Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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SEVERE SERVICE EQUIPMENT NEWS INBRIEF The Cummins ISX12 engine is built to provide an estimated 12 percent fuel economy improve- ment over its predecessor, the ISX11.9, in voca- tional applications. Featuring better pulling power, driveability and strong clutch engage- ment torque, the ISX12 is designed to work in rigorous duty cycles, including refuse applica- tions and those for work trucks such as dumps and mixers. Visit cummins.com. regeneration cycles, loss of power and a decrease in fuel economy," says Larry White, Paccar Parts business development manager. Picking the shop DPF cleaning equipment often is too expensive for small fleets – as much as $20,000 for a unit – so most DPF cleaning is handled by truck dealerships. The service typically costs from $250 to $700 – a wide range because systems and procedures vary. Cleaning methods include compressed air or heat or a combination of both. "Some filters may be sensitive to high temperature or pressure," Giguere says. One sure approach is to use the manufactur- er's technology. Detroit's method, performed in the company's reman center network, involves treating the interior surfaces with a liquid. Brad Williamson, engine and compo- nent marketing manager, recommends using Detroit's reman exchange program to swap a dirty DPF for a cleaned one. Detroit's reman units are covered by a one-year warranty with no limit on miles, and the change interval for a DPF cleaned with its process has the same recommended service interval as a new one. Another plus for manufacturer recommendations: maintaining the Detroit's reman exchange program enables operators to swap a dirty DPF for a newly cleaned one. The Detroit DD platform of engines – including the DD13, DD15 and DD16 – marked production of its 100,000th unit since the DD15's launch in 2007. Visit detroitdiesel.com. extended the warranty cover- age for its Eaton Fuller Reman and Eaton Fuller Flex Reman vocational transmissions from 18 months to 2 years. The company began similar expanded warranty coverage for all Reman and Flex Reman linehaul transmissions last year. Visit roadranger. com. Grand Junction, Colo., recently accepted delivery of four natural gas-powered TerraPro Low Entry refuse trucks. Grand Junction operates an all-Mack fleet of 12 refuse trucks, including gas- powered models. Visit macktrucks.com. warranty. "If you have the unit cleaned using an unapproved method, it could alter your warranty, " says Gary Parsons, emissions business unit manager for Pacific Power Products. Look for a cleaning process "docu- mented step by step, " Parsons says. "They should be keeping records that will verify that each step of the process was completed on each filter you send in for cleaning. There should be a check sheet." Both Navistar and Paccar have partnered with DPF- cleaning manufacturer FSX to develop cleaning processes. 68 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | APRIL 2012 offers the Cummins ISX11.9 engine with a rear engine power take-off (REPTO) option capable of 466 lb.-ft. of continuous torque and a maximum rating of 520 lb.-ft. of torque when used for intermittent load applications. The man- ufacturer also has added the ADZ rear air suspension from for heavy- and severe-duty applications. Visit kenworth.com. recently opened a new facility to service oil and gas industry customers. The dealership at 5259 S. 5400 E. in Naples, Utah, features six service bays. Visit kenworth.com. ➧ ➧