TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * Canada: The largest model of a water tank
* British Columbia - Western Star adds tank truck
(Photo: Tank Truck Transport Western Star & dry bulk tanker)
Kelowna,BC,Canada -Transport Topics -Aug 2013: -- Western Star Trucks announced that it will offer a new tank truck through an agreement with equipment maker Klein Products... Western Star said it will offer a 6,500-gallon water tank body made by Klein on its 4900XD model heavy-duty vocational truck. The truck is designed for construction, quarry, and mining applications, Western Star said, and is available in a day cab configuration. The Klein K650 water tank is the largest model the company makes for Class 8 trucks, which can help operators reduce the number of refill trips needed for spraying mine roads, waste rock dumps and other surfaces... Available engines include Detroit’s DD15, DD16 or DDC 60 Tier III diesels. The truck features outboard cab mounts and up to 20,000 lb. front and 70,000 lb. rear suspensions...
* Oregon - Freightliner offers factory-installed roof fairing, starts 122SD production
Portland,ORE,USA -Fleet Owner -Aug. 23, 2013: -- A new factory-installed roof-fairing for the Cascadia highway tractor and the start of full-produce for the 122SD vocational truck model are the big announcements coming from Freightliner Trucks this week at the Great American Trucking Show... Freightliner – a division of Daimler Trucks North America LLC – said a factory-installed roof fairing is now available as standard on Freightliner Cascadia Evolution 72-inch mid-roof XT models and as an option on Freightliner Cascadia 72-inch mid-roof XT trucks, to help further contribute to the aerodynamic profile of those trucks and thus boost fuel economy...
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