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NHTSA Vehicle Research and Test Center Director to Address FTX
Tim Johnson, Director of NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Test Center, will be on hand at this year's Fleet Technology Expo at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, Ill., to open the event on Tuesday, October 18. Johnson, who has been a member of the senior executive service at the U.S. Department of Transportation since 2012, will discuss how technology is shaping the way we drive our vehicles, and how they will someday drive us.
As the director of NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Test Center, Johnson is responsible for carrying out applied research to support agency programs in several key areas, including intelligent technologies, such as radar and camera-based crash avoidance systems and vehicle-to-vehicle communications, as well as emerging technologies such as autonomous vehicles. Prior to moving to his position at the Vehicle Research and Test Center, Johnson lived in the Washington, D.C. area for 22 years and has held several technical lead and management positions within the federal government, most recently as the director of NHTSA's Crash Avoidance and Electronic Controls Research Office.
For the full schedule of this year's Fleet Technology Expo, visit here.
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Q. If my truck batteries have been exhausted inadvertently, is it possible to recharge them?
A. Sure! Xantrex combination inverter/charger models can charge a dead battery. Just plug it in and wait for the voltage to rise before turning on any DC loads. You may need to charge for an hour or two before there is sufficient charge to start the engine, but it will charge nonetheless.
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USPS Adds Another 3,000 Ram ProMaster Vans
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">FCA has started delivering another 3,339 Ram ProMaster cargo vans to the U.S. Postal Service in a second order that follows a 9,113-vehicle order last year.
The USPS awarded the contract to FCA on March 24, and the vehicles will be delivered by the end of November, said Ralph Kisiel, an FCA spokesman. In all, FCA will deliver 12,472 vans, mostly 2016 model year and some 2017 model year vans.
The USPS has been adding ProMaster vans set up with a Ranger Design rack system to replacing aging vehicles as it continues its development of a next-generation delivery vehicle to replace its Long Life Vehicles.
The USPS is purchasing ProMaster 2500 vans powered by a gasoline 3.6L Pentastar V-6 engine that produces 280 hp and 260 lb.-ft. of torque. The front-wheel drive van is available in more than 14 configurations.
The USPS now operates a fleet of about 215,000 vehicles, of which 163,000 are LLVs.
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