Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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36 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2014 M ack last month announced two new powertrain offerings. The integrated fuel-efficient MP7 405 Super Econodyne features all-Mack proprietary components for a complete Mack Pedigree Powertrain: the MP7 engine, mDrive automated man- ual transmission, proprietary drive axles and custom software. The lightweight MP7, available in Mack Pinnacle models, is available with 405 hp and 1,560 lb.-ft. of torque and is designed to maximize the truck's power-to-weight ratio, which also helps maximize payloads in regional and bulk- haul applications up to 80,000 pounds on predominantly flat terrain and up to 70,000 pounds on rolling hills. According to Mack, customers who spec the MP7 SE package with the over- drive AMT and the company's C125/126 axles can experience up to a 4 percent fuel efficiency improvement compared with the standard MP7 and AMT package. Mack also announced an MP8 dubbed the 505C+ built on the company's already existing MP8 platform. The 505C+, which has 505 hp and 1,860 lb.-ft. of torque, is suited for long-haul applica- tions, especially those in mountainous terrain, and now is available for order in the company's Pinnacle Axle Forward and Axle Back models. – Jack Roberts California Air Resources Board, meeting the Low-Emission Vehi- cle III standards for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds. r 8BCBTI/BUJPOBMannounced plans to invest more than $2 million to expand production op - erations for its Wabash Compos- ites business with a new facility in Frankfort, Ind. The company expects to create more than 100 jobs over the next five years. r #FOEJY$PNNFSDJBM7FIJDMF 4ZTUFNTexpanded its reman - ufacturing capabilities and capacity with a $3.2 million capital investment in equipment and facility upgrades at its brake shoe remanufacturing center in Huntington, Ind. r 1BDJñD5SVDL, an Edmonton, Alberta-based division of Crane Carrier (Canada) Ltd., joined Eaton's Authorized Rebuilder Program, providing a local option for Canadian fleets and indepen - dent drivers to purchase rebuilt transmissions. r 7PMWPT/FX3JWFS7BMMFZ assem- bly plant in Dublin, Va., opened its 1.1-mile Customer Experience Track that features a paved road course and an off-highway area to enable the company to showcase its range of Class 8 vehicles during customer tours and special events at the plant. r 6UJMJUZ5SBJMFS.BOVGBDUVSJOH $P presented longtime customer Marten Transport (CCJ Top 250, No. 46) with a special commem - orative Utility 3000R refrigerated trailer to recognize the Mondovi, Wis.-based fleet's 10,000th trailer. */BRIEF WANT MORE EQUIPMENT NEWS? Scan the barcode to sign up for the CCJ Equipment Weekly e-mail newsletter or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK. Continued from page 34 C arrier Transicold's new APX remote panels are designed for added conve- nience and efficiency in refrigerated trans- port operations by placing trailer refrig- eration controls in locations more easily accessible to operators. The remote panels are available in two configurations: flush- mount for mounting inside the trailer near the rear doors, and surface-mount for use on trailer exteriors. Flush-mount panels are suited for distribution centers where personnel can configure the refrigeration unit control by walking into the trailer from a loading dock. Surface-mount panels provide similar prac- ticality and typically are mounted near the trailer's front, opposite the main unit control located behind the driver, providing safer curbside access for the operator when the rig is parked along a traffic corridor. The APX remote panels provide the same control functionality as the main APX con- trol display common to Carrier Transicold's X4 and Vector series trailer refrigeration units. The remote panels include the same dashboard display – a large backlit screen flanked by labeled control buttons and menu keys – designed to make operation easy and intuitive. – Jack Roberts Mack revs up new powertrain options Carrier Transicold premieres remote panel for fleets .BDLTBJEJUTOFX.1$FOHJOFJT TVJUFEGPSMPOHIBVMBQQMJDBUJPOTFTQFDJBMMZ UIPTFJONPVOUBJOPVTUFSSBJO $BSSJFS5SBOTJDPMET"19SFNPUFQBOFMTQSPWJEF UIFTBNFDPOUSPMGVODUJPOBMJUZBTUIFNBJO"19 DPOUSPMEJTQMBZDPNNPOUPUIFDPNQBOZT9 BOE7FDUPSTFSJFT536T