Mack Adds Air Discs

Mack has enhanced its vocational truck lineup with the addition of Meritor EX+ air disc brakes for both drive and steer axles. They're now available for Granite, TerraPro and Titan models.

Online Truck Spec’ing

International has a new online sales tool that allows new truck buyers to customize features and specs for its ProStar, DuraStar, and TerraStar models. class 4-8 trucks like the WorkStar and LoneStar will soon be included too.

DTNA Loyalty Program

Daimler Trucks North America has unveiled Truck Bucks, a new loyalty program aimed at rewarding owner-operator and small-fleet customers on repeat parts-and-service purchases

Dossier Adds Audit Trail

Arsenault has introduced a new Audit Trail option to its Dossier fleet-maintenance-management software. It provides a history of all transactions in Dossier, including who in an organization did what and when.

Carrier Refrigeration Software

Carrier Transicold has released Tru-Tech and Tru-View software, making it easier to configure the performance of truck and trailer refrigeration units. The programs feature a simplified interface for setting up refrigeration parameters, unit diagnostics, and data analysis.

Reman Air Compressor

Meritor WABCO will soon release a reman Mack ASET air compressor with quality comparable to an original OEM unit, with the extra ecological benefit of recycling versus adding material to a landfill.

Stable Talk

Finally we have a definitive study on the two key kinds of stability control systems for heavy trucks, a U.S. effort that takes us a step closer to seeing them mandated.

Italian Job

The relationship between Chrysler and Fiat is expanding into the NA commercial vehicles sector, including, perhaps, the heavy-truck market.

Refuse Truck Brake Drums

New from Webb Wheel are Vortex brake drums for high-frequency stopping applications such as refuse trucks, offering superior heat dissipation and lower life-cycle costs

Wide-Single ContiTread

Continental offers new HTL1 wide-single tire as a ContiTread retread in 400-millimeter tread width and in sizes 445/50R22.5 and 455/55R22.5, typically used in liquid- and dry-bulk hauling applications

Bridgestone’s R244 Steer Tire

Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has launched the new R244 rib-type all-position steer radial tire designed for severe-service and on-highway applications.

DEF-inition

A guide for not going tone-DEF with new 2010 engines

ProStar Tilt-Mount Bumper

Hendrickson has released a universal tilt-mount AERO CLAD bumper for International ProStar trucks that will convert any fixed-mount bumper and is fully compatible regardless of truck model year

CARB-Verified Reefers

Carrier Transicold has introduced CARB level-3-plus-verified engine emissions system for X4 and Vector trailer refrigeration units that can be included with initial purchase or added later for users who don't initially need it

Truck Repair Programs Updated

Mitchell 1 has completely updated its Web-based repair information programs with full model-year 2013 data for medium- and heavy-duty trucks