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Nov 17, 2010

TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * Canada - Hino showcases 2011 product line, looks to boost market share

Open House at Hino's Woodstock assembly plant reveals facility and product upgrades

(Photo: Hino offers a full line of Classes 4-7 medium-duty trucks in Canada)

Woodstock,ONT,CAN -Today's Trucking, by James Menzies -Nov 17, 2010:  ...   Hino held an open house at its assembly plant to show off its 2011 models, including the all-new light-duty Model 198. The 198 is aimed at landscaping, light construction, courier and service vehicle applications and is powered by a six-cylinder, 220-hp Hino engine...  In the Class 6 category, the Model 258LP (low profile) and Model 268 fit the bill for towing, beverage, landscaping and delivery applications. Class 7 needs are met with the Models 338 and 358, the latter of which is truly a Class 8 at 35,000 lbs GVW but more suitable for demanding Class 7 applications, Eric Smith, national sales manager with Hino Motors Canada, noted. This year's Model 338 was given a power boost (260 hp, 660 lb.-ft. torque) and comes with hydraulic disc brakes while the Model 358 boasts a 14,000-lb front axle and comes with air brakes, a stronger frame and an available air suspension...  But while medium-duty sales continue to be slow, don't expect Hino to go jumping into the Class 8 market anytime soon. Nakamura said while Hino offers Class 8 trucks in Japan and elsewhere, it's not suitable for North America because the engine is just 450 hp. He also said the EPA2010 emissions rules are the most stringent in the world, so unless Hino sees demand for at least 30,000 Class 8 units in North America, it'll continue to focus solely on its core business serving the Classes 4-7 segments...


* USA - Propane engine developed for Freightliner


Gaffney,SC,USA -Fleet Owner, by Wendy Leavitt -Nov 17, 2010: -- CleanFUEL USA, has announced a partnership to build and certify a multi-purpose, 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. The medium-duty engine, featuring CleanFUEL’s new 8L liquid propane injection (LPI) system, is designed to offer fleet managers a high-performance, propane-powered alternative to reduce fleet operating costs and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. First versions of the engine will be for use in urban delivery trucks and school buses... Freightliner will certify CleanFUEL’s 8L propane fuel injection system to run on the Thomas Built Type C school bus and Freightliner straight truck chassis...  Conversion kits also will be available to switch medium-duty gasoline vehicles to run on propane. CleanFUEL expects the engines to be available for 2012 vehicles...  (Photo from mrtruck: new, state-of-the-art 4.5L V-8 Duramax engine)

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