – Vic La Rosa, president of Total Transportation Services, Inc. (TTSI), a drayage, warehouse and transportation company in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., is helping bring cleaner air to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and surrounding areas that the fleet serves.
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REDFORD, MI – Sterling Truck Corporation has introduced the Sterling NightShift, a new integrated sleeper. Designed to maximize productivity and driver retention in regional haul applications, the NightShift features best-in-size storage of a mid-size, mid-roof sleeper, and a stand-up walk-through configuration.
Read More →REDFORD, MI – Detroit Diesel has unveiled its new DD13 engine. A smaller version of the DD15 engine, the DD13 displaces 12.8 liters, and features a six-cylinder, in-line configuration.
Read More →DETROIT - Due to significant marketplace and economic changes, GM and Navistar have decided not to renew the memorandum of understanding to purchase GM’s medium-duty truck business, which has expired.
Read More →SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – The board of directors of General Motors Brazil and MWM International Motores, an affiliate of Navistar Inc., have signed a strategic agreement to manufacture 420,000 units of a completely new diesel engine to serve GM’s new vehicle line to be launched by 2011.
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