Bendix air disc brakes now on Volvo-Mack

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo and Mack models now include Bendix heavy-duty air disc brakes.

UltraShift offered on Daimler truck models

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Eaton Corp.'s UltraShift Highway Value transmission now is being offered by Daimler Trucks North America on the company's 2009 lineup of Freightliner M2-106 and Sterling Acterra medium-duty trucks. The vehicles are available with Cummins engines and GVW ratings up to 33,000 pounds.

Navistar, American LaFrance to co-build vocational truck lineup

CHICAGO -- Just over a month after agreeing to build a severe service truck with Caterpillar, Navistar International announced that it plans to team up with American LaFrance to develop and manufacture low cab-over engine (LCOE) vocational trucks.

Sterling Trucks smacks a triple at Napa press event

NAPA, Calif. -- Daimler Trucks North America's work-truck subsidiary unveils DD13 engine, mid-size integral sleeper, and LNG-powered regional tractor.

BREAKING NEWS: Cummins says ‘Yes’ to SCR

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins will use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology in its 2010 heavy-duty 'X' engines after all.

MACK TURBOCHARGERS

BorgWarner releases aftermarket turbochargers for late model Mack E6 & E7 engines

STERLING’S NEW SLEEPER

Mid-size integrated sleeper aims at regional-haul drivers

Hino to open new truck plant in Mexico

TOKYO -- As North American truck production yields, Hino Motors plans to build a new truck assembly plant in Guanajuato, Mexico aimed at international deliveries.

Interest in new trucks lowest in six years: Survey

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- The percentage of heavy duty truck owners who say they "definitely will" purchase or lease a new truck in the next 12 months has reached the lowest level since 2002

Kenworth boasts fuel savings with new axle lube

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- PACCAR will be making full synthetic axle lube standard on its class 5 to 8 models in the U.S. and Canada starting this summer.

Quebec firm bulks up offerings

SHAWINIGAN, Que. -- Laurentide Inc. has made a significant acquisition in an effort to establish more business in the trucking industry.

GM, Navistar deal collapses

SPRINGFIELD, OH -- A tentative deal between General Motors Corp. and Navistar International Corp. has fallen through, according to a county official.

Marine rule would put the brakes on just-in-time shipments

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A customs rule being finalized in the U.S. is going to require extra detail from marine exporters and could be worrisome if the idea is floated to land crossings.

Industry expects better border efficiency

OTTAWA -- Industry Minister Jim Prentice played to the American energy appetite in an effort to reverse the thickening of the Canada/U.S. border.

¡Yo quiero ArvinMeritor!

Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico -- ArvinMeritor had some fun in the sun this week, dedicating a new $30-million manufacturing facility in a formal ceremony in northern Mexico.