Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Mack Introduces Natural Gas-Powered MACK® Pinnacle™ Built for UPS

Mack Introduces Natural Gas-Powered MACK® Pinnacle™ Built for UPS

| March 29, 2013

Mack Trucks has introduced a 12-liter natural gas-powered MACK® Pinnacle™ Axle Back model, offering a liquefied natural gas (LNG) solution for on-highway applications, and built for UPS (NYSE: UPS. The addition of the natural gas-powered Pinnacle expands Mack’s natural gas line-up to the highway segment. Mack already offers natural gas-p owered MACK® TerraPro™ Low Entry and […]

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Cummins and Eaton: New Powertrain Pac for North American HD Market

Cummins and Eaton: New Powertrain Pac for North American HD Market

| March 20, 2013

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton and Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) have unveiled a new powertrain package for the North American heavy-duty truck market that is expected to deliver a 3 percent to 6 percent fuel economy improvement, lower preventive maintenance costs, and total lifecycle cost improvements. The new product combines an Eaton® Fuller Advantage™ Series automated […]

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Natural Gas Now: pre-MATS Event

Natural Gas Now: pre-MATS Event

| March 5, 2013

Want to know more about one of the hottest topics in commercial transportation — natural gas? Learn from both customers and suppliers about the range of options—from pick-up trucks to locomotives—and benefits of natural gas.  If you’ve thought about taking advantage of natural gas for your business, expanding your current fleet, or are curious about the […]

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Allison Unveils Hybrid Propulsion for Commercial Vehicles

Allison Unveils Hybrid Propulsion for Commercial Vehicles

| March 5, 2013

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) will unveil its H 3000 hybrid-propulsion system for commercial vehicles at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The new product is targeted for medium- and heavy-duty trucks in distribution, refuse, utility and shuttle applications. “We’re thrilled to bring Allison’s world-renowned reliability, durability and technical expertise to a new hybrid […]

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Inventors overcome hurdles in driving engine to market

Inventors overcome hurdles in driving engine to market

| March 4, 2013

Courtesy of Knoxvillebiz.com by Kay Brookshire: Bart Watkins’ quest to bring to reality his grandfather’s idea for a lighter, simpler rotary engine has achieved several milestones and found a potential new application that could get the invention to market more quickly. “As far as getting to production, we are at a point where engineering can […]

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100 Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles Roll in California

100 Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles Roll in California

| February 24, 2013

In early February of this year, California Governor Brown celebrated the deployment of 100 zero-emission, California-made delivery vehicles. The landmark event recognized one of the world’s largest deployments of zero-emission commercial trucks, which are cleaning the air and saving fuel costs in communities throughout the state – including San Bernardino, Ceres, Fresno, Bakersfield and Sacramento, […]

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