Jack RobertsNew product releasesBlast From the Past: Freightliner debuts much-hyped SuperTruckIn January 2016 Truck Parts & Service magazine will feature an article highlighting the newest tractors and trailers introduced in the commercial trucking industry this year. Arguably the biggest of these announcements was Freightliner’s SuperTruck,…November 17, 2015ComponentsDana introduces new driveline products at TMCThe company’s 40,000 lb. Spicer AdvanTek 40 tandem axle has entered initial production with Kenworth and Peterbilt. This includes 13 axle models, with ratios ranging from 2.26:1 to 3.91:1.March 10, 2014ComponentsDana premiers new axle, driveshafts at TMCSteve Slesinksi, Dana’s director of product planning, showcased a host of new heavy-duty vehicle products Sunday at TMC’s Annual Meeting in Nashville, including the Spicer AdvanTEK 40 tandem axle and the SPL-350 driveshaft and SPL…March 10, 2013New product releasesBendix offers safety insights at CTI ConferenceBendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC will join other commercial vehicle industry leaders in sharing insight at the 9th International CTI (Car Training Institute) Conference, which will focus on commercial vehicles. Richard Beyer, vice president, engineering…November 12, 2012IndicatorsNavistar Has Plan To Counter Losing EGR GambleNavistar says it is hitting the “reset” button. After years spent developing and marketing its own engine platform, a series of negative turns this year resulted in an about-face on Navistar’s engine technology and a…August 23, 2012HomeBendix applauds copper brake material legislationIn a statement released Tuesday, Dec. 14, Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake commended recent state laws passed in California and Washington reducing the amount of copper allowed in brake friction materials beginning in 2021. In March…December 16, 2010HomeGM to stand behind medium-duty dealers, customersGM is, in essence, still in the medium-duty truck business. That’s the message according to Mark Karney, marketing director for General Motor…August 26, 2009Service and repairService Bay: Building A Better BatteryBatteries can be traced back more than two-and-a-half centuries when Benjamin Franklin coined the term to name an array of electrically charge…March 25, 2009Page 1 of 1Top StoriesTrailersNBA star leaps into trailer leasing businessNBA star and entrepreneur Eric Bledsoe is making his next big move — this time in the trailer leasing industry.ComponentsMEMA offers guidance on Chinese tariff implementationMarketPulseTPS MarketPulse indicates recovery could be underwayComponentsPresident Trump follows through on tariff promiseIndustryFMCSA task force advises ban of lease-purchase programs
