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International Truck to Launch New 12.4L Diesel
International Truck said it will launch the Intenrational A26 engine, a new 12.4-liter diesel designed for the Class 8 market, on Feb. 27 at the Technology & Maintenance Council's Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
The company said the A26 was developed through an initiative called Project Alpha that brought together a team of trucking industry powertrain engineers. Together, initiative members focused on emphasizing simplicity over complexity and using only proven components.
The truck and engie maker listed these as key features of the A26:
Components engineered to maximize uptimeLight weight of 2,299 poundsThe most efficient engine in International's on-highway lineupThe quietest engine in International's lineupHundreds of thousands of hours of testingMillions of real-world test milesMore details on the new engine will be available after International's official announcement, schedule for this evening at the TMC meeting.
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Daimler Taps Daum to Head Global Truck & Bus Business
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">Martin Daum, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, has been named to head the Daimler's global trucks and bus operations. On Feb. 27, the Supervisory Board of Germany-based Daimler AG appointed Daum, 57, as the Board of Management member with responsibility for the Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses divisions.
Daum's appointment, effective March 1, is for a term of five years. He will succeed Wolfgang Bernhard, who resigned from the board earlier this month.
In June, 2009, Daum was tasked with leading Daimler Trucks North America and its affiliated companies, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and Detroit Diesel Corporation. Before that, he was a member of the management of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe as vice president-- production for Mercedes-Benz Trucks. At the same time, he was responsible for the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth, the world's biggest truck plant. He started his career in the trainee executive group of Daimler-Benz AG in 1987.
“With Martin Daum, we are appointing a very successful and experienced executive to the Board of Management as Head of the Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses divisions,” said Manfred Bischoff, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG. “He looks back on 20 years of experience in the industry and knows the cyclical commercial-vehicle business from all perspectives. We are convinced that he will successfully meet the upcoming challenges in the next years, continue along the successful path of Daimler Trucks & Buses and further strengthen their worldwide leading positions.”
Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, noted that with Daum's international management experience, “the right course is being set at the top of Daimler Trucks & Buses for the long term.
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TWNA Announces 2016 Technical Achievement Award Finalists
The Truck Writers of North America has announced the top five finalists for its 2016 Technical Achievement Award, including engines, a disc brake, a steel wheel, and electronic cruise control products.
TWNA will announce the winner on March 1 during an industry awards luncheon at the Technology & Maintenance Council's Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn.
For the first time, the annual awards is being named after Jim Winsor, a respected 50-year truck journalist and TWNA member who passed away in 2015.
This year's five finalists for the 2016 TWNA Technical Achievement Awards are:
Accuride EverSteel wheel with a special anti-corrosion treatmentCummins X15 Efficiency series diesel, whose advances to meet federal Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions rules include an Atkinson Cycle combustion modeMack and Volvo “wave” piston, part of engine upgrades to comply with new GHG regulationsSAF-Holland P89 disc brake, a high-performance, lightweight and moderate-cost braking productVolvo iSee and Mack Predictive cruise control, which “learns” routes and operates a truck's powertrain to gain maximum efficiencyEach year, the group's award committee, comprised of trucking industry publication editors, rank items nominated by TWNA members and choose five award finalists and the eventual winner. To be eligible, a product or service from the named year must show technical innovation, have a wide applicability and availability in trucking, and offer significant operating benefits.
“It took a while for us to sort through the nominees and narrow the field to just five products,” said Jim Park, award committee chairman and Equipment Editor of Heavy Duty Trucking and Contributing Editor of Today's Trucking. “There were some spirited discussions, but we used a scoring method in our voting that put numbers to opinions, and that got us to this point. It was all done by email.”
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