Vehicle Research

CLEVELAND - Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced its truck and electrical businesses will support a $45.4 million grant to produce plug-in hybrid electric power systems for 378 vehicles.

Tags: Eaton, Ford F-550, SCAQMD, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Southern California Edison

IRVINE, CA - Kelley Blue Book announced the results of the second-quarter 2009 Brand Watch study by Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence, detailing consumers' perceptions of truck brands and factors of importance when new-truck shopping.

Tags: Kelley Blue Book

PORTLAND, OR - Daimler Trucks North America announced pricing for meeting EPA2010 standards with its Detroit Diesel BlueTec or Cummins mid-range engine emissions technologies.

Tags: BlueTec, Cummins, DD15, DD16, DEF, Detroit Diesel, diesel emissions, ISB6.7, SCR, selective catalytic reduction

WAKARUSA, IN - Hundreds of Navistar employees welcomed President Barack Obama to its Wakarusa, Ind., manufacturing facility to celebrate the award of a $39 million federal grant to develop and build all-electric delivery vehicles and bring jobs to the Elkhart County, Ind., communities.

Tags: electric vehicle, grant, Navistar, Obama

LIVONIA, MI - Just because a truck is intended to be used by fleets, there is no rule that says it has to have a dull, commercial appearance.

Tags: Ford F-150, Ford F-250, ROUSH

KALAMAZOO, MI - Dana Holding Corporation announced the launch of the Spicer S140 series, a new family of single-drive, medium-duty axles.

GAFFNEY, SC - Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation has launched a new program to retrofit older walk-in vans with new hybrid-electric systems.

Tags: Freightliner, hybrid electric vehicles, retrofit

POWAY, CA - Mitchell 1 released its new online service information for medium trucks on July 1. Medium-Truck.net is a complete web-based service and repair information product covering Class 4-7 medium-duty straight trucks built from 1990 to the present.

Tags: Mitchell 1

WARRENVILLE, IL - Navistar and ArvinMeritor, Inc., announced that under the terms of a new long-term supply agreement, Meritor axles are now in standard position on International medium-duty trucks.

Tags: International, Navistar

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) has announced that all new 2010 FE and FG model Mitsubishi Fuso medium-duty trucks will come equipped with door-mounted split rear view mirrors as standard equipment.

Tags: Mitsubishi Fuso

SHELTON, CT - New Secure Fuel System datasheet from OEM Data Delivery describes a new technology for the tracking of dispensed fuel to prevent theft or unauthorized use.

Tags: OEM Data Delivery

GREENSBORO, NC - A national research study indicates that purchase consideration for SCR (selective catalytic reduction) remains significantly higher than increased EGR.

Tags: EGR, SCR, selective catalytic reduction

WARRENVILLE, IL - Navistar announced it is on track with its 2010 engine testing and will be prepared for a successful engine launch in the months ahead.

Tags: EGR, Navistar

ASUZA, CA - Banks Ram-Air Intake is proven to increase air density-and with the optional Super-Scoop, the Ram-Air Intake maximizes airflow, air density, fuel economy and power!

Tags: Dodge Ram

WASHINGTON - A new study shows that clean diesel technologies in engines manufactured beginning in 2007 not only reduced certain emissions by 90 percent over 2004 models, but far exceeded expectations in their performance in cleaning up the nation's air quality.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, ATA, CARB, Department of Energy, emissions, EPA

KIRKLAND, WA - Purchasers of certain Kenworth medium-duty diesel-electric hybrid tractors in the United States are now eligible for a tax credit of $9,000, the maximum available, under a qualified hybrid motor vehicle credit offered by the federal government.

Tags: hybrid, Kenworth, PACCAR, taxes

ALLENTOWN, PA - Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket, the aftermarket supplier of VDO OE-engineered replacements parts, has substantially expanded its aftermarket Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) replacement parts program.

Tags: TPMS

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) has signed eight new Canadian dealers to its network so far in 2009, and expects to add at least three more, expanding its dealer network across the country by nearly 50 percent.

Tags: MFTA, Mitsubishi Fuso

GREENVIILLE, NC - Hyster Company, a lift truck designer and manufacturer, celebrates its 80th year as a lift truck manufacturer. Hyster Company was born when Willamette Iron & Steel merged with two other companies in 1929.

Tags: company anniversaries, Hyster, Lift truck

AUBURN HILLS, MI - After finalizing its global strategic alliance with Fiat Group, Chrysler Group LLC announced it will resume volume production of vehicles with the start up of seven of its North American assembly plants the week of June 29.

Tags: Chrysler, Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge, Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Journey, Dodge Ram, Fiat Group, Jeep Wrangler