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Tonka 4Runner From Toyota

Toyota teamed with Funrise Toy Corporation, manufacturer of Tonka toys for Hasbro, to build a life-size Tonka SUV whose theme is “the ultimate off-road adventure.” The Tonka 4Runner joins the Tonka Tundra fire truck as the latest collaboration between the two iconic brands. The Tonka 4Runner is powered by the same 4.0-liter V6 as the […]

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STRUT Updates the Jeep Wrangler with a Rugged Grille Collection

STRUT®, globally known for its trendsetting and distinctive collections of grilles, wheels, and accessories for luxury automobiles and SUVs, has announced a grille collection for the rugged, yet refined Jeep Wrangler. The Jeep Wrangler has been known throughout history for its uncompromised and impressive on-road and off-road handling capabilities that brings out the spirit of […]

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Improve trailer aerodynamics and overall fuel economy

Wabash National’s AeroFin XL Tail Device is an aerodynamic solution designed to improve trailer aerodynamics and overall fuel economy. The AeroFin XL directs airflow across the rear of the trailer to reduce aerodynamic drag on the vehicle. The device deploys and retracts automatically with swing-door operation without assistance from the driver and does not interfere […]

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Ditch Witch Inventor Dies

Ed Malzahn, founder of The Charles Machine Works and its iconic Ditch Witch brand, has passed away at the age of 94. Armed with a mechanical engineering degree, in the late 1940s Malzahn began investigating a better way to install residential utility services, which then involved slow pick-and-shovel labor. Both he and his father Charles […]

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Smart Drive Systems Getting Noticed By Logistic Providers

Smart Drive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, recently announced that Mesilla Valley Transportation, one of the largest locally-owned transportation providers in New Mexico and West Texas, has selected SmartDrive’s video-based safety solution for its fleet of more than 1,300 tractors. Mesilla Valley Transportation is at the […]

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Volvo Trucks’ You Tube video ”Look who’s driving”

Volvo Trucks’ You Tube video ”Look who’s driving”   Volvo Trucks’  has launched its latest You Tube video ”Look who’s driving”  using a four-year-old girl called Sophie who drives the truck using a radio control module in the process exposing a Volvo FMX to a tough series of  challenges, in fact the toughest yet  in the  Volvo […]

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New Truck Fuel Cap Launched

Components distributor Unipart Autoparts has announced the launch of new truck fuel and AdBlue caps as part of its TTC quality alternative range. “Fuel and AdBlue caps are necessary items on all trucks today, which due to their daily usage, suffer damage and possible loss,” said Unipart Autoparts. “This, in turn, can cause potential contamination […]

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks Help Keep Drivers Fit

Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe has unveiled its new ‘TopFit’, an in-cab workout system designed to help maintain a driver’s fitness levels. Comprising a plywood base board with two rubber straps and springs, Mercedes-Benz says the system has been designed to allow drivers to exercise in the convenience and privacy of their truck’s cab, helping the […]

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Volvo Electric Bus Needed For Klang Valley

Volvo’s new Electric Hybrid bus, reduces fuel consumption by 75 percent compared to conventional diesel buses. ABB and Volvo have contributed with their respective expertise in power grids and e-buses to further develop e-bus fast-charging standards, such as communications protocols for infrastructure, electrical grids and e-buses. An electric-bus charging standard will be largely based on the […]

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ZF Showcases latest innovation at IAA

ZF’s innovations for driveline, chassis, and steering systems have always kept in mind the intelligent interplay between the three. This is because completely new functions can derive from the networking of individual systems, as is shown by the ZF Innovation Truck at its trade fair debut at the IAA 2014: The hybrid version of the […]

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