Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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26 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | MARCH 2014 Text INFO to 205-289-3554 or visit www.ccjdigital.com/info r "OESFBT3FOTDIMFSwho until a year ago oversaw Daimler AG's trucks division, abruptly left the company, which described his departure as "effective immediately." Renschler had been with the company 25 years and ran Daimler Trucks for 10. Daimler Trucks North America also announced the retirement of Mark Lampert, senior vice president of sales and marketing, effective March 31; Lampert will be succeeded April 1 by Richard Howard. r DTNA announced its Truck Bucks loyalty program aimed at rewarding owner-op - erators and small fleets with parts and ser- vice specials at Freightliner, Western Star, Detroit and Thomas Built Buses service locations. The program is designed to be customer-friendly with discounts applied at checkout. r Eaton announced enhancements to its Flex Reman transmission lineup to better equip truck dealers and OEMs to meet customer aftermarket needs. Changes include new part numbers, a new pricing structure, availability and delivery chang - es and expanded model coverage. r 5IF%FUSPJU%5"VUPNBUFE.BOVBM USBOTNJTTJPOnow is available in Detroit DD16-equipped Freightliner Cascadia sleeper and day cabs. DTNA said the pairing is suited for heavier weight appli - cations and allows the DT12 to cover all horsepower and torque ratings available from Detroit engines. r "MMJTPO5SBOTNJTTJPOT3VHHFE %VUZ 4FSJFT automatic transmission now is available for the Western Star 4700, suited for rugged off-road and vocational applications such as construction, dump and oilfield. r .FSJUPS&9"JS%JTD#SBLFT now are available on Mack Granite, TerraPro and Titan trucks. r 5SVDL-JUF high-visibility LED headlamps now are standard on Navistar's Interna - tional ProStar Class 8 on-highway trucks. r &BTU.BOVGBDUVSJOH made Jost International's AX150 Alumilight Series aluminum landing gear standard on all East BST, BST II, MMX and Narrow Neck flatbed trailers, as well as all BST, BST II and XLD dropdeck trailers. r 531 "GUFSNBSLFU 1BSUT unveiled a new user-friendly website at www.TRPParts. com designed to provide truck and bus fleets and operators a searchable online catalog and detailed information on its line of all-makes aftermarket parts. r Trojan #BUUFSZ redesigned its corporate website at www.trojanbattery.com to provide comprehensive product information for the company's global cus - tomers, distributors, dealers and system integrators. r #FBMM 5SBJMFST, a producer of petroleum and dry bulk tank trailers for Wabash National Corp.'s Walker Group division, launched its updated website at www. bealltrailers.com. r /BWJTUBST *OUFSOBUJPOBM 1SP4UBS with Cummins ISX15 was named the American Truck Dealers' Heavy-Duty Truck of the Year, while the International TerraStar 4×4 was recognized as Medium-Duty Truck of the Year. t )JOP5SVDLTdonated a cabover truck to Canadian Valley Technology Center, a vocational school located near Oklaho - ma City, to help replace vehicles used as teaching tools that had been damaged by a May 2013 tornado. INBRIEF