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May 23, 2012

TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA

* USA - Class 8 orders remain soft, backlog decreasing 

 Columbus,IND,USA -Truck News (CAN) -May 22, 2012: -- Class 8 orders continue to be soft, causing the industry’s backlog to fall nearly 8,000 units to 106,407 in April... The latest State of the Industry report from ACT Research indicated heavy-duty orders are disappointing and will need to pick up soon to sustain current build rates... 


* Washington - Kenworth delivers first urban-duty K370 truck
 
(Photo: OEM also showcases new T680 Class 8)
Bellevue,WA,USA -Fleet Owner, by Brian Straight -May 25, 2012: -- Citing the flexibility and maneuverability it provides, Coca-Cola Refreshments’ vice president of field operations for the Pacific Northwest, Bob Slack, happily accepted the keys to the first K370 cabover truck delivered by Kenworth Truck Co... The presentation was made during a formal ceremony at Coca-Cola Refreshments’ facility here and was part of a Kenworth ride-and-drive event scheduled for industry press to showcase the company’s models, including the K370 and the new T680... 


* Oregon - Freightliner Recalls 1,248 M2 Trucks 

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Portland,ORE,USA -Transport Topics -22 May 2012: -- Freightliner Trucks has issued a recall for 1,248 of its M2 models built in February and March because of faulty software related to the operation of headlights.The report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by Daimler Trucks North America, Freightliner’s parent, said the M2 software has been turning off the low-beam light when the high beam is on... When working properly, both lamps should burn during high-beam operation...

* North Caroline - Waste Industries adds CNG power to truck fleet 

Durham,NC,USA -Fleet Owner -May 23, 2012: -- Waste Industries has announced it is updating its fleet by adding 19 refuse trucks and one service truck that run on compressed natural gas (CNG). The $8-million project also includes the construction of a private CNG fueling station for the new and an upgrade to the fleet’s maintenance shop...  Although CNG trucks cost $35,000 to $40,000 more, according to Waste Industries, the benefits associated with them outweigh that cost...


* Michigan - Venchurs Running Truck Demo Fleet with CNG Ford Pickups 

(Photo: A Venchurs CNG Ford F-250) 
Adrian,MI,USA -Automotive Digest -24 May 2012:  --  Bi-fuel sys­tems offer­ing fleets alter­na­tive fuels such as com­pressed nat­ural gas and propane auto­gas are gain­ing a lot of atten­tion and accep­tance from fleet buy­ers around the coun­try. Venchurs Vehi­cle Sys­tems (VVS) has launched a new nation­wide demo fleet pro­gram where work truck fleet man­agers and buy­ers can put the new tech­nol­ogy to the test. Fleets that are inter­ested in adding CNG Ford F-250s or F-350s to their work­force will have the oppor­tu­nity to apply for Venchurs’ short term loaner pro­gram. Of all the Ford Qual­i­fied Vehi­cle Mod­i­fiers (QVMs), Venchurs is proud to offer the largest demo pro­gram... Com­pressed nat­ural gas has been mak­ing head­lines lately thanks to lower fuel and main­te­nance costs, extended vehi­cle ser­vice life, reduced emis­sions, a higher safety rat­ing and the abil­ity to stem depen­dency on for­eign oil. The Bi-Fuel sys­tem allows for seam­less “on-the-fly” switch­ing between CNG and gaso­line, offer­ing a total fuel range of up to 650 miles...

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