February product roundup: Kenworth's special edition tractors; trailer telematics solutions grow

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    Here's our monthly rundown of new products introduced into the trucking industry in February:

    • Bridgestone announces new all-terrain fleet tire. 
    • C8 will be the North American master distributor for the SkelStart engine start module. 
    • ConMet introduced a new driver app and multiple improvements to its PreSet Plus wheel end hub.
    • Continental released a new regional drive tire and tire monitoring solution.
    • Dana Incorporated added genuine Spicer automatic transmission end yokes for Allison transmission applications.
    • Doleco debuted its ConnectedDeck cargo system for commercial trailers and straight trucks.
    • Felling Trailers debuts design modifications for its X-Force line.
    • Fontaine Modification introduced its International Premium Dual Drive modification that adds a right-hand drive station to International MV and HV trucks.
    • Goodyear introduced its new RangeMax RSD EV, Goodyear’s first electric vehicle-ready tire.
    • Goodyear also introduced its Fuel Max 1AD for single-axle drive tractors. 
    • JohnDow Industries added TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Retro Kit Sensors to its Dynamic division’s line of products.
    • JohnDow Industries introduced its oil container drainer to its Service Equipment Division.
    • Kenworth Truck Company introduced special edition W900 and T680 tractors to recognize its 100-year anniversary.
    • Link Manufacturing introduced four All Makes 1500 Series height control valves (HCVs), capable of retrofitting almost all existing truck and trailer air suspension systems.
    • Michelin introduced its Guard Lite Skirt Kit, its second-generation Energy Guard Mud Flaps and the Michelin X Line Energy Z+ tire.
    • Milwaukee Tool expanded its REDLITHIUM USB Flashlight lineup.
    • Mitchell 1 added a new diagram-to-diagram navigation feature to its Advanced Interactive Wiring Diagrams within TruckSeries, and also added TMC Recommended Practices into the solution.
    • Phillips Industries releases new features of Weather-Tite M2 charging kit.
    • PSI released Digital ThermALERT, a sensor that provides real-time trailer wheel-end temperature visibility.
    • PurePower Technologies and S&S Diesel Motorsport introduced a diesel common rail fuel pump for Ford Super Duty trucks.
    • TICO Manufacturing announced the full production of its Pro-Spotter Electric terminal tractor.
    • Vac-Con unveils a non-CDL sewer cleaning truck. 
    • Valvoline introduced its Blue Restore Gen2 motor oil, which can reduce or eliminate engine overhauls due to engine deposit buildup.
    • World American added more than a dozen flange nuts for light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks to its product line.
    • Yokohama introduced the new 114R regional haul trailer tire, available March 1.
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