Author: Transport Topics

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced a longhaul steer tire as part of its Pro Series product line. The tire joins the Pro Series longhaul drive tire it introduced last year.

Michelin North America Inc. has launched Michelin Energy Guard, an aerodynamic trailer kit for use on 53-foot dry-van or refrigerated trailers.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced that several of its safety technologies are for the first time available through retrofits.

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced the opening of a dual-use facility located on 40 acres in Eagle Pass, Texas. It will support the new Utility refrigerated trailer factory in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, just three miles away in Mexico.

Kenworth Truck Co. announced the addition of two new power ratings for the 12.9-liter Paccar MX-13 engine that is available in the truck maker’s T680, T880 and W990 models.

Kenworth Truck Co. announced the addition of two new power ratings for the 12.9-liter Paccar MX-13 engine that is available in the truck maker’s T680, T880 and W990 models.

The importance of mining repair data for information that can help improve the performance of motor carriers’ equipment was a continuous message during presentations at the annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations last week from companies across the spectrum of industry suppliers. They either introduced or updated products designed to wring more efficiencies out of freight operations.

Private equity firm Mason Wells of Milwaukee has acquired RJW Logistics Group Inc., a supply-chain logistics service for packaged-goods companies

ATLANTA — Vehicle component supplier Hadley on March 17 introduced a new line of lightweight, lower-cost thermoform barrier products, made of high density polyethylene.