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commercial carrier journal | february 2016 25 INBRIEF NOW AVAILABLE! Omnitracs Weigh Station Bypass Provided by Drivewyze TM Preclear Learn more at www.omnitracs.com Untitled-19 1 1/20/16 9:50 AM regulations on insurance and operational issues. Gov. Brian Sandoval announced the creation of an autonomous vehicle center that will be used in testing devel- oping autonomous vehicles. • Eaton's EverTough lineup of aftermarket clutches now includes a self-adjusting model designed to eliminate the need for manual adjustments. The clutch, available in 14- and 15.5-inch sizes, has a 25,000-mile lubrication interval and comes with a one-year war- ranty. EverTough clutches feature wear indicators, stainless-steel cam springs, full-round baffles and dampers for torsional vibration. • RollTek's side roll airbag protec- tion system now is available on the National Seating platform. A sensor located under the seat is engineered for continuous mon- itoring of the vehicle's angular position and activates when it detects an imminent rollover, deploying side-roll airbags, tightening the safety belt and lowering the seat. • Isuzu Commercial Truck of America announced that its dealers retailed 20,725 low-cab- forward trucks in 2015, a record year for U.S. sales. N-Series sales were up 10.5 percent over 2014, and calendar-year registrations of Class 3-5 units through October 2015 were up 5 percent. The company also announced a record year for parts sales, up 5.5 percent over 2014. • A Kenworth T370 was recog- nized as the 150,000th truck produced at Paccar's factory in Ste-Therese, Quebec. The milestone vehicle is a 4x2 straight truck produced for long-time customer Pierce Manufacturing, a manufacturer of custom fire apparatus. The truck has a Paccar PX-9 engine rated at 350 hp with 1,000 lb.-ft. of torque at 1,400 rpm and was upfitted by Pierce with a fire tanker-pumper body. • The American Trucking Associations' Technology and Maintenance Council 2016 An- nual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition will cele-