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Want more equipment news? Scan the barcode to sign up for the CCJ Equipment Weekly e-mail newsletter or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK. InBrief • International relaunched its 9900i and PayStar 5900 SBA models with Cummins' ISX15 engines featuring selective catalytic reduction emissions technology. • Springfield, Mo.-based Prime Inc. will install wave of momentum from the splash it made at the 2013 Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting with the announcement of its CumminsEaton integrated powertrain. This was just the product Cummins needed at just the right time to give its fleet customers a refined wholly-integrated fuel economy-minded drivetrain package. Based on interest levels I saw at both TMC and MATS, I think this product will prove to be a big boost to both Cummins and Eaton going forward. Cummins also continues to shine in other areas. At the moment, it pretty much has the North American natural gas engine market to itself. Challengers undoubtedly are coming, but for now, Cummins' early investment in natural gas technology is beginning to pay off. Meanwhile, International is buying Cummins' ISX15 engines again – just like the old days. It's always been a popular engine option for International customers, and I think the addition of the new CumminsEaton integrated powertrain should only boost that popularity. ATDynamics' TrailerTail aerodynamic fairings on the trailers it buys through the end of this year. • Starting in July, Consolidated Metco's PreSet Plus hub assemblies will be standard on all Peterbilt Class 8 tractors manufactured at the truck maker's plant in Denton, Texas. • Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems launched an online Vocational Truck Suspension Selector Tool at www.hendrickson-intl.com/ suspensiontool. • Fontaine Alternative Fuels launched a website – FontaineAlternativeFuels.com – that profiles the advanced fuel system and alternative fuel engine installations offered at the company's eight modification centers nationwide. • Thermo King, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, received a $300,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's state Job Skills Partnership to develop and implement lean process improvement training for its 560-plus employees. • This year's Volvo Technology Award will be presented to the team responsible for developing the Holding our breaths While we saw three new models debut at MATS this year, one gets the feeling that the industry is waiting on the greenhouse gas regulations to take hold next year. That, combined with the finalization of the Super Truck Project, leads me to believe that we'll see a bevy of new – and strikingly advanced – designs in the next 12 to 24 months. If the trucking industry feels like a coiled spring waiting to pop right now, it's only natural. My feeling is that interesting days lie ahead for all of us. I-See "autopilot" system for commercial trucks designed to reduce fuel consumption for long-distance transport. • Navistar and International truck dealers in Latin America announced a reinforced commitment to the region and its customers by increasing the number of selling locations for parts and service. • Yokohama Tire Corp. established a new Mexicobased subsidiary, Yokohama Tire Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., incorporated in Silao, Guanajuato, to meet JACK ROBERTS is Executive Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail jroberts@ccjmagazine.com or call (205) 248-1358. growing demand for consumer, commercial and over-the-road tires. commercial carrier journal | may 2013 0513_Equipdept_Jack.indd 21 21 4/22/13 10:40 AM