Jason Cannon (TPS)Jason Cannon is the Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. He has a Class A CDL and is a graduate of the Porsche Sport Driving School. Reach him at [email protected].Growth strategiesBendix says use of air disc brakes continues to growA Bendix air disc brake product has sold over 1 million units since their debut in 2015. Read more about this air disc brake product on Truck Parts and Service!March 22, 2017IndicatorsKenworth, Peterbilt add Allison TC10 transmissions to two models eachPaccar announced Wednesday at the Mid America Trucking Show the company will offer the Allison TC10 fully automatic transmission as an option on its Kenworth T680 and T880 models and Peterbilt models 567 and 579 later…March 22, 2017IndicatorsKenworth unveils certified used truck program at MATSKenworth debuted the company’s Certified Pre-Owned program and the TruckTech+ Service Management platform at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville Wednesday. To qualify for the certification, Kenworth General Manager Mike Dozier says each truck must…March 22, 2017IndicatorsMitsubishi Fuso debuts gasoline powertrain for caboverMitsubishi Fuso on Wednesday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis launched a new gasoline powertrain for its FE Series medium-duty cabover. Powered by a 6-liter General Motors Vortec V8 and matched to Allison 1000…March 16, 2017Service and repairMack to make telematics available on legacy trucksMack Trucks announced Wednesday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis it will make available its telematics platform to about 50,000 legacy trucks not factory-equipped with GuardDog Connect. After installing a small plug-and-play Geotab telematics…March 16, 2017IndicatorsCummins releases updates to midrange enginesCummins announced Tuesday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis several improvements to its lineup of midrange engines for the 2017 model year. Jeff Caldwell, Executive Director of North American Truck OEMs, says the company’s…March 15, 2017IndicatorsNew Class 6 Isuzu truck entering production in MayIsuzu Commercial Truck of America announced Tuesday that production on its all-new entry in the Class 6 medium-duty truck segment – the 2018 Isuzu FTR—will begin in May. The announcement was made at the Work…March 15, 2017IndicatorsChevy introduces Class 6 caboverChevrolet has added a new dock-height Class 6 model to its lineup of low cab forward trucks. Chevrolet launched Class 3, 4 and 5 trucks based on Isuzu’s N-Series last model year. The 6500XD, which…March 13, 2017Sales coaching/trainingNavistar losses grow in first quarterNavistar on Tuesday reported a first quarter 2017 net loss of $62 million, a wider loss than the net loss of $33 million for the same period last year. Revenues in the quarter slid 6…March 7, 2017Sales coaching/trainingNavistar, Volkswagen partnership becomes officialNearly six months since Navistar announced its pending partnership with Volkswagen (VW) Truck & Bus, the deal closed Tuesday, making official VW’s equity investment in Navistar and the framework agreement for a procurement joint venture and strategic technology…March 1, 2017Previous PagePage 16 of 148Next PageTop StoriesTrailersTrump's new steel, aluminum tariffs hit trailers, heavy-duty partsTruck trailers and truck components among 407 products exposed to 50% steel and aluminum tariffs as of Monday.Outlook and BenchmarkingInflation biggest driver in rising parts sales to dateEquipmentInternational recalls more than 25K units, Ford more than 100KOutlook and BenchmarkingTrump delays China tariff but implements othersFeatured SponsorKeep Your Trucks Rolling: Driving Smarter Maintenance for a Stronger Future
