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March 18, 2009
A Penton Media Publication
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Cummins
shows off 2010 SCR engines
By David Cullen, executive editor
Declaring Cummins Inc. was “ready with our SCR solution,” Jim
Kelly, president of Cummins Engine Business, unveiled the
manufacturer’s highway engine lineup engineered to meet the 2010 EPA
diesel emissions rules at a media briefing here ahead of the Mid-America
Trucking Show.
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News from Mid-America Trucking Show |
Bendix
launches active cruise control with braking system
By David Cullen, executive editor
Bendix Commercial Vehicles LLC unveiled its Wingman ACB (Active
Cruise with Braking) safety system the company said delivers warnings
and proactive interventions to help drivers avoid collisions as well as
data to help with fleet operations and driver training here today at the
Mid-America Trucking Show.
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Carrier
adds hybrid single-temp reefer unit
By David Cullen, executive editor
Carrier Transicold debuted its Vector 6500 hybrid refrigeration
unit for single-temperature trailers here at the Mid-America Trucking
Show. The reefer unit is powered by Carrier’s exclusive hybrid
diesel-electric Deltek technology.
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Grote
unveils flexible light strip
A new solid-state light technology from Grote Industries is thinner
than a penny and is mounted on self-adhesive flexible strips that can be
bended, twisted and even cut to size. Called LightForm, the proprietary
technology will see its first commercial application as a P2 marker lamp
before the end of the year, according to Dominic Grote, vp of sales and
marketing.
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Lighter
weight wheel
Combining new materials, a new design and manufacturing process,
Alcoa Commercial Vehicle Wheels rolled out its new “LvL One” product
– tagged to eventually replace its existing line of 22.5 by 8.25 truck
wheels, without a price increase.
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New
head of Bendix Spicer
Walter Frankiewicz has been named president of Bendix Spicer
Foundation Brake LLC. He replaces Kishor Pendse, who will retire from
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake before the end of 2009. Pendse will
assume the role of gm while he assists in the changeover of
responsibilities to Frankiewicz.
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Trucks
at Work: Staying positive
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
As I get ready to fly down this morning to Louisville, Kentucky, to
attend the 2009 Mid America Trucking Show, I paused to reflect that
it’s hard to stay upbeat in trucking these days – much less in the
U.S. as a whole – facing the steady drumbeat of bad news we
do.
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Trucking Around the World |
LDV could be
gone by the end of the week
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
British vanmaker LDV will go under within a week without government
intervention, the man behind LDV's management buyout told Sky
News...
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First look:
Cummins 2010 ISX15 engine
From Editor in Chief Jim Mele: Steve Charlton, vp of heavy-duty
engineering for Cummins Inc., provides a walkaround for Cummins 2010
ISX15 Engine at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville,
Ken.
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