Navistar has announced that is now offering predictive cruise control technology on Class 8 ProStar and LoneStar models.
Predictive cruise uses “preinstalled GPS maps and the latest commercial route data to make adjustments to cruising speed without the need to pre-drive the route,” the company said.
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has introduced its Armor Max Pro Grade MSD tire for hardworking construction, cement, dump and coal field trucks.
“Part of the Goodyear Total Solution for fleets, the Goodyear Armor Max Pro Grade MSD builds on the toughness of the popular Goodyear G177, while providing enhanced traction, miles to removal and retread ability,” said Evan Perrow, marketing manager, Goodyear.
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The demand for free shipping, especially for e-commerce goods, seems to be placing greater and greater stress on last-mile delivery networks.
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Meritor Wabco has received the 2015 Excellence in Quality and the 2015 On-Time Delivery Performance Awards from Hino Motors.
The two awards recognize Meritor Wabco for achieving a zero parts per million defect rate and a 100% on-time delivery during the 2015 calendar year. Meritor Wabco has been recognized with the quality award seven times in the past eight years and has received the on-time delivery award five times.
Meritor Wabco supplies Hino with pneumatic and hydraulic anti-lock braking systems for commercial vehicles built in North America since 2003.
The awards were presented to Meritor Wabco by Kazuhiro Somiya, president of Hino Motors, U.S.A, at the recent Hino 2016 Annual Business Meeting in Plymouth, Mich. The awards were received by Jamie Sanderson, a quality engineer at Meritor Wabco.
"Hino has a reputation for reliability," said Matthew Stevenson, president and general manager, Meritor WABCO. "We're proud to support Hino's well-earned reputation and honored to receive their quality and delivery awards so many times."
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