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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA
* DuraStar, Workstar add Bendix Electronic Stability system
Warrenville,ILL,USA -Fleet Owner -Apr 27, 2009: -- International DuraStar and WorkStar medium-duty and severe service trucks now include the Bendix ESP Electronic Stability system to mitigate rollover and vehicle under- and over-steer driving situations... ESP monitors the vehicle and if it determines a critical stability threshold is about to occur, the system will intervene to assist the driver by selectively applying the brakes or de-throttling the engine... (Photo: firehouse.com - ReedCity Michigan Large Chassis: International DuraStar)
* Kenworth adds new medium-duty rear suspensions
Kirkland,WA,USA -Fleet Owner -Apr 24, 2009: -- Kenworth Truck Co. has announced that its AG210L single-axle and AG400L tandem-axle rear suspensions are available for ordering on its medium-duty truck models... The 21,000-lb. rated AG210L is a highway rear suspension for T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7 models. The two-bag, rear air suspension is available for straight trucks in dry van, flatbed, service body, utility crane and van applications, and for tractors in dry van and flatbed applications... The 40,000-lb. rated AG400L is a four-bag suspension for highway rear air suspension systems, is disc brake compatible and suited for over-the-road and P&D applications. It is also available in a variety of straight truck and tractor applications... (Photo from djc.com: Coke's Kenworth truck big)
* Mack SCR garbage trucks in field testing
Phoenix,AZ,USA -Fleet Owner -Apr 27, 2009: -- Republic Services, a commercial, industrial and municipal waste hauler operating in 40 states, is field testing four Mack Trucks diesel SCR-equipped, pre-production, garbage truck. The company is also testing a hybrid truck... The SCR trucks are in operation in Denver, Eden Prairie, MN, Lakeland, FL, and Ft. Lauderdale, FL... The hybrid truck, the first American-built hybrid garbage truck, according to Mack, uses diesel-electric technology that can boost fuel economy by 20% while cutting greenhouse emissions. The engine also charges an onboard energy storage system that powers an electric motor and energy is also captured during braking using regenerative braking... (Photo from mackvenca.com: Mack's green sunset garbage)
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