LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Specialty trailer manufacturer Trail King introduced a new product in its Materials Hauling Series at the Mid-America Trucking show here March 26. Trail King Industries’ prototype Steel End dump trailer is designed to haul sand, gravel, demolition or rip rap.
March 26, 2015Special Coverage, Business, Logistics
Trail King Shows New Dump Trailer
Special Coverage, Business, Equipment
Continental Hypes General Tire’s 100th Birthday
LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Continental AG, a giant German manufacturer with more than $35 billion in annual revenue, used its time here at the Mid-America Trucking Show to boost attention for one of its smaller brands, 100-year-old General Tire.
March 26, 2015Special Coverage, Business, Equipment
Clinton Blackburn Named Goodyear's Highway Hero
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Clinton Blackburn of Morehead, Kentucky, who is credited with saving the life of a jailer who was transporting a prisoner that escaped, was named Goodyear's 32nd Highway Hero at the Mid-America Trucking Show on March 26.
March 26, 2015Special Coverage, Government
FMCSA Updates Drivers on Diabetes Standard Proposal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reminded drivers at the Mid-America Trucking Show of its plan to amend its medical qualification standards to allow drivers with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, without seeking an exemption.
March 26, 2015Special Coverage, Business
Dana Debuts Two Drive Axles
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Drivetrain components supplier Dana Holding Corp. introduced two new drive axles at the Mid-America Trucking show here, a concept dual-range setup that automatically shifts from a lower range to a faster ratio, enhancing engine downspeeding, and a heavy-duty, high-performance single-reduction axle.
March 26, 2015Special Coverage, Business
Toyo Unveils Tire for Rugged Driving Conditions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Toyo Tires unveiled the M153, a tire designed for high-scrub applications, at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 26, 2015Special Coverage, Business
Mack Introduces Product Options That Adjust Driveline Configuration to Boost Fuel Economy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mack Trucks introduced two new options for its Pinnacle highway model that monitor trailer weight and automatically adjust the truck’s driveline configuration to boost fuel economy.
March 26, 2015Special Coverage, Business
Volvo Trucks Expands Remote Diagnostics, Introduces 6x2 with Liftable Forward Axle
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Volvo Trucks is expanding its Remote Diagnostics platform to monitor its proprietary I-Shift automated manual transmission.
March 26, 2015Special Coverage
Dometic Group Debuts 3 Cool Products to Aid Drivers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dometic Group announced the launch of three truck-cab comfort and convenience products at the Mid-America Trucking Show here.
March 26, 2015Special Coverage, Business, Equipment
Next GHG Rule Unlikely to Force Major Changes in Engine Architecture, Cummins Exec Says
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Today’s heavy-duty truck engine architecture with diesel particulate filters, exhaust gas recirculation and selective catalytic reduction aftertreatment will not need to change dramatically under the next round of federal greenhouse-gas standards, an executive at engine maker Cummins Inc. predicted.
March 26, 2015