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INBRIEF Hino Trucks and Allison Transmission signed a multiyear agreement to make Allison trans- missions the preferred and exclusive transmission for all current and future Hino conventional trucks in the United States. BorgWarner is selling its tire pres- sure monitoring business to Huf Electronics GmbH. Goodyear was selected by Con- way Truckload as its principal sup- plier of wide-base truck tires. FleetPride, an independent after- market distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, acquired Greeley Truck Parts, a Colorado- based independent heavy-duty parts store that serves oil and gas, agricultural and trucking compa- nies. CCJ TEST DRIVE: International ProStar+ powered by MaxxForce 15 BY JACK ROBERTS nternational's ProStar+ tractor pays definite homage to the company's great conventionals from years gone by. But the sharp edges and flat surfaces that defined many of those older designs have been replaced by a modern slippery design featuring smooth, curved lines across the tractor's front and sides, giving the ProStar+ a distinct aerodynamic boost when it's roll- ing down the highway. But how does this slick aero- dynamic truck behave with International's 15-liter MaxxForce diesel engine under the hood? In some ways, this pairing of brute force and modern aerodynamics is contradic- I The MaxxForce 15 combines International's high-pressure fuel injection system and electronic engine control sys- tems with lower components from Caterpillar's C-Series family. tory. But International engineers understand that there are trucking applications that absolutely must have the power of a big bore diesel engine. And no matter how much power is being churned out under the hood, a sleek design cutting through the air serves to make the vehicle more cost-effective. During the pretrip, a quick unlatching of the fender and a gentle tug on the handgrip integrated into the top chrome grill was all that was needed to open the 26 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | JANUARY 2012 Write 236 on Reader Service Card or visit ccjdigital.com/info