DD5 and DD8 Engines Eliminate Park Regeneration

DD5 and DD8 Engines Eliminate Park Regeneration The Detroit® DD5™ and DD8™ engines are specifically designed as industry workhorses, with reduced downtime accomplished through extended oil change intervals, variable cam phasing, a cracked rod process to improve piston rod tolerance and more. “The engines are used in slow-moving vehicles, like trash trucks or school buses, [...]
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Cloud-Based Fleet Maintenance Tool Simplifies Fleet Management

Cloud-Based Fleet Maintenance Tool Simplifies Fleet Management Maintenance takes time but is a necessary part of running a business that has a fleet, whether it’s one car or 200. Indel Power Group offers comprehensive fleet maintenance services for companies, which will increase vehicle uptime through preventative maintenance and improve operational costs. “Managing your fleet using [...]
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Detroit Adds New Features to Suite of Safety Systems

Daimler Trucks North America is rolling out new safety features for their Detroit Assurance safety suite. These three features build upon software and hardware already present in their Detroit Diesel-powered trucks and are designed to decrease driver fatigue and avoid situations that can lead to accidents. These new safety features are available on new Freightliner [...]
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Fleet Management Program Saves Money & Repair Time

Indel Power Group’s Fleet Management Program is the whole package when it comes to managing your company’s vehicles. Their advanced software technology provides a complete plan for your fleet that includes a preventive maintenance schedule, maintaining DOT requirements, handling warranty claims and breakdowns, and providing costing data. Indel Power Group companies have factory trained technicians [...]
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Johnson Truck Center Offers Redesigned Western Star 49X Truck

Western Star Trucks, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, has released the all-new 49X truck. Five years in redesign, the 49X was planned and engineered to incorporate state-of-the-art technology for improved driver safety and comfort, durability, upfit adaptability, and maximum uptime. “The truck cab has moved from steel to aluminum so it is lighter [...]
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Freightliner offering updated this year

Freightliner Updates Safety and Comfort Features This year, Work Truck Week went virtual! Freightliner announced a collection of exciting interior and exterior upgrades including safety enhancements in its vocational trucks. New Seating Means Increased Driver Safety Rolltek seating will be an option on the Freightliner M2 in the second quarter of 2022. Not only does […]

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Why ReTran®?

As with any vehicle component, transmissions may fail and if that happens, one economical option is to purchase a remanufactured transmission. The Allison ReTran® program adheres to strict, original factory guidelines and is an excellent choice when selecting your replacement transmission. Johnson Truck Center’s factory-trained technicians are able to install your remanufactured transmission, delivering a […]

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DTNA Introduces Detroit ePowertrain

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced their Detroit ePowertrain will power the upcoming Freightliner eCascadia and eM2 This is part of Daimler’s uniform basic architecture that will be used for battery-electric vehicles built and sold around the world. By using shared components, economies of scale should reduce the price of these vehicles. The company also [...]
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