TRUCKS' PARTS MAKERS * Belgium: WABCO's - * USA: Detroit Diesel's - * Beltronics' - * Alcoa's
* Brussels - WABCO Showcases its Truck AMT Technology at MATS, Mid America Show
--WABCOannounced Wednesday atthe Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) inLouisville, KY, USA, that its automated manual transmission (AMT) technology continues to increase market penetration among major truckmakers in North America. And the proof, according to the manufacturer, is a 110-percent increase of sales in 2014 from the year before... One of the fastest-growing major component segments in the North American commercial vehicle industry, automated manual transmissions have expanded in adoption to about 17 percent of new truck and bus production as of 2014. WABCO estimates that market penetration of the industry’s AMT solutions will reach one third of new truck and bus builds by 2019... WABCO’s AMT technology automatically engages the vehicle’s clutch and gearshift actuation. It takes into account the driver’s operation, engine torque, vehicle load and road inclination, resulting in optimized gear shifting.WABCO’s AMT technology helps improve fuel economy up to 3 percent on North American highways. In addition, it enhances driver ease-of-use and comfort, enabling them to further focus on vehicle and road safety... WABCO was first to market with AMT technology in 1986. Today, WABCO is the global market leader in automated manual transmission technology with 2.9 million AMT systems sold worldwide...
(Photo: An automated manual transmission (AMT) technology from WABCO) -- Brussels, Belgium - Trucking News -March 26, 2015
* Michigan / USA - Detroit Diesel starts production on integrated truck powertrain
-- Detroit Diesel Corp. last week displayed its integrated Detroit Powertrain at the Mid-America Trucking Show and announced it has started production of the components that make up the powertrain package... The integrated Detroit Powertrain features the Detroit DD15 engine with a new downspeed rating, a Detroit DT12 automated manual direct drive transmission and Intelligent Powertrain Management, and Detroit front and rear axles... The DT12 automated manual transmission, with the powerful new Intelligent Powertrain Management (IPM), uses pre-loaded terrain maps and GPS to know the route ahead and automatically adjust transmission and engine function for a smooth and efficient ride... The integrated Detroit Powertrain is available in the Freightliner Cascadia Evolution and the Western Star 5700XE...
Detroit, MICH, USA -Trucking News - March 30, 2015
* Ohio / USA - No more speeding tickets!: Beltronics exhibits at MATS the STi Magnum Stealth Radar
--Beltronics, maker of the trucking industry's top-rated Beltronics Professional Series STi Magnum™stealth radar and laser detector, is exhibiting the award-winning unit at the Mid-America Trucking ShowinLouisville, Kentucky, March 26–28... This industry's top-rated stealth detector continues to be the professional driver's first choice in radar and laser ticket protection...Critical for over-the-road drivers, the STi Magnum™ includes Beltronics patented TotalShield™ Technology which eliminates all radio frequency emissions and renders the STi Magnum™ completely undetectable to any radar detector – especially all widely used VG2 nd Spectre series law enforcement receivers...
(You Tube video, by Orange Snowman - The New HP-905 Compact Sensor Series provides protection against police laser guns) -- West Chester, OH, USA - PRNewswire - Mar 27, 2015
* Kentucky / USA - Alcoa introduces the Dura-Bright EVO at Mid-America
-- Alcoa announced the latest in a long line of aluminum wheel products as it unveiled – literally – the Dura-Bright EVO at the Mid-America Trucking Show on March 25... Claiming that it’s the company’s most durable, easy-to-maintain commercial truck wheel ever, Alcoa VP and General Manager Americas, Victor Marquez,warned the assembled press corps. “I’ll be using the word ‘lighter’ about 300 times,” he said. "Is to drive out weight and maintain world class strength” ... The newest Alcoa wheel, according toMarquez, is 10 times more resistant to corrosion primarily caused by road salts and weather elements, and four times more resistant to truck wash chemicals... (Photo: An Alcoa aluminum wheels) -- Louisville, KY, USA -The Trucker, by CLIFF ABBOTT - 27 March 2015
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