Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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18 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2014 Text INFO to 205-289-3554 or visit www.ccjdigital.com/info r Volvo is recalling 2011-15 VNL and 2014-15 VNM trucks built between Nov. 17, 2010, and Feb. 5, 2014, that are equipped with enhanced cruise control but no side fairings. Volvo says the active braking component that is part of the enhanced cruise control system can become disabled and that the brakes may not engage automati - cally when cruise control is activated. Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will update the system for free. r Freightliner is recalling 2015 Cascadia, 122SD and Business Class M2 models built between March 20, 2014, and April 10, 2014, because of a potential manufacturing error that could cause weak spots in axle assembly beams, causing the beams to bend or wheels to separate. Daimler Trucks North America will notify owners, and dealers will replace the axle beams for free. r Navistar completed an OnCommand Connection mobile app for truck owners as a way to maximize uptime provided by the diagnostics platform. OnCommand Connection is designed to provide fleet managers with access to real-time fault codes, truck and dealer locations, vehicle health re - ports and fault code action plans. r ,FOXPSUI5SVDL$Padded Dana's Spicer AdvanTek 40 tandem axle for new Class 8 pickup-and-delivery, regional haul and linehaul trucks equipped with the truck maker's AG380 or AG400L suspensions. r 5IF4NBS5JSF5JSF1SFTTVSF.POJ - UPSJOH4ZTUFNby Bendix CVS now is available as a factory-installed option on Kenworth's T680 and T880 tractors. r .BDL5SVDLTannounced that Valley Truck Centers of Cotulla, Texas, joined the truck maker's dealership family. r ,FOXPSUIPG4PVUI-PVJTJBOB opened a parts and service location with two service bays near U.S. High - way 90 in Lake Charles, La. r #SJEHFTUPOF"NFSJDBT5JSF0QFS- BUJPOTunveiled its rebranded GCR Tires & Service division to provide standardized service at all locations by offering the same hours of opera - tion, Tire Industry Association-trained technicians and a nationally con- nected sales force. Services include tire maintenance and repairs, onsite service, 24-hour emergency response and Bandag retreading. r *EMF'SFF, a Madison, Wis.-based APU manufacturer, was acquired by Phillips & Tempro Industries, an Eden Prairie, Minn.-based investor in companies that provide cooling products serving the heavy-duty truck industry, among others. Terms were not announced. r $VNNJOT+BNFTUPXO&OHJOF1MBOU in Jamestown, N.Y., celebrated its 40th anniversary last month. The facility currently produces more than 400 on-highway engines a day – including both the ISX15 and ISX12 – and pro - duced its 1.5 millionth engine last year. INBRIEF WANT MORE EQUIPMENT NEWS? Scan the barcode to sign up for the CCJ Equipment Weekly e-mail newsletter or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK.