ArvinMeritor shifts out of manual tranny business

TROY, Mich.-- ArvinMeritor has seen the future of heavy-duty truck transmissions -- and it is automated.

PETRO-CANADA DURON-E CJ-4

The new Duron-E CJ-4 oil from Petro-Canada is for EPA-compliant 2007 diesel engines

AIR-WEIGH GETS J1708 INTERFACE

Weight data can now be sent over a wireless network to a fleet management or customer site host.

DANA SPICER LIMITED-SLIP AXLE

Dana's Commercial Vehicle Systems group has expanded its line of limited-slip differentials

FUEL-TAX REPORTING SYSTEM

Getloaded.com, an internet load board, has added a fuel-tax reporting system through its website.

Eaton, EPA say hydraulic hybrid truck showing big fuel economy gains

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Eaton Corp. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have showcased the first-ever hydraulic hybrid diesel urban delivery vehicle currently running real miles with UPS' fleet.

HEAT-SENSING WHEEL END

ThermALERT is an advanced option on the Meritor Tire Inflation System by PSI

TIRE ‘REGENERATES’ TREAD

The first self-regenerating retread is the new Michelin XDA Hypersipe

Mack, Volvo offer ‘Preferred’ fleet purchasing program

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack Trucks and parent Volvo Trucks North America have introduced the MV Preferred program for managing parts and repair purchasing.

Kenworth to offer PACCAR MD engines; Gets top marks in JD Power survey

BELLEVUE , Wash. -- Kenworth says will install the new Paccar PX-6 and PX-8 medium duty engines in its conventional Class 6 and 7 vehicles in January 2007.

’07 slump not enough to yield record build-up to 2010: Analysts

LOMBARD, Ill. -- Nearly a million class 8 trucks will be retailed over the four-year period between 2006 through '09 -- whether or not there are problems with low-emission '07 engines, says a leading North American trucking market research firm.

International recognized by JD Power in vocational class

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- International Truck and Engine has received the J.D. Power and Associates award for Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Vocational Segment Class 8 Trucks, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study released last week.

International supplying Ford with new diesel engine

DETROIT -- Navistar's International Truck and Engine says it will supply Ford Motor Co. with a new 6.4-liter Ford Power Stroke Diesel engine for the 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty.

Goodyear rolls out Fuel-friendly tire

SAN ANGELO, Tex.-- Goodyear is launching a series of three heavy-duty linehaul tires the manufacturer says could deliver as much as a four-percent, mile-per-gallon increase in fuel mileage.

Stanford U study says hybrids could eventually replace FedEx’s medium duty line

DALLAS, TEX. -- Stanford University Graduate School of Business is studying Freightliner's efforts to bring diesel hybrid electric engines to market as an alternative for applications such as delivery vans and utility vehicles.