Overdrive : October 2008
Marketplace
Market Place OCTOBER 2008 OVERDRIVE 63 Continental Tire North America's Continental HSL2 (Heavy Steer Long Haul) steer tire is designed to wear evenly across the tread and increase stability. Vertical sipes paired with an interlocking mecha-nism reduce heat build-up in the tire's shoulder. CONTINENTAL TIRE, www.continental-truck.com, (704) 583-8907, CIRCLE 253 PR ODUCTS & SER VICES Steer tire Oasis battery Firefly Energy's BCI Group 31 Oasis bat-tery is designed to run primarily when the truck's engine is off. Carbon foam electrodes transfer heat out of the battery. The low mass of the battery's 3D cells and the foam help reduce vibration. FIREFLY ENERGY, www.fireflyenergy.com, (309) 222-2600, CIRCLE 254 Self-cleaning filter The PJAC Ultra air filter cleans itself with short pulses of compressed air. Using UltraWeb nanofibers, the filter has had more than 200 hours of use during tests. Encased in a durable, corrosion-resistant housing of coated metal, it includes the Donaldson Vacuator Valve, which automatically blows away dust. DONALDSON, www.donaldson.com, (866) 323-0394, CIRCLE 255 Side vision camera Voyager Super CMOS Side Vision Cameras are installed on the vehicle's front fenders to eliminate blind spots. When paired with a Voyager Heavy Duty LCD observa-tion monitor, they deliver real-time images that aid driv-ers in backing up, changing lanes, merging and making wide right turns. The cameras also direct bright lights so the screen is not washed out. They feature 102-degree horizontal viewing angles, so drivers can see up to four lanes over and have a reversed image orientation. ASA ELECTRONICS, www.asaelectronics.com, (574) 266-1533, CIRCLE 256 Auxiliary power unit The new Fleetrite auxiliary power unit from Navistar can reduce fuel usage to only 0.3 gallon of fuel per hour while idling, or up to 80 percent less than normal idle. It's powered by a 14-hp, 2-cylinder Caterpillar diesel engine and provides driver necessities including heat, air conditioning and power for electronics while the truck is idle. A 60-amp DC alternator charges the truck's battery while a 6-kw genera-tor powers appliances and the engine-block heater. The control panel features a large LCD screen and single-touch menu functions. NAVISTAR, www.navistar.com, (800) 448-7825, CIRCLE 250 Headlight restoration Clear and Bright Headlight Lens Restorer is a coating with a UV stabilizer that will recondition a cloudy head-light to like-new condition in less than 30 minutes. Cloudy headlights are caused by exposure to the sun's UV rays and compounded by road debris such as salt, sand and stones. This prod-uct can be used on any type of polycarbonate or lexin plastic, including tail lights and blinkers. CLEAR SOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES, www.restoremylights.com, (419) 438-8485, CIRCLE 251 Aftermarket exhaust system The stainless-steel CoolCuff targets the extreme heat that exits exhaust systems on trucks equipped with a diesel particulate filter. The manufac-turer says exhaust tempera-tures at the tailpipe measured 30 degrees cooler than stock. BANKS POWER, www.bankspower.com, (888) 857-2371, CIRCLE 252