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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA & Canada
* USA - Kenworth offers new crew cab conversion on its diesel-electric hybrid trucks
Bellevue,WA,USA -Biglorryblog (UK) -6 May 2009: -- ... Paccar has just added an aftermarket crew cab conversion for its Kenworth T270 and T370 medium duty diesel-electric hybrids in pickup and delivery and utility applications. The 157-inch BBC crew cab uses a one-piece fiberglass roof with 4-inch raised rear section, which provides up to 61 inches of interior height. The remaining crew cab structure is aluminum and provides an additional 52 inches of length and is 84 inches wide at the rear...* ArvinMeritor Opens Remanufacturing Plant for Mascot Truck Parts Division in Ontario
Mississauga,ONT,CAN -Transport Topics (USA), by Howard S. Abramson -May 4, 2009: -- ArvinMeritor Inc. officially open-ed its new remanufacturing facility here for its Mascot Truck Parts division, the latest development in the company’s expanding presence in this niche of the truck equipment business... Mascot, which employs 153 workers at four plants in Canada, was founded in 1936 and currently remanufactures transmissions, differentials and steering components... (Image thanks ArvinMeritor: Meritor WABCO's innovative Braking System and Control technologies)* ArvinMeritor Reports Fiscal 2Q Loss
Troy,MI,USA -Transport Topics -6 May 2009: -- Truck components maker ArvinMeritor said it lost $52 million, or 72 cents per share, in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a profit of $24 million, or 33 cents per share, a year ago... Sales for the quarter ended March 31 fell about 38% to $1.1 billion, the company said late Tuesday... Commercial vehicle sales were $739 million, also down 38% from a year ago...* Dual-mode Class 8 hybrid steals the spotlight
Washington,D.C.,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -May 1, 2009: -- Saving fuel, reducing emissions, creating jobs – this is the trifecta of issues ArvinMeritor hopes to address with its new dual-mode hybrid Class 8 tractor prototype – a diesel-electric hybrid truck developed in partnership with Wal-Mart, Navistar and Cummins Inc.... ArvinMeritor displayed the truck along with several other vehicles in front of the U.S. Capitol as part of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association's (MEMA) annual legislative summit. Other OEMs participating included Magna International, showing off an electric battery-powered Ford Focus, Robert Bosch with a diesel-powered Mini Cooper, and Webasto Product North America, touting its engine-off BlueCool sleeper berth cooling system... (Video from YouTube, by pentontrans, 30 April 2009: "Class 8 Hybrid Truck Prototype Trucking Video" - ArvinMeritor recently showed off its dual-mode hybrid tractor in Washington, D.C. It's a truck designed to operate completely on electricity below 48 miles per hour (mph). ArvinMeritor's Tammy Packard explains how this hybrid system works and its future development path)
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