Mack Trucks, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 CXU trucks manufactured November 23, 2010, through March 19, 2012. These vehicles are equipped with an MGM Type 24 J-series piston parking brake chamber. In the affected axles, the brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be […]
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Cascadia and Coronado vehicles manufactured between November 21, 2011, and April 3, 2013. In the affected vehicles, when the ignition is off and the door is opened without the parking brake applied, the dashboard does not display the correct message of “Park Brake Off […]
While wide-base wheels offer weight and fuel savings, especially when spec’d for a new truck, fleets need to be aware of the higher costs when retrofitting them and of the potential for maintenance problems if the job isn’t done right, suppliers and carrier executives warned.
Fighting Fraud in Transportation and Protecting Cargo – By Henry E. Seaton, Seaton & Husk, LP
Peter Schreyer, who was so successful as Kia’s design boss that he was recently promoted to president of design at both Hyundai and Kia, says the two brands still are working on their future positioning and image.
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Freightliner Cascadia customers now have a new transmission option available to them. Today, at its the Mercedes-Benz transmission assembly plant in Gaggenau, Germany,
General Motors’ first quarter net profit dropped 14 percent, to $865 million, as earnings in North America slipped and losses in Europe narrowed.
Daimler is setting up transmission assembly at a second site affiliated with its Romanian subsidiary, Star Transmission, from the middle of this year. The new facility in Sebes will mean an eventual total investment of €300m. The decision has been made because the Stuttgart transmission facility in Germany has reached full capacity and there are […]
