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Pneumatically Shifted Air Suspension Loading on 6x2 Trucks
Trucks with a 6×2 axle configuration are lighter in weight compared to their 6×4 counterparts and can achieve greater fuel efficiency (FE) due to reductions in frictional losses...
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Mixed-Service Tire
The all-new Armor Max Pro Grade MSD tire from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH) builds on the toughness of the Goodyear G177, while providing enhanced traction, miles to removal and retread ability. Suited...
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New Valeo Clutch Disc a 'Downspeeding Enabler'
Methods to improve fuel economy, even if incrementally, is a pervasive topic at the booths of global truck and bus OEMs and their suppliers at the IAA Commercial Vehicles tradeshow in Hanover,...
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U.S. DoT Chooses SAE J3016 for Vehicle-Autonomy Policy Guidance
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation's policy guidance released Sept. 20 on the testing and deployment of automated vehicles validates SAE International's J3016 standard as the global...
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NanoSteel Confident Its New AHSS Is Ready for Volume Production
Steel-technology development specialist NanoSteel is expanding its customer base for the new advanced high-strength alloys currently undergoing testing by OEMs and Tier 1s, as...
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DEF Tank Drain Solution
A full stainless-steel version of EZ Drain Valve from Global Sales Group (Redmond, WA), the manufacturer of the EZ Oil Drain Valve, is now available for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank applications. Unlike a plastic...
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Power Connector Line
Able to withstand harsh environments, Positronic’s (Springfield, MO) new power connector family provides IP65/IP67 sealing capability. According to the company, the new Panther line of rugged electronic connectors is the...
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Cummins Goes for Big Power, Low Emissions with All-New X-Series Heavy-Duty Diesels
Calling its new-generation X series heavy duty diesel engines symbolic of a “new era at Cummins,” executives and engineers for the Columbus, IN-based...
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Steel Piston and Coating System Reduce Cost of Ownership for CV Engines
Requirements for heavy-duty diesel engines are driving a system approach for Mahle’s piston and coating development. The MonoLite piston combined with a new...
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Evaluating Real-World Aerodynamics for a Class 8 Tractor-Trailer
Researchers from Exa Corp. and Navistar compared a model in wind tunnel (WT) testing to computational fluid dynamic (CFD) WT over the entire yaw curve. Their study also...
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Cyber Assurance Test Bed for Heavy Vehicle Controls
To help connect security researchers to heavy trucks, a remotely accessible test bed is prototyped by researchers at the University of Tulsa, Colorado State University and Synercon...
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Non-Hazardous Specialty Polymers
EpoxySet Inc. (Lincoln, RI) has released SetWORX specialty polymers, a line of high-performance materials. According to the company, SetWORX was developed to be non-hazardous for shipping, therefore reducing...
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SAE Survey: Mobility Engineers Getting Younger
SAE International recently released the results of its 2016 Mobility Engineering Professionals Salary Survey that also includes an interactive online Salary Calculator. Among the survey's key...
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Electric Power to Revolutionize Heavy-Duty Distribution Trucks
Daimler Trucks will display its Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck concept vehicle at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover, Germany, this September. The company claims the Urban...
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Mahindra Connects Vehicles Via Cloud-Based Technology Platform
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has launched DiGiSENSE, a technology solution that connects Mahindra vehicles, tractors, trucks and construction equipment to the cloud....
Original Equipment Transportation
Auxiliary Hydraulics Highlight Productivity Focus for Deere Reduced-Tail-Swing Excavators
John Deere recently updated the 135G and 245G LC reduced-tail-swing excavators, which are designed to maneuver in tight spots for projects such as...
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Navy Ship Completes Test Trials Using 100% Renewable Diesel
It’s a first for a U.S. Navy ship: running on 100% renewable fuel, that is.
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Bearing Preload Series Expansion
Smalley Steel Ring Co. (Lake Zurich, IL) has expanded its bearing preload (SSB) series to add diameters ranging from 9 to 13 mm. With this expansion, more than 300 SSB series springs are stocked in carbon and...
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Molded Current Sense Resistors
The new SLN5 molded current sense resistor line from KOA Speer Electronics (Bradford, PA) features a 7-watt power rating in 4527 size. Used primarily for current detection, the SLN5 resistor is suitable for...
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Molded Seals
Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (Minneapolis, MN) features a large inventory of standard size molded Quad Brand family of products including Quad O-Rings, Quad-Rings and Quad Rubber Balls for sealing in a range of industry applications. The sealing products are offered in select sizes in small to large quantities for 48-hour lead time...
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Smart Force Sensor
Design engineers can now rapidly evaluate and deploy new human-machine interface devices using Maxim Integrated Products’ MAXREFDES82# smart force sensor reference design, according to the company. Typical weigh scales...
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First Chevrolet Medium-Duty Truck Rolls off Assembly Line at Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, along with General Motors and Isuzu Commercial Truck of America executives, celebrated the new Chevrolet medium-duty, gasoline-powered trucks as the...
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In Aftertreatment, less Is More
For design teams focused on aftertreatment, reducing package size has become almost as important as removing emissions. Combining catalysts, improving filters and integrating sensors are a few of the...
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Big-Time 3D Printing: Building an Excavator, Layer by Layer
3D printing a car is impressive enough; building an excavator, layer by layer, is downright unimaginable. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have not only imagined...
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Two-Stroke Future for Heavy-Duty Engine Braking
It is thankfully rare that the driver of a heavy truck or bus loses control of the vehicle because of brake failure caused by overheating the foundation brakes. This is partly because of the...
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Clearing The Air
They’re not as certain as death and taxes, but tighter emissions regulations have become a constant presence in off-highway vehicle development programs. Design teams continue to focus on meeting mandates or fine-tuning...
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CAN-Enabled Electrohydraulic Mobile Valve
Eaton’s CMA Advanced Mobile Valve with Independent Metering offers manufacturers numerous possibilities to differentiate machine capabilities. The CAN-enabled electrohydraulic mobile valve features...
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Chipping away at Power Module Temperatures
Semiconductors are tiny compared to the off-highway vehicles that carry them, but their thermal issues aren’t small. Keeping the sub-micron elements of a chip cool is a major challenge for the...
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Commercial Vehicles in a Digital World
“We don’t want to have a Detroit and a Las Vegas,” said Matthias Wissmann, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) at an international press workshop in advance of...
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