Equipment World Digital Magazine
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EquipmentWorld.com | April 2016 67 heavy trucks Cummins, Detroit made up more than half of the engine market last year C ummins and Detroit, riding strong demand for commercial trucks last year, increased their market share in 2015, with Cummins in the lead. According to data released by IHS Automotive, 68.3 percent of all the diesel engines spec'd in Class 3 to 8 trucks last year came from either Cummins, Detroit Die- sel or Ford, and these three manu- facturers' share of total diesel engine installations is at its highest level since 2012. The next level of diesel engine manufacturers includes Isuzu, Pac- car and Mack. Engine share was prodded in 2015 by increased new registra- tions of all major nameplates for Class 3 to 8 trucks, exceeding 2014 levels. Western Star (47.4 percent), Mercedes-Benz (36.6 percent), Hino (23.9 percent), and Kenworth (20.8 percent) each saw signifi cant growth year-over-year. Freightliner saw an increase of just under 12 percent, Interna- tional was up 3 percent, Mack al- most 2 percent, and Peterbilt and Volvo were up just more than 10 percent each. Freightliner accounted for 20 percent of market share, reach- ing a record level of just under 143,000 new registrations of Class 3-8 trucks last year. The growth in Freightliner's new registrations was a result of an 18.4 percent in- crease in Class 8 units versus the level reported in 2015, according to IHS data. International (6.4 per- cent) and Kenworth (6 percent) are locked in a battle for second. – Jason Cannon Kenworth adds axle options on T370 K enworth's T370 is now available with Meritor's non-drive front steer axles, rated from 16,000 to 20,000 pounds, and Meritor's 44,000- and 46,000-pound heavy duty tandem-drive rear axles. The Meritor MFS20 front axles and the Meritor MT-44 and RT-46 series tandem drive rear axles for the T370 can be spec'd with the Paccar PX-9 engine (rated up to 350-horsepower and 1,150 pound-feet of torque). Jason Skoog, Kenworth's assistant general manager for sales and marketing, says the expanded axle offer- ing will make the T370 more viable for a broader range of vocational applications that require 20K front and 46K rear suspensions such as dump, fuel, utility, crane, service trucks or mixers. "With the higher-capacity Meritor front axles, custom- ers can have more of the payload's weight shifted to the steer axle and still take advantage of the T370's short bumper-to-back-of-cab (BBC) measurement," he adds. The MFS20 front axles, available with 16,000-, 18,000-, and 20,000-pound gross axle weight ratings, include a heavy-duty, cross-brace-reinforced front frame assembly, bolted cross members and either 10 5/8-inch frame rails with insert, or 10 3/4- inch frame rails. Full inserts are available for both of these rail sizes. Iron hubs, drum brakes, and dual-pow- er steering gears, along with a power steering cooler, complete the lighter engine/higher-capacity front axle combination. According to Meritor, the MFS20 features an optimized turning radius to provide sharper wheel cut and increased maneuverability. Plus, Meritor says its EasySteer king pin, bushings and I-beam construction deliver longer life for axles and tires. – Jason Cannon