Michelin Americas Truck Tires has launched its Michelin XZA3+ in two new sizes that will help users carry additional weight without any change in performance of the tires. The two new sizes - 11R24.5 and 275/80R24.5 (load range H) - ...
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Scania is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and cfor heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. Core to Scania’s operations is to provide solid parts and service support as well as ...
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A bus fitted with a Kinetic Recovery System (KERS) has entered full service trial in Kent as part of a research and development project to explore fuel saving technologies. The Wrightbus vehicle is fitted with a flywheel KERS unit, which ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) for commercial vehicles will begin testing on U.S. trucking fleets in the next few months, as part of a research project supported by United States Department of Energy's ...
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WABCO Holdings has announced the expansion of its electronically controlled air suspension (ECAS) technology, called OptiRide, to the truck market in China. OptiRide has been adopted by China National Heavy Truck Corporation (CNHTC) on ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the American Trucking Associations, Kimberly Clark and the entire trucking industry, is taking this week to honor the 3.1 million professional truck drivers that deliver ...
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The global automotive plastics industry is in boom mode today. Improvements in vehicle design and the ongoing trend toward lighter weight for improved fuel efficiency have led to greater demand for engineering plastic components. A recent ...
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling infrastructure maker TruStar Energy along with Energy Systems Group (ESG) has been given a contract to build transit fast-fill CNG fuel station in Indiana for CityBus. CityBus provides transit service ...
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European Union is preparing to introduce a legislation that will ensure that vehicle fuel use testing on the roads instead of laboratories, to prevent car makers making exaggerated claims on fuel-savings and emission credentials. Lab ...
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Volvo Trucks has announced aerodynamic and powertrain enhancements for 2016 VN series highway tractors, in a bid to offer better fuel savings over the previous generation models. The company said that sculpting of airflow around the ...
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Ford Motor and Samsung SDI, an affiliate of Samsung Group, have announced research on different levels of hybrid technology that can could be produced in high volume, and used in non-hybrid vehicles to achieve greater fuel savings. ...
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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, international mining group Rio Tinto and Australian solar energy firm Ingenero have announced an agreement for the development of the Weipa ...
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Scania has launched a new hydraulic retarder, which is said to offer savings by reducing the need for normal brake system maintenance. In this latest version, the retarder automatically disengages and freewheels when not in use to save on ...
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Strong regional multi-stakeholder partnerships will be the key for a dynamic, flexible and growth-driven petrochemicals industry, said industry experts at the sixth Supply Chain conference, organized by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals ...
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Hino Trucks' Class 5 195h and 195h-DC diesel electric cab-over has been selected to offer services under the New York Truck - Voucher Incentive Program (NYT-VIP). The NYT-VIP is an important partnership between the New York State Energy ...