SPECIAL REPORT: EPA issues SCR engine guidance to suppliers

WASHINGTON -- Those engine manufacturers that have declared selective catalyst reduction (SCR) is the way to go in meeting the tough 2010 EPA engine emission requirements have been handed a blueprint to get the technology certified.

Manufacturers, safety cops debate air disc brake enforcement

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- A terrific debate arose at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Brake Safety Symposium (CVSA) in Indianapolis not too long ago, between three manufacturers of air disc brakes and several CVSA inspectors on how to inspect these brakes at roadside.

AIR-COOLED APU

Compact, light-weight APU from Kohler offers stand-alone cab heating and cooling.

TK CARGO HEATER

Thermo King unveils AFTERMARKET cargo heater kit, power pack.

EXPANDED SHOCK LINEUP

Tenneco expands Monroe commercial vehicle shock absorber lineup with 71 new part numbers.

TIE-DOWN WINCH

Ancra's EZ Torque tie-down winch eliminates the need for a winch bar.

ALUMINUM FIFTH WHEEL

SAF-Holland announces the "world's lightest fifth wheel".

LIGHTWEIGHT AIR DISC BRAKE

Peterbilt first to add the Bendix Spicer option on new trucks.

CUMMINS DIAGNOSTICS

Next-generation QuickCheck 5100 handheld engine information tool.

SEVERE-SERVICE TIRE

New ultra-durable Bridgestone M860 radials are for refuse and severe-service trucks.

BIG-BORE MAXXFORCE

We now have specs for International's 11- and 13-liter engines.

HUB-REDUCTION AXLES

Meritor products meet flexibility demands of heavy-haul, construction, and logging markets.

Daimler weathering NA slowdown

STUTTGART, Ger. -- Despite a sharp downturn in the U.S. market, DaimlerChrysler's trucks division will post an operating profit this year, Andreas Renschler, Daimler's trucks division chief, said.

GM shows new W-series LCF at Expocam

MONTREAL -- GM of Canada unveiled its all-new 2008 GMC W-Series medium-duty trucks at the Expocam 2007 truck show here late last week.

Volvo Trucks turns 80

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Eighty years after Volvo's first truck was built with 28 horsepower and a carrying capacity of 1.5 tones, the Swedish company is now one of the largest heavy truck makers in the world.