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Maverick Transportation specs
MTIS by PSI as standard on trailers

Meritor Inc (NYSE: MTOR) and Pressure Systems International (PSI) announced that Maverick Transportation has spec’d the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI to be standard on all new trailers purchased in 2012....

Meritor announces ‘Run with Bull’ winners

Meritor Inc has announced Gale Wickersham of Wick’s Truck & Trailers in Omaha NE and Mike Drovdahl from Southwest Trailer Service in Portland OR as grand-prize winners of the company’s recent “Run with the Bull” aftermarket incentive contest. ...

Haldex provides TransitmaX brake lining

Haldex has introduced TransitmaX brake lining, developed for superior performance in demanding transit and coach applications. The friction material is FMVSS-121-certified for both 26,000- and 29,000-lb gross axle weight rating (GAWR) applications....

Meritor’s MTA suspension
family adds two members

Meritor Inc has unveiled the newest suspension family members—the MTA25 (25,000-lb capacity) and MTA30 (30,000-lb capacity)—to its line of trailing-arm air ride trailer suspension systems....

International brake drums line is launched

Navistar introduces International brake drums, offering a private label branded line of brake drums manufactured to the standards of Navistar OE specifications. These are the same drums that will be used at a factory production level on many Navistar truck models later in 2011...

Mechanical Suspension Onboard Scale typically can be installed in one hour

TruckWeight recently introduced a new scale for mechanical suspension systems that can be quickly and inexpensively mounted as an aftermarket installation. The new Mechanical Suspension Onboard Scale requires no welding or special tools and can typically be installed in one hour on tractors and trailers with walking beam, leaf-spring, and other mechanical suspensions. ...

Bendix achieves air disc brake milestone

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (BSFB) recently manufactured its 175,000th Bendix ADB22X air disc brake at the company’s wheel-end production facility in Bowling Green KY, which began producing the air disc brakes in 2005....

Wingfoot opens new Baytown TX outlet

Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC has opened a new Wingfoot Truck Care Center in Baytown TX. The 10,300-square-foot facility is the 38th location in the Wingfoot Truck Care Center chain. It is along Interstate 10, a major east-to-west shipping corridor, at Exit 789....

Replacement radiators cover Class 6-8

Alliance Truck Parts, a provider of replacement parts for the commercial transportation industry, now offers radiator replacements for all makes of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. The new replacement radiators meet or exceed OEM specifications and are completely cycle- and leak-tested to ensure consistent product quality. ...

Grote opens its new European subsidiary

Grote Industries continued expansion of its truck lighting and vehicle safety systems business with the opening of its new production and customer service facility in Niederwinkling, Germany, near Munich. This facility supplies LED products to producers of commercial vehicles, construction machinery, and agricultural machinery throughout Europe. ...