TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Australia - Isuzu upgrades truck range to include GPS navigation
Sydney,NWS,Australia -The Road Freight News -5 August 2009: -- Isuzu Australia has announced its latest upgrade, a 13cm touchscreen audio visual (TAV) unit with on-board navigation now standard across its truck range... According to Isuzu, the Bluetooth-equipped TAV is similar in appearance to the previous multimedia system but now incorporates touch-screen technology, with on-screen menus... Navigation system hardware and software are included in the base unit, with Navteq mapping from the previous unit now programmed by iGO, the leader in navigation system programming... Operators can also view up to three optional, external cameras using infrared technology, with one camera also able to transmit sound, for safer reversing and negotiating tight spots...
* USA - Dana releases new line of Spicer medium-duty drive axles
Toledo,OH,USA -Fleet Owner -Aug 4, 2009: -- Dana Holding Corp. has launched the Spicer S140 series, a new family of single-drive axles specifically engineered to improve fuel economy, reduce maintenance costs, increase operator comfort, and boost overall vehicle performance on medium-duty trucks... Now available, the new Spicer S140 series single-reduction axles replace all previous 17,000- to 19,000-lb Spicer drive axles. They are available for all makes and models of straight truck chassis up to 19,000-lb gross axle weight ratings (GAWR), including delivery vehicles; school buses; shuttle buses; and rescue, municipal, and utility vehicles... (Photo, the Dana's AdvanTEK®)
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