The Kenworth Truck Company website reports that Kenworth now offers its popular Extended Day Cab option for the Kenworth C500 model, which has long been the industry standard for durability, quality and driver comfort in the off-highway trucking sector.
“We’re pleased to introduce the Kenworth Extended Day cab for the Kenworth C500, which serves such demanding applications as oilfield, mining, heavy haul, logging and construction,” said Gary Moore, Kenworth assistant general manager for marketing and sales.
The spacious Kenworth Extended Day Cab further enhances driver comfort with an additional 6 inches of length and 5 inches of cab height compared to Kenworth’s traditional day cab. The Extended Day Cab also offers 2 more inches behind the wheel, additional leg room, up to 21 degrees of recline in the driver’s seat, and 2 extra cubic feet of storage behind the driver’s seat.
The Kenworth Extended Day Cab is available for new C500’s with a 2007 or later engine and with either one-piece or two-piece curved glass windshield. Contact your Kenworth dealer for more details. The Extended Day Cab is also available on the Kenworth T660, T800, and W900 models.
Source: Kenworth
Friday, May 16, 2008
Kenworth Adds Popular Extended Day Cab Option For C500 Vocational Model
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Class 8 Truck Sales Up In April 2008
According to TheTrucker.com, Ward’s Automotive reports new heavy-duty truck sales were up 15 percent in April compared to March. This is the third consecutive month truck sales have improved in 2008.
Truck sales still suffer from economic worries and the impact of high fuel prices. Analysts and truck manufacturers expect that sales should pick up near the end of this year and through 2009.
New truck standards for 2010 should help sales, but the economy is still the strongest factor to encourage or hinder new truck purchases.
Source: TheTrucker.com
Monday, May 12, 2008
Arkansas Governor Announces New Trucking Workforce Pilot Initiative
Governor Mike Beebe of Arkansas announced Friday the Trucking Workforce Pilot Initiative, a program to train as many as 300 Arkansas residents as new truck drivers.
The Morning News in Northwest Arkansas reports that 600 to 800 trucking jobs need to be filled in Arkansas.
The new program is designed to encourage new truckers who would otherwise be reluctant to pursue trucking jobs due to the cost of training.
Source: The Morning News
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Love's Travel Stops To Offer Michellin Truck Tires
Michelin recently announced a cooperative agreement with Love's Travel Stops, expanding service to the trucking industry.
According to Michelin...
Beginning in May 2008, Love's Travel Stops will feature Michelin truck tires and related products and will begin expanding the services offered at many of their locations to include tire and emergency road service.
"For over four decades, Love's Travel Stops has grown with the trucking industry," said Guy Pekle, vice president of Replacement Sales, Michelin Americas Truck Tires. "Love's has earned a reputation of excellence in delivering much needed products and services for the over-the-road customers. Their commitment to providing outstanding service to the trucking community mirrors that of Michelin, which makes this agreement very beneficial for truckers coast-to-coast."
Love's Travel Stops is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and operates over 200 locations.
Source: Michellin
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Con-Way Inc. Reduces Speed On Trucks To Save Fuel And Enviroment
San Mateo County Times reports that trucking company Con-way Inc. is setting the maximum speed for their trucks to 65 mph.
The effort by Con-Way affects around 2,700 trucks.
The effort is aimed at not just saving money on fuel (about 2.8 million gallons per year) but also reduce carbon emissions by 62 million pounds.
Source: InsideBayArea.com
Friday, May 09, 2008
The American Trucking Associations launches first-ever industry-wide environmental sustainability program
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently launched a far-reaching program of initiatives to set the industry on the road toward a more sustainable future under the banner Trucks Deliver a Cleaner Tomorrow.
This first-ever industry-wide environmental sustainability program identifies a series of initiatives that will reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, thereby helping combat the challenge of global climate change.
ATA President and CEO Bill Graves praised the program as a landmark effort that will join all trucking industry stakeholders to work together on these issues.
"ATA has committed itself to a series of measures that can reduce fuel consumption by 86 billion gallons and CO2 emissions by 900 million tons for all vehicles over the next 10 years," said Graves. "Our proposals are practical, reasonable, and doable. They make environmental sense, and they make common sense."
"The program is a continuation of environmental advances made by the trucking industry over the last quarter century," Graves added. "But there's no doubt that today's skyrocketing diesel prices give us an added incentive to roll it out across the industry, and for Congress to provide the support the program needs."
The report includes six key recommendations to reduce fuel consumption and addresses the impact of these activities on the environment. They are the equivalent of eliminating the CO2 generated by 9.6 million Americans for one year - roughly equal to the population of the Chicago metropolitan area.
- Set governors on new trucks to limit speeds to no more than 68 mph and reduce the national speed limit to 65 mph for all vehicles.
- Reduce engine idling.
- Increase fuel efficiency by encouraging participation in the U.S. EPA SmartWay(SM) Transport Partnership Program.
- Reduce congestion by improving highways, if necessary by raising the fuels tax.
- Use more productive truck combinations.
- Support national fuel economy standards for trucks.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Testing By NavStar Shows ProStar Is Most Aerodynamic And Fuel-Efficient Class8 Truck On Road
NavStar is proud of the International ProStar truck and new test results showing the it is the most aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Class 8 truck on the road.
NavStar is so proud that they took out an ad in Times Square: the place in New York City usually reserved for billboards of supermodels and blockbuster Hollywood.
According to NavStar...
Record diesel prices are driving on-highway trucking customers to look for every edge to curb fuel costs, beginning with their choice of truck. Navistar today released definitive results of extensive testing confirming that the International ProStar is the most aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Class 8 truck on the road.
Recent tests demonstrate that the International ProStar is 7.3 percent more aerodynamic and 7 percent more fuel-efficient than Freightliner’s Cascadia, ProStar’s closest competitor. Overcoming aerodynamic resistance is particularly important for on-highway trucks, as is a fuel-efficient power train.
This margin of leadership translates into substantial savings. Whether operated as part of a company’s fleet of trucks or by an owner-operator, Class 8 trucks rack up a lot of highway miles each year consuming large amounts of diesel fuel. At 120,000 miles a year, each ProStar can save approximately $5,800 annually in fuel over its nearest competitor.
“Clear and decisive fuel-economy leadership is great news for our customers,” said Daniel C. Ustian, Navistar chairman, president and chief executive officer. “The ability to save thousands of dollars in fuel with one truck over the course of a year is extremely significant, especially with the financial pressures placed on truck and fleet owners.”
Navistar is leading the industry in conducting and publishing ongoing testing results so its customers can benefit from fuel-economy savings. Both over-the-road and wind tunnel tests use rigorous TMC and SAE testing procedures, regarded as the highest standards of testing in the transportation industry. Wind tunnel tests were conducted at the National Research Council Institute for Aerospace Research in Canada utilizing SAE J1252 wind tunnel testing practices.
Source: NavStar
