BATTERY BRAIN MAINTAINS CHARGE

The Battery Brain's electronic technology ensures that batteries always maintain enough power to start the engine.

COST-EFFICIENT TRUCK REEFER

Thermo King's new MD-100 refrigeration unit aims to increase performance while reducing fuel and maintenance costs.

SLOW DOWN AND ROTATE

Three easy steps can help increase tire life dramatically.

SelecTrucks extends warranty program to MD trucks

PORTLAND, Ore. -- SelecTrucks has extended its comprehensive warranty program to medium-duty trucks. Entitled Buyer's Assurance, the SelecTrucks plan was originally developed to cover class 8 vehicles.

Curtains draw on first Canadian Hino plant

WOODSTOCK, ONT-- All eyes in the central Ontario community of Woodstock were on Hino Motors Canada Tuesday when Company President Hiroyuki Omori and a collection of local and Japanese dignitaries cut the ribbon to officially open Hino's new assembly plant.

Volvo testing new mobile anti-idling technology

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks North America and North Carolina State University (NCSU) have announced that two supplier and fleet partners have been chosen for their mobile idle reduction technology (MIRT) field operational test.

Navistar International has edge going into ’07 slowdown, says CEO

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar International says its combined truck and engine business will rake in $15 billion in revenues with 10 percent segment margins by 2009.

OEMs gear down for ’07 slump; Next spike will ‘dwarf’ this pre-buy, analysts predict

NEW YORK -- After a string of record months for 2006 class 8 orders, market forecasters are predicting sub-10,000 orders beginning in July.

Upcoming EPA regs drive chassis, component aftermarket: Analysts

WASHINGTON -- As replacement opportunities increase with the age of trucks brought during current and future pre-buy surges, unit shipments for class 6-8 truck chassis systems and components in the short to medium term will increase, says Market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

Volvo pumps $150M into Mack flagship engine plant

HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Mack Trucks has been building engines and transmissions at its Hagerstown, MD powertrain facility since 1961, and there's every indication that production will continue under that 45-year-old roof for some time to come.

CLEAN UP THOSE WHEELS

Most wheel failures can be blamed on fastener-torquing problems, but they probably started with plain old dirt.

SKID-MOUNTED PRESSURE WASHER

Karcher's new Liberty series features 5 models up to 4.8 gpm

UTILITY DRY VAN’S PATENTED SIDE WALL

Company says new 4000D-X dry van raises the bar in thin- wall segment

WORKHORSE ADDS 16,000-LB CHASSIS

Workhorse enters a new market category with both diesel and gas engines

BANDAG’S SPREAD-AXLE TRAILER TREAD

New tread resists scuffing and tearing caused by large-spread-axle trailers