TRUCKS' COMPONENTS * USA - MPG Series groups efficient components

Troy, MI,USA -Fleet Owner -Mar 16, 2010: -- A new portfolio of heavy-duty truck components intended to increase productivity and improve fuel economy is being introduced by ArvinMeritor Inc. under the MPG Series name... Focused on linehaul applications, the first eight components in the series include the Meritor Tire Inflation System, SteelLite X30 brake drums, Q Plus 250 Cam Brakes, the RideSentry MPA 39/40 Series trailer suspension, and the Meritor WABCO OnGuard collision safety system... The component manufacturer says it plans to add new products to the efficiency series in the future, including a new product it will introduce at the upcoming Mid-American Trucking Show in Louisville, KY... (See demostrative videos)


* Trax Opens Facility In Louisville

Louisville,KY,USA -Trailer Body Builders -Mar 17, 2010: -- Trax Mechanical Systems LLC, which plans to make axles, suspensions, brakes and other parts for heavy commercial vehicles, announced the opening of its first North American manufacturing facility in Louisville. The new $6.6 million facility, with over 93,000 sq ft of manufacturing space, will operate as the primary production site, providing assembly, fabrication, remanufacturing and warehousing of commercial vehicle undercarriage components for its North American customer base...



* Haldex to Move to Larger Facility in Monterrey, Mexico

Monterrey,Mexico -Trailer Body Builder -Mar 17, 2010: -- The Haldex Monterrey, Mexico, plant, which manufacturers spring brakes and service chambers, will be moving the beginning of the third quarter of this year... As Haldex’s business continues to grow in North America, the current facility does not have space to expand for new business, planned new product offerings or product improvements. Located only seven miles from the current site, the new location is in a modern industrial park just outside Monterrey, near the International airport... (Image from paultan.org: Haldex AWD)