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LOGBOOK Navistar drops MaxxForce 15, ICT+ terminology Navistar announced Sept. 27 that it will drop its MaxxForce 15-liter heavy-duty diesel engine in favor of the Cummins ISX15, which will appear in ProStar+ tractors by year's end. International will continue to build the MaxxForce 15 in the short-term until the order board is The announcement came at International's seventh Boot Camp Dealer/Sales Educational Program in Tooele, Utah. Bob Mann, vice president of dealer sales for International, also noted that Navistar will drop the ICT+ marketing name for its exhaust after-treatment system. It will call the technology SCR, the same term its heavy-duty competitors use for selective catalytic reduction. Mann said that International medium-duty engines still retain EPA emissions credits, so the immediate SCR focus for engineers will be on the heavy-duty engines. The timetable for International medium-duty SCR adoption is April 2013 for MaxxForce 11- and 13-liter engines, January 2014 for DT Series engines, MaxxForce 9- and 10-liter engines in January 2014 and the MaxxForce 7-liter engine in January 2015. The company also announced new and improved products that will enter production in the next few months that Mann says will give International the products needed to recapture market share lost over the past couple of years. Key introductions will include: • A four-wheel drive TerraStar, available in February 2013 • An Allison 1350 transmission option for TerraStar • for the MaxxForce 7-liter engine Hebe retires from Navistar Navistar announced Oct. 8 the retirement of James L. Hebe, senior vice president of North America truck sales for the company, a position he had held since 2008. decades," Jack Allen, president, Navistar North America Truck & Parts, said in a press release. Hebe began his career at International Harvester (Navistar's predecessor) in 1971. Hebe later held leadership roles with American LaFrance, Kenworth Truck Company, and Kenworth of Tampa. In 1992, he 12 | Overdrive | November 2012 Hebe left his mark on an industry he loved, says Equipment Editor Jack Roberts in an Overdrive Extra blog entry. Scan the QR code to see Roberts' analysis or visit OverdriveOnline.com/overdrive-extra. was named chairman, president and He left in 2001 and worked outside of trucking. He returned to International in 2006, and Navistar in 2008. – Staff Reports In place of its MaxxForce 15-liter diesel engine (pictured), Navistar will use the Cummins ISX15. • A slope-nosed WorkStar 7600, available now • On-board diagnostic systems for vocational trucks, beginning in January • A LoneStar-derived Eagle interior for the WorkStar 7600, available now • The new LoadStar, low cab- forward truck, appearing next year and a natural gas version available in July of 2013. – Jack Roberts SHORT HAULS CUMMINS HAS RECEIVED certifi cation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its ISX15 engine for meeting both 2013 regulations and the new greenhouse gas and fuel-effi ciency rules that will take effect in 2014. 110 NEW PARKING spaces will be available by spring at the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa. The expanded lot will be north of the truck stop near the Iowa 80 Museum and the group's headquarter offi ce. Total truck parking capacity will be more than 900 upon completion.