Peterbilt’s styling studio staff and marketing teams, as well as Axalta’s color, marketing and sales experts worked collaboratively to create the Legendary color line that incorporates new special effect tints. “The new Legendary premium paint options create a unique, metallic-flake appearance with superior shine and shimmer characteristics,” said Anthony Gansle,…
The new technology improves fuel consumption by up to one percent and ensures safe operation regardless of driving conditions, the company said. Known internally at Eaton as Neutral Coast Mode, it will be named SmartCoast when paired with a Cummins engine, Fuel Efficient Coast when paired with a Navistar engine, and…
The growing prevalence of telematics for monitoring and refining the performance of trucks and linking drivers, fleets and manufacturers with vehicles dominated the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show. Original equipment manufacturers also used the March 26-28 event to announce equipment and aerodynamic improvements to incrementally increase fuel efficiency, while Daimler Trucks North…
Details on the truck were few, although Freightliner promised industry press an in-depth test drive later this spring. Under its skin, the Freightliner SuperTruck is an intriguing mix of current DTNA powertrain components and wholly new technology. The engine is a 10.7 liter Detroit diesel generating 375 horsepower and 1,375…
The concept truck, which is being dubbed the StarShip, centers on aerodynamics, with the aim being to develop a design that bucks trends in conventional truck design, says AirFlow President Bob Sliwa. The companies plan to complete a cross-country fuel economy test with the truck and trailer in 2017. Initial…
When McGee, 43, hung up his cleats in early 2004, he imagined himself in that rarefied last group. His evidence: a gig with ESPN’s Cold Pizza and a sports radio talk show in Orlando, where he also held stakes in a restaurant and a sports complex. Soon he learned that…
National DCP, the $2 billion supply chain management cooperative serving the franchisees of Dunkin’ Donuts, received the 2015 Supply Chain Pioneer of the Year Award from Partnership Gwinnett during their fourth annual Movers & Makers Awards on 19 March at the Gwinnett Centre. The largest event of its kind in…
Peterbilt introduced a new 58-inch sleeper for its Model 579 in low- and mid-roof configurations, which it says is ideal for weight conscious short- and regional-haul operations. The new sleeper, which goes into production during the fourth quarter, reduces weight by up to 100 pounds (versus the 80-inch sleeper) while…
WABCO made the announcement leading up to the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), one of the largest heavy-duty trucking industry events in the world, held from March 26-28, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky (USA). This partnership harnesses the extensive capabilities and know-how of two industry leaders to help further enhance the…
Amazon.com got a boost from U.S. regulators who granted the company permission to conduct test flights in its effort to expand research into the viability of delivery drones. Amazon wrote to the Federal Aviation Administration in December threatening to divert its research program to other countries if the agency didn’t…
