Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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INBRIEF • Mack Trucks introduced the Mack mRide spring suspension for its TerraPro refuse model during Waste Expo 2013. The mRide is a six-rod spring suspension with the company's ductile-iron axle housings and C150/151 series axle carriers. • ity Evaluation, Tire Maintenance Processes and Procedures Evaluation, Tire and Wheel Maintenance/ Servicing Training – for fleet clients looking to improve their tire and wheel maintenance and reduce their costs. • • Fleets operating along the I-84 and I-15 corridors from Las Vegas through Utah, Idaho and eastern Oregon now can rent LNG-fueled Kenworth trucks through a rental program available from PacLease, Salt Lake City-based Kenworth Sales Co. and Blu LNG. • Clean Energy Fuels created a new business unit – Facilities Modification Services – to assist fleets in modifying existing and designing new maintenance facilities that service natural gas trucks. • Dillon Transport is adding 25 Kenworth T800 short-hood day cabs powered by Cummins Westport's ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas engine to its 450-plus fleet. • Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. celebrated the 50,000th dry van trailer produced at its manufacturing plant in Glade Spring, Va. K-VA-T Food Stores Inc., Food City's parent company based in Abingdon, Va., commissioned the trailer's production. • SAF-Holland received a Supplier of the Year award from PepsiCo North America Beverages for its introduction of a new air suspension product for use on PepsiCo's North American beverage route delivery trailers. • Kenworth Truck Co.'s assembly plant in Renton, Wash., received a 2012 Gold Award presented by the King County (Wash.) Industrial Waste Program. International Industria Automotiva da America do Sul Ldta – the South American subsidiary of Navi- heavydutyradiator.com g ce 1 9 3 6 Sin Am facturin nu a Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced that T & W Tire will become a strategic dealer of Michelin and BFGoodrich products and services. • TireStamp announced that its staff of tire and wheel maintenance experts now provide consulting services – Tire Maintenance Facil- eric an M • Continental Tire the Americas announced that its Conti Hybrid HD3 drive tire is verified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership. star International Corp. – started commercial truck production at the Navistar Industrial Complex, the company's manufacturing facility in Canoas, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil. 800-525-0011 Monday - Friday: 8:00 aM - 6:00 pM saturday: 8:00 aM - 12:00 pM est est OEM Quality at Aftermarket Prices OE Optimized Plastic / Aluminum Radiator Replacements Applicable Vehicles • Freightliner • International • Mack • Peterbilt • Volvo • Kenworth Up to 62% cost savings and doUble the warranty vs oeM • high grade glass fiber polyamide resin plastic tank • extra thick aluminum heavy duty header • heavy gauge tube Wall thickness • available Without frameWork upon request LocAtionS Michigan • Alabama • colorado • Florida • Maryland • Missouri • Pennsylvania • Utah 26 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | JULY 2013 0713_Equipdept_Jack.indd 26 Installation available in Michigan Text INFO to 205-289-3554 or visit www.ccjdigital.com/info 6/19/13 1:56 PM