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PRODUCT REVIEWS, OEM & SUPPLIER NEWS AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT TRENDS BY JACK ROBERTS 2012 KENWORTH T660 SPECS AS TESTED ENGINE: Cummins ISX15 HORSEPOWER: 485 @ 1,800 rpm TORQUE RATING: 1,650 lb.-ft. @ 1,200 rpm TRANSMISSION: Eaton FO16E313A-MHP Ultra- Shift Plus with Hill Start Aid GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING: 53,200 lbs. GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING, FRONT: 13,200 lbs. GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING, REAR: 20,000 lbs. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES: Bendix air disc REAR AXLE RATIO: 3:55 FRONT TIRES: Michelin XZA3+ 275/80R22.5 16PR REAR TIRES: Michelin XDA3 275/80R22.5 14PR drive on snaky mountain roads, coupled with fatigue from hours of driving, re- sulted in frequent lane departure alerts. I looked for a way to turn the alarm off, but I eventually gave up. After the test drive, I spoke with Takata's Tim Rankin about the warning system's performance in that driving environment. He as- sured me the company understands how certain road conditions can turn the system into an unintentional distraction. To remedy that, the system has a temporary "kill" switch – one I wasn't aware of during the test drive – that allows the driver to disable it for 10 minutes. Additionally, Rankin said, because there are so many audible and visual distractions in modern truck cabs, Takata is re- evaluating its alarms. "The consensus is we'll use a 'rumble strip' sound," he said. "It's a unique sound that will instantly communicate to the driver what the danger is." All told, Kenworth's T660 ranks among the finest of trucks I've tested. The new T680 is getting the lion's share of the spotlight, and that's understandable given the time and money the company put into its development. But Ken- worth has made it clear that the T660 has a con- firmed spot in its model lineup, which reflects the company's understanding of its customer base: It has a truck for everybody. JACK ROBERTS is Executive Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail jroberts@ccjmagazine.com or call (205) 248-1358. UPS will deploy 20 of the Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. hydraulic hybrid-powered walk-in vans in the Baltimore area and 20 in the Atlanta area. FCCC delivers 40 hydraulic hybrids to UPS F reightliner Custom Chassis Corp. recently delivered 40 hydraulic hybrid-powered walk-in vans to UPS. Developed in partnership with Parker Hannifin Corp., FCCC's hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHVs) use hydraulic high pressure to propel the vehicle with the engine off, reducing fuel consumption by up to 40 percent. Georgia-based UPS will deploy 20 of the HHVs in the Baltimore area and 20 in the Atlanta area. Both deploy- ments are in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities program. "In terms of fuel economy, range and performance, the HHV is ideal for challenging pickup-and-delivery routes like those served by UPS," said Mike Stark, FCCC senior technical sales manager of national accounts. Hino hybrid receives CARB voucher approval California Air Resources Board and is eligible for the Cali- fornia Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), an incentive program created by CARB to accelerate the California deployment of hybrid and zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and vehicle technologies. The HVIP provides vouchers to help California fleets H purchase an eligible truck or bus to help build the mar- ket by reducing the cost of the vehicles for fleets that buy and operate them in California, providing a public benefit by helping commercialize the technologies and supporting a produc- tion ramp-up to help meet California's clean air goals. California customers took delivery of the first diesel-electric Hino 195h vehicles in November. COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | DECEMBER 2012 25 ino Trucks' 2013 model-year Class 5 195h diesel electric cabover truck has been approved by the

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