Daimler Trucks North America, Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks are recalling various trucks for seat belt problems. All recalled truck models are equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles. When the button is pressed to ...
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Several truck makers have recalled thousands of heavy-duty trucks because of possible seat belt defects that may make the devices difficult to unlatch. The recall notices, issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ...
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John Sommers II for Transport Topics Daimler AG said it expects its global truck sales in 2013 to exceed 2012’s figures, which would make it the best year for sales since 2006. Daimler Trucks sold 433,600 units in the first 11 ...
US Xpress will spec'Truck-Lite's LED headlights on 1,950 new Freightliner Cascadia trucks in 2014,Truck-Lite announced. Freightliner made the LED headlights standard on its Cascadia and Cascadia Evolution models earlier this year,becoming ...
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U.S. Xpress equips their fleet's 2014 Freightliner Cascadia trucks with Truck-Lite's LED headlights. "Safety is always a key concern when we spec equipment. We look to be innovative and investigate those technologies that not only meet or ...
The recent decline in truck sales compared with the same period last year is continuing. Official T-Mark figures just released for November show sales of 2,542 units, a whopping 16 per cent drop against November 2012. This latest result ...
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Twelve of the best looking heavy duty trucks in North America will be gracing the pages of the 2014 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar. This year's calendar showcases the head-turning trucks against some of the finest vistas in Tomah and La ...
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There’s a patchwork of regulation when it comes to the towing industry— out of Ontario’s 444 municipalities, only a handful have towing regulations and even those are not harmonized and don’t properly regulate ...
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Freightliner has announced the availability of twin steer chassis prep kits for its 114SD and 122SD truck models. The prep kits allow quick aftermarket conversions and installations of second steer axles and heavy-duty suspensions, ...
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J.E. Fortin celebrates 90th birthday with a new Freightliner Cascadia J.E. Fortin Inc. has celebrated its 90th anniversary and did so by unveiling its 426th truck, a 2013 Freightliner Cascadia equipped with a Detroit DD15 engine. The ...
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The Alliance Truck Parts Racing Team and Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the Alliance Truck Parts Racing No. 12 Ford Mustang, completed a successful year in the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series. To celebrate this year’s success and thank ...
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J.E. Fortin celebrated its 90th anniversary with the unveiling of its 426th Truck, a 2013 Freightliner Cascadia equipped with a Detroit DD15 engine. The truck is the 400th truck purchased by Jean-Claude Fortin, and also has the number ...
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J.E. Fortin celebrated its 90th anniversary with the unveiling of its 426th Truck, a 2013 Freightliner Cascadia equipped with a Detroit DD15 engine. The truck is the 400th truck purchased by Jean-Claude Fortin, and also has the number ...
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With a display reminiscent of the parent company's dominating presence at the giant IAA commercial vehicles exhibition in Germany, Daimler Mexico made its intentions clear at this past week's Expo Transporte, the bi-annual Mexican truck ...
Meritor Wabco has announced the availability of its OnLane lane departure warning system on Freightliner Cascadia and Cascadia c. The system - powered by SafeTrak technology from Takata - is a forward-looking, vision-based lane departure ...
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