DT12 transmission now available with DD13 engine

DETROIT, Mich. -- The DT12 automated manual transmission (AMT) is now available for the Freightliner Cascadia equipped with the Detroit DD13 engine, Detroit Diesel Corp. announced.

Carrier Transicold says its new reefer saves weight, reduces cost

ATHENS, Ga. -- Carrier Transicold says its new Vector 8500 trailer refrigeration unit is lighter, and better performing than previous units.

Don’t let these three common mistakes kill your next work truck spec’

At its most basic level, a work truck is a piece of equipment that helps your employees do their jobs. Since well-designed equipment enhances productivity, your objective when designing a work truck is to optimize the vehicle to achieve the...

Michelin Retread Technologies launch new tire

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Michelin Retread Technologies launched a new tire that promises year-round drive axle traction and optimized features for difficult winter driving.

Can intermodal transportation expand beyond its niche? Find out at the Surface Transportation Summit

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Years ago, intermodal movements were only cost and service effective on freight movements of 1500 miles and up. But intermodal transportation has gone through a renaissance over the last decade and this number is now well...

Bendix expands online brake school curriculum

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has expanded its curriculum at the Bendix On-Line Brake School.

Cummins announces new global engine platform

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins has developed a new global engine platform, which it says will complement its existing engine line.

Tallman Truck Centres staff celebrate 40 years in business

KINGSTON, Ont. -- Tallman Truck Centres threw a major party Sept. 14, to celebrate 40 years in business and reward the staff that made it possible.

Ritchie Bros. helps KidSport BC raise $530,000

BURNABY, B.C. -- Heavy equipment auctioneers Ritchie Bros. raised more than $530,000 for KidSport BC at the company’s annual Corporate Kids Challenge.

A SMARTER CAMERA?

Another interesting product that caught my eye is SmartDrive’s dash-cam. It’s a two-camera system - one faces the road, the other the driver - but unlike other systems, it connects to the engine ECU via CAN bus. As CEO Steve Mitgang...

BIGGEST BRAKE MISTAKES

In recent conversations with brake experts from Bendix and Meritor, I posed the question: What’s the one thing you see in the field that drives you nuts? Both Chad Mitts of Meritor and Gary Ganaway at Bendix said the same thing: Too many...

BETTER BRAKES = BIGGER MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS

Getting back to brakes for a second. In my interview with Bendix’s Gary Ganaway, he made what I thought was a pretty decent point about the evolution of the braking system. Today’s heavy truck brakes are better than they’ve...

A TRULY SPECIAL CONVOY

A new record was set at this year’s Ontario leg of the World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics. Forty-eight trucks set out from the Paris (Ontario, naturally) Fairgrounds Sept. 14, with their drivers having collectively...

A FITTING TRIBUTE

The truck convoy. There’s something magical about a long line of big rigs, crawling along single file, their drivers united in mind and in spirit as they commemorate an event or contribute to a cause. Some convoys are to celebrate, to...

Goodyear looking for next Highway Hero

AKRON, Ohio -- Goodyear has put out a call for heroic professional truck drivers.