Navistar delivers first MaxxForce big bore
equipment 32 Commercial Carrier Journal August 2008 Navistar delivered its first MaxxForce big bore engine to a fleet customer of North Central International, International's newest dealership in North Mankato, Minn. Wayne Viessman of Cliff Viessman Inc. took delivery of a 2009 International TranStar with a MaxxForce 13 engine. Cliff Viessman Inc., which had helped Navistar in the field testing of the MaxxForce big bore engines, also has seven more TranStar units with MaxxForce 13 engines on order, with delivery scheduled by the end of the summer, and has ordered 38 International ProStars with MaxxForce engines. We're a very weight-conscious company, and with the new MaxxForce engine, we probably are about 325 to 350 pounds lighter than we were with the engine we were using before, Viessman says. The MaxxForce 11 and MaxxForce 13 engines are available on ProStar, TranStar and WorkStar trucks in six ratings from 330 to 475 horsepower and 1,250 to 1,700 lb.-ft. torque. Advanced fuel- and air-management systems allow drivers to reach peak torque at 1,000 rpm, meaning earlier acceleration upshifts and fewer grade-climb downshifts, Navistar says. Mack Trucks on July 18 displayed at the inaugural SMART Green Showcase in Frederick, Md., a heavy-duty truck equipped with hybrid technology. The Mack TerraPro Low Entry refuse truck was built under contract for the U.S. Air Force and will be placed into operation later this year in Macon, Ga. This is the fifth hybrid Mack has built for USAF; others are in operation across the country. Fuel economy improvements of 30 percent to 50 percent are achievable in refuse operations like the one this truck is built to handle, says Mack President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Slagle. Mack displays hybrid refuse truck Hino Motors Sales USA appointed Sumio Fukaya as president and chief executive officer. Continental Tire North America plans to invest more than $60 million to expand its Mount Vernon, Ill., facil-ity over the next three years, including about $20 million to provide new and updated machinery for its commercial vehicle tire manufacturing operation. Volvo Trucks North America cre-ated a website (http://environment. volvotrucksnorthamerica.com) to show how its products, operations and facilities demonstrate its core value of environmental care. The web-site also provides information about selective catalytic reduction Volvo's solution for meeting the stringent EPA 2010 emissions regulations. ArvinMeritor agreed to acquire Trucktechnic, a Belgium-based remanu-facturer and distributor of commercial vehicle disc and foundation brakes and components, expanding ArvinMeritor's European aftermarket portfolio. Phillips Industries says its new see-through package design allows users to identify spools of primary wire more easily. The new packaging design covers 12-gauge to 20-gauge primary wire and is available in 11 different col-ors for use in all 4-way, 6-way and 7-way connector configurations. Travis Body & Trailer Inc. of Houston appointed Denver-based Utility Trailer Sales of Colorado as its dealer rep-resentative for the entire state. in brief Navistar delivers first big bore The first MaxxForce 13 engine went to Cliff Viessman Inc., a Gary, S.D.-based trucking company that operates about 300 trucks. (Continued from page 30) For more information write on Reader Service Card