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New mid-range class 4/5 conventional truck features Cummins ISB engine.

Walmart, equipment suppliers working on hybrid fleet rollout

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The company that operates North America's second-largest trucking fleet.

SCR looks more viable as 2010 solution: Experts

NEW YORK -- Some of the barriers to making SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) the 2010 emissions solution of choice are falling in North America, according to industry experts.

Dana, Dongfeng proceed with axle merger

SHANGHAI, China -- Dana Corp. and Chinese truck maker Dongfeng Motor Co. have amended their 50-50 joint venture Dongfeng Dana Axle.

SPECIAL REPORT: Robert invents a way to see what really happens inside a van trailer

MONTREAL -- You have to secure a load on a flat-bed trailer? No problem. Standard 10 of the National Safety Code on Cargo Securement, adopted in 2004, should give you pretty good instructions on how to proceed.

The Departed: FMCSA has eye on lane safety systems

WASHINGTON -- U.S. federal trucking regulators are taking a keen interest in new lane departure warning technology as a way to mitigate the rate of off-road accidents and rollovers on North American highways.

Knock-off valves pose safety risk, Bendix tests show

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Operational tests by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems confirm knock-off brake valves to be inferior when compared with genuine Bendix valves.

MATS REPORT: Kenworth adds to MD line, including class 6 hybrid

LOUISVILLE, Ken. -- A new class 7 tractor and class 6 hybrid was introduced by Kenworth Truck yesterday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY.

MATS REPORT: Adaptive Cruise Control is Bendix’s next-gen technology

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems says its new Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system rapidly slows trucks and maintains following distance in addition to engine dethrottling and engine brake (retarder) applications.

MATS REPORT: Peterbilt new ’08 lineup in production; more hybrids on the way

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Peterbilt says its manufacturing plants are in full production with the company's new product lineup of 2008 models, which represent the largest product development investment in the nearly 70-year history of the company.

MATS REPORT: Cummins brings back the 600; says orders strong

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Among several product announcements made by Cummins just prior to the Mid-America Trucking Show here, one will find special favor with many Canadian truck operators -- a 600-horse ISX with a whopping 2050 lb ft of torque, on sale this fall.

MATS REPORT: Reman growth industry for ArvinMeritor

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- ArvinMeritor says going forward it intends to focus on its remanufacturing business under the leadership of Doug Wolma, general manager for ArvinMeritor's Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA).

MATS REPORT: May the MaxxForce be with you, says International

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- International Truck and Engine has unveiled the specifications for its MaxxForce 11- and 13-liter "Big Bore' engines -- first announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show in 2005.

MATS REPORT: Arvin rolls out Global Hub Reduction Axle Series

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- ArvinMeritor says its new global hub reduction axle family of single and tandem rear axles are ideal for heavy haul and construction, refuse, logging, concrete, mining vocational markets.

Bill banning retreads scrapped in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A recently proposed bill to outlaw the use of retreaded tires on trucks in Florida is now a dead issue, according to Harvey Brodsky, managing director of the Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB).