Isuzu on Thursday announced a partnership with Cummins on the development of a medium-duty battery electric prototype truck for North America.
Isuzu, Cummins to collaborate on electric prototype
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5 Reasons Why Truck Maintenance Matters
The better you maintain a vehicle, the longer it will last. But truck maintenance impacts more than just the vehicle.
KPIT and dSPACE team up for smart charging solutions for electric vehicles
KPIT Technologies, leading independent software development and integration partner to the automotive and mobility ecosystem, and dSPACE, one of the world’s leading providers of simulation and validation solutions, have teamed up to offer a comprehensive solutions test suite for smart charging. The powerful combination of KPIT conformance test libraries for the dSPACE hardware component – the DS5366 Smart Charging Interface enables this comprehensive solution suite.
Electric Truck Service: What Your Technicians Need To Know
So, once you know what steps to take to prepare your shop for the arrival of an electric truck (and if you don’t, read our story on how to do so), the next step, and it is a crucial one, is making sure that your technicians have all the information they need to safely and properly work on an electric truck.
How Electrification Will Change Your Service Operation
One of the most promising pieces of good news to come out of 2020 was the announcement of the availability of multiple medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. OEMs like Daimler, Kenworth, Mack, Peterbilt and Volvo all announced battery electric trucks that are either available now or will be in the foreseeable future, and several of those same OEMs, in addition to Navistar and Cummins, are working on hydrogen fuel cell trucks as well.
Volvo, Mack Certify Second Electric Vehicle Dealer in SoCal
Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks dealer TEC Equipment has been certified to sell electric vehicles at its La Mirada branch in southern California.
KPIT, dSPACE, and Microsoft team up to offer a solution for the homologation of autonomous vehicles
KPIT Technologies, dSPACE, and Microsoft have teamed up to offer a unique solution for OEMs and Tier-1s seeking homologation (self-certification in the USA) for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving.
What to Know About Steering System Maintenance
You’ve probably never lost any sleep over a steering maintenance issue. The systems are proven and reliable and don’t require a lot of hands-on contact. Sticking to scheduled fluid and filter changes, lubrication, and visual inspections during regular preventive maintenance inspections is probably all the attention they need — at least when they’re new.
Mitchell 1 adds to TruckSeries Interactive Wiring Diagrams
The enhancements streamline navigation within a diagram set or from one diagram set to another; add interactivity to connectors, grounds, and splices; and include a dropdown history that shows previously viewed diagrams.
How to Control Fleet Maintenance Costs
Since 2012, American Transportation Research Institute reports that maintenance and repair costs represent between 8% to 10% of a fleet’s average marginal cost. Find out what fleets can do to manage those costs.
Werner Enterprises Integrates With Decisiv to Expand Repair Network
Werner Enterprises is integrating Decisiv into its application programming interface to expand its repair network.
Overcoming Tire Supply and Maintenance Woes
With a mix of new technology and old-fashioned communication with suppliers, fleets can ensure they don’t succumb to supply chain and maintenance pressures.
Comprehensive Maintenance Plan May Lower TCO
Volvo Trucks North America has launched the Volvo Blue Contract service offering, a comprehensive maintenance program designed to improve uptime and simplify maintenance management.
Truck Battery Preventative Maintenance Checklist To Avoid No-Starts
Beyond those mentioned in our feature story about how to keep batteries in good shape for the winter, many of the battery maintenance steps you need to take should occur long before that season. It all goes back to that summer heat issue.
What to Look For in Remanufactured Truck Parts
When it comes to truck maintenance, choosing the right replacement part is an all-important step. But in the crowded commercial vehicle aftermarket, making that choice can be confusing, especially when selecting remanufactured and rebuilt components.