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TRAILER MAKERS * USA
* Georgia - Composite-body truck cuts fuel use 40% - UPS orders 150 trucks after year-long field test
Atlanta,GA,USA -Fleet Owner, by David Cullen -Jun. 26, 2012: -- United Parcel Service has ordered 150 “package cars”-- featuring bodies built of composite plastic panels-- that the delivery giant said will reduce diesel fuel consumption by 40% compared to its current aluminum-body P70 package-car model... UPS said it expects to take delivery of the new package cars in this year’s fourth quarter and will place them into service on high-mileage routes, chiefly in the Western United States... Five prototypes for the “plastic truck,” dubbed CV-23, resulted from a three-year development process with truck builder Utilimaster and engine and chassis supplier Isuzu... This April, UPS completed a year of field-testing of the Utilimaster/Isuzu Reach vehicles in five “extreme” operating regions, said UPS director of automotive engineering Dale Spencer...
* Washington - Trailer tester adds ABS, roll stability codes
(Photo: LITE-CHECK advanced trailer ABS diagnostics)
Spokane,WA.,USA -Fleet Owner -Jun. 26, 2012: -- A new trailer tester from Lite-Check includes all the PLC ABS codes dating from 2001 as well as the latest roll stability codes, consolidating multiple operations for users into one simple process, the company said... The Inspector 920 advanced ABS diagnostics trailer tester with brake and light testing includes a 3-step ABS process to quickly troubleshoot ABS problems. The tester will automatically identify ABS ECU issues and displays the necessary information to make repairs... The three-step process will automatically test the brakes and auxiliary circuit for problems before querying the ECU and will also stop the process if a problem is detected... Using the full-function remote control allows the operator to complete a full walk-around check of lights, brakes and ABS operation in just 4 minutes...Labels: trailer makers
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