COLUMBUS, Ind. 鈥 Today鈥檚 heavy-duty truck engine architecture with diesel particulate filters, exhaust gas recirculation and selective catalytic reduction aftertreatment will not need to change dramatically under the next round of federal greenhouse-gas standards, an executive at engine maker Cummins Inc. predicted.
March 26, 2015Special CoverageBusinessEquipment
Wabco Unveils OnGuardACTIVE Collision-Mitigation System
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Truck-controls vendor Wabco introduced an enhanced collision-mitigation system that uses a 77 GHz radar that the company said maintains performance in all weather situations and provides longer-range detection than competing systems that use 24 GHz radar.
March 25, 2015Special CoverageBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Bendix Introduces Wingman Fusion Warning-Control System
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems聽announced Wingman Fusion, an integrated warning and truck control system that combines several capabilities into one safety alert-control package.
March 25, 2015Special CoverageBusinessEquipment
Espar Products to Formally Become Eberspaecher
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Espar Products Inc.聽will formally announce during the Mid-America Trucking Show that聽it is changing聽its name to聽Eberspaecher.
March 25, 2015Special CoverageBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Bendix Exec Sees More Safety Regs Coming
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 More safety regulations for heavy-duty trucks are coming before the end of the decade, said Fred Andersky, director of government relations for Bendix Commercial Vehicles.
March 25, 2015Special CoverageBusinessEquipment
Cummins Plans New Product Rollout for 2017
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. will roll out new products in 2017 鈥 including a model of its best-selling ISX15 鈥 when the federal government next tightens greenhouse-gas emissions ceilings.
March 25, 2015Special CoverageBusinessEquipment
Detroit Radiator Introduces Powercool
Detroit Radiator Corp. will introduce its Powercool radiator this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 23, 2015Special CoverageBusinessEquipment
Belmor to Host 'Shipping Wars' Star at Booth
Belmor, a company that makes heavy-duty truck accessories, said a star of the television show 鈥淪hipping Wars鈥 will be signing autographs at its booth.
March 23, 2015BusinessSafetyEquipmentGovernmentAutonomous
Ocean Carriers Struggle With Pricing Due to Data Gaps, Consultant Says
Ocean carriers continue to struggle with cargo pricing because they lack shipment-specific information for the ocean, trucking and terminal components of their international moves, an industry official said.
March 23, 2015Special CoverageBusinessEquipmentLogistics
MAC Trailer Assists Foundation in New Wellness Effort
MAC Trailer announced it is helping promote a new health-and-wellness program during the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 22, 2015