Category: Engines & Drivetrains

100% Biodiesel advanced fuel systems now available through Can-Am on new build Freightliner and Western Star trucks

100% Biodiesel advanced fuel systems now available through Can-Am on new build Freightliner and Western Star trucks

| April 28, 2021

Optimus Technologies partners with Can-Am Custom Trucks to provide a ship-thru code for Freightliner and Western Star customers Optimus Technologies Vector System, an advanced fuel system technology that enables diesel engines to operate on 100% biodiesel (B100), will now be available via ship-thru installation on any new Freightliner or Western Star truck thanks to a partnership […]

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Isuzu Chooses Redline Detection for Essential Tool Program

Isuzu Chooses Redline Detection for Essential Tool Program

| April 28, 2021

Redline Detection is an essential tool program to speed diagnostics and increase uptime on their light duty trucks, including last-mile delivery vehicles Redline Detection, the world’s leader in diagnostic leak detection technology, announced that Isuzu Trucks has chosen Redline’s Portable Leak Detector as an essential tool across all North American dealer locations. Isuzu will be using the […]

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XL Fleet Partners with Dickinson Fleet Services to Expand Nationwide Service Support for Electrified Vehicle Deployments

XL Fleet Partners with Dickinson Fleet Services to Expand Nationwide Service Support for Electrified Vehicle Deployments

| April 23, 2021

Partnership will expand XL Fleet’s service capacity to support rapidly growing number of electrified customer vehicles being deployed in 2021 and beyond XL Fleet Corp. fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, and Dickinson Fleet Services (“Dickinson”), the leading mobile maintenance provider for medium and heavy-duty trucks and trailers in North America, have announced […]

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Daimler Trucks North America, Portland General Electric Open Heavy-duty Electric Truck Charging Site

Daimler Trucks North America, Portland General Electric Open Heavy-duty Electric Truck Charging Site

| April 22, 2021

Electric Island is the first vehicle charging site designed with heavy-duty trucks in mind; will be open to public for all levels of EV charging Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Portland General Electric (PGE) opened to the public today the first-of-its-kind heavy-duty electric truck charging site, called “Electric Island.” Electric Island will help accelerate […]

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Mack Trucks to Open New Electric Vehicle Training Hub to Support Mack® LR Electric, Western U.S. and Canada

Mack Trucks to Open New Electric Vehicle Training Hub to Support Mack® LR Electric, Western U.S. and Canada

| April 21, 2021

Academy will teach comprehensive electromobility courses for dealer personnel, Mack employees, owner-operators and fleet customers, and will also offer training for diesel technicians, sales and aftermarket personnel In an effort to support customers in the western U.S. and Canada, as well as Mack’s battery-electric vehicle (BEV) training efforts for the Mack® LR Electric, Mack Trucks […]

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TMC Releases Augmented Reality Game to Attract New Technicians

TMC Releases Augmented Reality Game to Attract New Technicians

| April 20, 2021

Nationwide Release of New Game App Aims to Appeal to Students The American Trucking Associations ‘Technology & Maintenance Council’s announced the release of a new augmented reality game app aimed at attracting, fostering and welcoming a new generation of skilled technicians to the industry. Based on TMC’s National Technician Skills Competition, the app — called […]

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