TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA
* Volvo, Mack to Streamline U.S. Operations - Mack Moving Headquarters to N.C.
Greensboro, N.C.,USA -Transport Topics -14 Aug 2008: -- Affiliated truck makers Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America said Thursday they will concentrate each company’s manufacturing operations into a single U.S. location and will move Mack’s headquarters from Allentown, Pa., to Greensboro, N.C.... The two, both units of Sweden’s Volvo AB, said the moves were part of an “optimization plan” that will cost parent company about $60 million in the second half of this year...
* Cummins explains reasons for switch to SCR
Columbus,Ind,USA -Truck News (CAN), by James Menzies -13 Aug 2008: -- Unprecedented fuel prices and the discovery of a new copper-zeolite catalyst material are what drove Cummins to change directions on its path to EPA2010 heavy-duty engine compliance... The company explained its decision to adopt Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), a decision reached last week and announced this morning, during a conference call with trade journalists this afternoon. Steve Charlton, vice-president of heavy-duty engineering with Cummins, explained the discovery of copper-zeolite as an improved SCR catalyst material was the key enabler... (Photo: Cummins says it will now use SCR to meet EPA2010 emission requirements with its ISX engines)
* New Dometic under bunk refrigerator option for Freightliner
Portland,OR,USA -Truck News(CAN)-12 Aug 2008: -- Freightliner Trucks has announced the availability of Dometic under bunk refrigerators as a new option for the Cascadia... The Dometic under bunk refrigerator includes a "convenient slide-out drawer for easy driver access, and can serve as a refrigerator or freezer, based on thermostat setting," according to a statement from Freightliner. "The under bunk design also saves precious shelf space for additional storage options"...
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