Navistar ending medium-duty engine production

LISLE, IL - Navistar will stop producing medium-duty engines at its plant in Melrose Park, Illinois, beginning in the second quarter of its 2018 fiscal year. Most of the proprietary engines made in Melrose Park are nine- and 10-liter models for Class 6 and 7 trucks. Navistar reintroduced the option of a 6.7-liter Cummins engine in 2013, followed last year with the option of a nine-liter Cummins. Cummins engines for Class 6 and 7 trucks are produced in Indiana and North Carolina, while Navistar makes big-bore engines for Class 8 trucks in Alabama.

Daimler “prints” first metal truck part

STUTTGART, GERMANY - Engineers working for Daimler's European truck brand, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, have successfully used a 3D printer to create a metal thermostat cover - proving a process that could reshape the way spare metal parts are produced and distributed. With the potential of decentralizing production, 3D printing could improve parts availability, shorten delivery times, and reduce warehousing and distribution costs, the company notes. Daimler's brands in North America include Freightliner and Western Star. "With the introduction of 3D metal printing technology, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is reasserting its pioneering role among global commercial vehicle manufacturers," said Andreas Deuschle, head of marketing and operations - customer services and parts with Mercedes-Benz Trucks. "We ensure the same functionality, reliability, durability and cost-effectiveness with 3D metal parts as we do with conventionally produced parts."

Noregon updates JPRO software

Noregon has updated the JPRO Professional software launched earlier this year.

CarriersEdge focuses on distractions

CarriersEdge, which already offers a library of more than 70 online safety and compliance courses, has introduced a new program that focuses on distracted driving.

Class 8 sales continue rebound: FTR

BLOOMINGTON, IN - North America's Class 8 truck orders continue to improve, reaching 18,300 units in July - up 5% over the previous month and 79% above numbers seen a year ago.

Videos dive into new Volvo VNR

TORONTO, ON - Today's Trucking has unveiled three new videos exploring Volvo's new VNR regional tractor, with equipment editor Jim Park taking the wheel.

Sine wave inverters

Xantrex is introducing new power sources in the form of 1,000- or 2,000-watt Freedom X sine wave inverters, and their Freedom XC counterpart that comes with a built-in three-stage battery charger.

Extended tarp system warranty

Pioneer has introduced a five-year warranty on new models of its Rack 'n Pinion tarping system.

Floor mats for Western Stars

Minimizer is maximizing the protection for floors in Western Star trucks, with a series of custom-molded floor mats that fit 2016-18 model years.

Tech is your co-pilot. What’s changed?

SCHAUMBURG, IL - Advanced driver assistance systems like the ones that sound an alarm if you're tailgating -- or even apply vehicle brakes automatically -- are proving themselves to be more than a novelty. Schneider has already equipped 12,000 of its trucks with autonomous emergency braking systems that will act if a crash seems imminent. Related collisions have now dropped by 69% and their severity has plunged 95%, says Thomas DiSalvi, the fleet's vice president - safety and loss prevention. "This is ready for prime time." The underlying technologies have clearly come a long way, according to participants in a roundtable hosted this week by the U.S. National Safety Council.

Work Truck Show back for 2018-19

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI - The Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit will return to their early March timeslots in 2018 and 2019, organizers at NTEA report.

Mudflap flap settled by judge

MUSKEGON, MI - Fleet Engineers has been cleared in a lawsuit with Tarun Surti and Mudguard Technologies over the design of AeroFlap mudflaps.

Mack certifies 100th Uptime Center

GREENSBORO, NC - Mack Trucks has certified its 100th Certified Uptime Center, which recognizes dealer locations that embrace standardized workflows and processes as well as redesigned service bays.

Breadner to distribute new Stoughton reefers

BRESLAU, ON - Breadner Trailer Sales has been named the exclusive dealer of Stoughton refrigerated trailers in Ontario and Quebec.

Demo allows challenges to U.S. crash findings

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) launches a demonstration project on August 1 that will allow carriers to dispute crash findings applied to collision since June 1. If those crashes are found to be "not preventable", individual Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) scores could improve. The program emerges following a study on crash causes, released earlier in July. The agency will use its DataQs national data correction system to accept Requests for Data Reviews (RDRs) to "evaluate the preventability of certain categories of crashes".