Transtar Industries, Inc., owner of automotive aftermarket brands including Transtar, Transtar Autobody Technologies, King-O-Matic, Axiom and Nickels Performance, has announced it has acquired ETX, Inc. from Chicago-based privately held Jordan Industries and private equity firm The Edgewater Funds. ETX owns DACCO, Inc., a Cookeville, Tenn. supplier of aftermarket transmission replacement parts, torque converters and complete […]
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has announced a new high-sulfur fuel capability for its family of MTU industrial engines designed to provide what it terms “the most advanced off-highway diesel engine technology” to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide. MTU’s new Sulfur Tolerance Solution will be available in mid-2014 for Tier 4 interim MTU Series 900, 500 and 460 engines, followed […]
According to research conducted at a prominent Swedish university, a new — or more accurately re-configured, modified — engine could reduce truck emissions dramatically and give engines “more than 50% efficiency if the combustion process is done correctly.” The process involves using gasoline in truck diesel engines. Scientists claim the method could halve fuel consumption for […]
XL Hybrids, developer of hybrid electric powertrains for commercial vans and trucks, and Knapheide Manufacturing Company, one of the leading commercial vehicle equipment providers in North America, have announced that Knapheide has completed more than 100 installations of XL Hybrids’ XL3 powertrain on fleet vehicles. XL Hybrids’ technology, which reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide […]
Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a leader in thermal innovation, is developing a series of compact heat exchangers designed to capture waste heat from the exhaust stream of a diesel engine and convert this heat into useful power to improve engine efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. As part of this development effort, Modine has been […]
Power management company Eaton has announced its U.S. Engine Valve (USEV) joint venture with Nittan Valve Company, Ltd. will invest $40 million in engine valve manufacturing facilities in South Carolina and Nebraska over the next five years to support growth of its North American vehicle business. The investment will result in the creation of up […]
