Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Englander Transportation to Add 100 Luxury Peterbilt Tractors for Drivers

Englander Transportation to Add 100 Luxury Peterbilt Tractors for Drivers

| May 14, 2019

Boast all the extra amenities and finishes to make our drivers comfortable on the road Englander Transportation is adding 100 new Peterbilt Model 579 UltraLoft tractors to its fleet over the next 12 months. The UltraLoft, an integrated high-roof sleeper, represents Peterbilt’s most spacious and luxurious accommodations, designed to give driver teams and solo drivers […]

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TravelCenters of America® Registers Diesel Technician Apprenticeship Program with U.S. Dept of Labor

TravelCenters of America® Registers Diesel Technician Apprenticeship Program with U.S. Dept of Labor

| May 3, 2019

TravelCenters of America® Registers Diesel Technician Apprenticeship Program with U.S. Department of Labor TravelCenters of America registered its longstanding diesel technician apprenticeship program with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The program was developed in partnership with FASTPORT, Inc., the DOL Industry Intermediary for the Transportation and Logistics sector. The apprenticeship program gives technicians at any […]

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Linear Labs Electric Motors Partners With Abtery Advanced Drive Systems

Linear Labs Electric Motors Partners With Abtery Advanced Drive Systems

| April 30, 2019

Partnership with Sweden-Based Abtery Brings Linear Labs’ Technology to Global Marketplace Linear Labs creator of the next generation of electric motors, today officially announced a partnership with Swedish electric powertrain designer Abtery. Linear Labs will be providing a license to the patented technology of the Hunstable Electric Turbine (HET) to Abtery to elevate the company’s […]

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Allison Transmission Reveals Fully Integrated Electric Propulsion System for Commercial Trucks

Allison Transmission Reveals Fully Integrated Electric Propulsion System for Commercial Trucks

| April 29, 2019

Allison Transmission Reveals Fully Integrated Electric Propulsion System for Commercial Trucks At the Advanced Clean Technology (ACT) Expo, Allison Transmission, a global leader in medium- and heavy-duty propulsion solutions for commercial vehicles, is introducing the new AXE Series, one of the most powerful e-axle systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the world. A fully integrated […]

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The Truck Clutch Market Will Register a CAGR of More Than 6% by 2023

The Truck Clutch Market Will Register a CAGR of More Than 6% by 2023

| April 22, 2019

Truck Clutch World Market Outlook Dominated by Aisin Seiki Co, BorgWarner, Eaton, EXEDY Corporation, Schaeffler, and ZF Friedrichshafen The increased penetration of high-speed transmission in trucks is one of the key factors driving the growth of the global truck clutch market. Vendors operating in the truck transmission-related product development and manufacturing are focusing on using […]

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The Future Of Zero-Emission Trucking Takes Another Leap Forward

The Future Of Zero-Emission Trucking Takes Another Leap Forward

| April 22, 2019

Zero-and-Near-Zero-Emission Freight Facilities Project Stakeholders Reveal ‘Shore-to-Store’ Project with Unveiling of Fuel Cell Electric Heavy-Duty Truck Toyota, Kenworth, the Port of Los Angeles and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) took the next great leap towards the future of zero-emission trucking, unveiling the first of Toyota and Kenworth’s jointly developed fuel cell electric heavy-duty trucks (FCET). The […]

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