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Ford Commercial Vehicles Press Release / July 1, 2016 .

10QH220P1 and 10QH221P1.......good job. That looks like a rebuildable end to me. The 1QH4125BP5 front axle arrangment, in a parts book or on microfilm, would show the "break-down" of the ends, i.e. the stud,, spring, washers, seals, ect.

Five reasons not to buy a used Mack-branded Volvo. 1. It will have Delphi unit pump injection. Delphi is the worst (and smallest) supplier in the diesel engine injection segment. 2. Ongoing injector cup issues 3. Crankcase oil diesel fuel dilution is a huge problem. Trucks are running with shocking quantities of diesel fuel pumping thru the lubrication system. When Mack dealers contact Volvo, they're told to let the customer keep running.......Volvo will stand behind it. That's a bad call....fix the problem! And while the original owner is covered, what happens when that truck enters the second-hand truck market and is purchased by an unsuspecting owner? He will be the recipient of a shocking overhaul bill when the engine fails. By my thinking, what Volvo is doing is unethical and immoral. 4. Volvo's strategy is to design the truck so that you are forced to bring it to the dealer, for greater profit on their ledger. The I-Shift AMT (rebadged as mDrive) is a case in point. 5. A brand is only as good as the people who lead it. Volvo remains clueless about the US market, one key reason being they refuse to listen to the Mack dealer body, and view them as equals. And, of the the Mack brand management, not a single person has a background in the truck industry. It shows, with a very unhappy dealer network and stagnant sales.

The best engine/AMT transmission currently available in North America is the Mercedes-Benz OM472 and PowerShift 3, known here as the DD15 and DT12. I don't like availability limited to Freightliner and Western Star, but the Cascadia is a state-of-the-art truck, and WS will still build you a traditional truck (very popular in Oz and NZ). Anyway, you'd be pleased with a DT12. (ZF's As Tronic AMT is also superb, but not available in the states) Having said all that, "today's" Eaton UltraShift Plus, for highway or vocational, is a sorted-out high-performing AMT. Another option, it would be prudent of you to give these folks a call for a quote on a new non-emissions truck.........http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45777-fitzgerald-glider-kits/

By application, those Meritor numbers are applicable to F090 (9,000lb), F120 (12,000lb) and F160 (16,000lb) General Motors truck axles. http://truckpartsetc.com/sales/PDFs/Arvin Meritor (Euclid)/Meritor_FrontAxle.pdf And didn't they end up using a different tie rod tube?............http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16975-great-parts-dealer/ Based on his 1QH4125BP5 front axle arrangement, I'd like to know what Mack 10QH tie rod ends are listed.

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Owner/Driver / July 1, 2016 The Gundagai Truck Show, Hume Highway Reunion, and Sylvia’s Gap Road Run raised about $30,000 for Gundagai’s proposed truck museum. Buoyed by the success of recent fundraising activities, the Australian Road Transport Heritage Centre (ARTHC) plans to open a truck museum in a temporary home at Gundagai, New South Wales, this month. ARTHC Chairperson Kerry Campbell and his team are assembling a collection of historic trucks and exhibits in a shed at the corner of Tor Street and Jack Moses Avenue, North Gundagai. The ARTHC has over 100 members and the museum will be staffed by volunteers. Treasurer Jim Morton says the ARTHC will open the doors of the museum’s temporary home when electricity is connected. An announcement will be made on the museum’s website, arthc.com.au But Jim says the ARTHC remains determined to build a permanent museum at Middle Street, Gundagai. The committee will continue to raise funds and apply for grants for the $1.5million project. The ARTHC raised $30,000 with events held at Gundagai over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. A highlight was Sylvia’s Gap Road Run on June 12 which attracted 76 trucks. They travelled a section of the old Hume Highway which is now on private property. Landowners opened their gates, allowing trucks to travel through Sylvia’s Cutting and over Hannah’s Pinch. The weekend began with the inaugural Gundagai Truck Show on Saturday, June 11. Scott Menz of Wagga Wagga won People’s Choice with his 1988 Kenworth T650. Paul Eccleston won the Vintage Choice section with a 1953 International AR130. After the truck show, 217 people attended a Hume Highway Reunion Dinner and auction. Last week the ARTHC accepted a donation of $2780 which was raised by an auction at the Finemore Livestock Transport drivers’ recent reunion at Wagga Wagga. To donate to the ARTHC’s proposed truck museum, or to become a member of the ARTHC, phone Jim on 0408 441 495 or Daryl Weston on 0427 756 983. .

Trade Trucks.com.au / July 1, 2016 Daimler Australia is taking nothing for granted in its bid to put the Benz brand back on the front line in the cab-over class There’s a bold new star on the horizon and when it finally bursts into full view later this year it will be the culmination of the biggest truck testing and development program ever undertaken by Mercedes-Benz in this country. Replacing the existing Actros range, the aggressively styled line-up of new Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty trucks will have undergone more than three years and one million kilometres of intensive testing in preparation for life in our fiercely demanding and hugely diverse market. Details of the new line-up and the exact number of models slated for the initial onslaught in the last quarter of this year are for the moment being kept close to the chest, but from all appearances, Daimler Australia is taking absolutely nothing for granted in its bid to put the Benz brand back on the front line in the highly competitive cab-over class. There will be narrow and wide cab versions in several roof heights, in 4x2, 6x2, 6x4, and 8x4 configurations, catering for everything from metropolitan and regional distribution roles to top-weight road train work. Even though this new Mercedes-Benz breed first broke cover in Europe in 2011, there was wisely no rush to release the range here. Instead, there has been a quiet, carefully crafted development process that started in 2014 with the determined intention to ensure every element of the new trucks was thoroughly tested under Australian conditions before being launched. As Mercedes-Benz insiders quietly concede, the last thing anyone wants is a repeat of the problems that dogged early Actros models following its Australian launch in 1998. With nothing being left to chance, there’s even deliberation within Daimler Australia on whether the Actros name will be carried over to the new line-up. Within the Daimler world, the new model project is referred to as SFTP – Strategic Future Truck Platform, tying together the massive cab, engine and drivetrain platforms developed progressively over the past decade for Daimler’s worldwide truck business. Consequently, we can confidently predict the new Mercedes-Benz line-up will use all four of the six-cylinder displacements (8, 11, 13, and 16 litres) from Daimler’s multi-billion dollar HDEP (heavy-duty engine platform) engine family in a mix of Euro 5 and Euro 6 versions. It is, of course, the same engine family which spawned Detroit’s DD15 and in the new Mercedes-Benz range will effectively bring to an end the V6 and V8 engines which have been part and parcel of Benz architecture for more than three decades. Daimler’s ‘PowerShift 3’ automated 12- and 16-speed transmissions are almost certain to be standard in the majority of models. While Daimler Australia will continue to offer cab-over contenders from North America (Freightliner Argosy) and Europe, it appears the great hope is that the new Benz will be quickly established as a leading, high-profile competitor, laying the foundation for Daimler’s long-term ascendancy in the fiercely competitive heavy-duty cab-over class. As Michael May, director of Mercedes-Benz Truck & Bus, remarked, "This is Mercedes-Benz’s return to a truly competitive place in the market. "It is a completely new start, free of the connotations of the past and the timing is exactly right." Meantime, Mercedes-Benz Trucks national sales manager Andrew Assimo says everything about the development and testing process is unique to Australia. "This is a major undertaking by Mercedes-Benz to fully understand and appreciate the needs and demands of the Australian market," he explained. "Germany is fully committed to this project and we have more trial units here than anywhere outside Europe." There are now 15 units under evaluation in everything from triple road trains to line-haul B-doubles, regional and metropolitan distribution, and others being used as training platforms for sales and service departments, and for body and componentry enhancements. Importantly, up to 35 operators from a wide range of applications have been involved in the development and testing program to date. On the all-important question of weight distribution, particularly over the front axle which has been such a historic bugbear for V8-powered Actros models, an adamant Andrew Assimo says the greater length of a six-cylinder engine – combined with the new model’s shortened front axle to bumper dimension of 1400 mm – provides a distinct advantage in weight dispersion over current V8 trucks. "We’re in a better position than ever before," he concludes. .

KrAZ Trucks / June 24, 2016 Kraz Trucks has always invested significantly in the funding of social programs at the company. The KrAZ is committed to the spending because it affects not only state of mind of staff, but also the achievement of production goals. Employment benefits provided by KrAZ Trucks for decades has helped our employees to “weather the storm” on many occasions. A similar situation is now taking place. The availability of discounted lunches, baked foods, vegetables, berries, fruit and other food products produced by the truckmaker’s “Food Service Centre” help our staff to withstand the challenges of today including higher utilities and basic consumer goods costs. KrAZ workers can afford quality hot meals in our company canteens. What’s more, the price is quite acceptable because extra charges on food products purchased by the plant are only 30 percent, while in the town network it amounts to 300 percent. Every day, except lunches, the company’s canteens, flour room and pastry shop produce 1,000 loaves of bread, 1,000 fried and baked pies and 700 pastries with a monthly consumption of 10 metric tones of flour. One-third of these products is sold to plant employees through our company shops and canteens, and the rest is sold to town residents through a network of local groceries. Summer is the busiest period for our Food Service Centre, when we harvest fruit and vegetabled which are then sold through the company’s retail network. Our company greenhouses saw a record harvest in May of 100 kg of cucumbers, followed by 300 kg in June. So far this year, our Food Service Centre employees have harvested over 100 kg of cabbage, 80 kg of dill, 90 kg of lettuce and 150 kg of radish. This month, the harvesting of marrow, potato, beetroot and tomatoes has started. At our fruit greenhouses, we have harvested 100 kg of cherries and 300 kg of black currants. The harvesting of apricots, cherry plums, apples and pears is on the horizon. Fruit is canned to make drinks, and baked food in winter. Out of the UAH 5.5 million that KrAZ Trucks is invested in social programs last year, we proudly provided UAH 2 million in subsidies to the Food Service Center. The development of social benefits and protection provided to KrAZ employees never ends. In 2016, the funding of social programs will be increased with a focus on extending the employment benefits of our employees. Photo gallery - http://www.autokraz.com.ua/index.php/en/novosti-i-media/news/item/2704-kraz-pidtrymuie-vysokyi-riven-sotsialnoho-partnerstva

Automotive Business / June 30, 2016 Company seeks experienced partners in power generation and off road Navistar’s Brazilian subsidiary, MWM-International Motors, and the National Union of Auto Parts Manufacturers (Sindipeças) recently organized the New Supplier Development event. MWM is searching for companies "with leadership in the construction machinery and power generation markets, with production capacity, quality and flexibility for various volumes," says MWM-International supply chain director Paul Rolin. "MWM started out with a strong presence in these segments and over time expanded the portfolio to the light vehicle and commercial truck industry, with an adaptation of its supplier base. What we seek now is a rapprochement with the suppliers of construction machinery market and power generation," says the executive. Related reading: http://www.mwm.com.br/site.aspx/Home-En http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45769-navistar-to-power-chinese-construction-machinery/#comment-337412

Transport Engineer / June 30, 2016 Food giant Nestlé UK has taken delivery of four Mercedes-Benz Actros vehicles, after experiencing positive fuel results and great driver feedback from its first seven Actros, delivered last year. Supplied by dealer Northside Truck & Van, the food company’s latest additions have been specified with metallic silver livery to mark its 150th anniversary. The company has also ordered 70 new 13.6m Montracon box semi-trailers with matching silver side skirts, the first of which have entered service. All the Actros are 510bhp 2551 StreamSpace models: the most recent four have the latest 12.8-litre, six-cylinder OM471 engines, which feature updated turbochargers and injection systems. Fleet manager Mick Thompson (pictured) says: “Our drivers sleep in their vehicles and really appreciate the comfort of the beds and all-round quality of their flat-floored Actros cabs, while a lot of people have commented on how stunning these vehicles look.” “They’re brilliant in terms of fuel efficiency, too. The first seven trucks are returning between 9 and 9.1 mpg, which means they’re almost a mile ahead of our previous fleet average. And although we’ve only just set the four new units on the road, at 9.4 mpg they’re already doing even better.” The trucks are all equipped with Predictive Powertrain Control systems, which boost economy while also reducing wear and tear on the driveline by employing engine braking at every opportunity, and helping to make shifts at the wheel less stressful for drivers. Thompson adds: “Our relationship with Mercedes-Benz and Northside Truck & Van is still new but we’re certainly happy with the way things are going... On Northside’s recommendation we went with PPC from the outset and this is obviously contributing to the very significant savings we’re now making on our diesel bill, and the reductions we’ve achieved in our carbon emissions.” .

Ex-Scania CEO Leif Östling completely rejects cartel accusation Dagens Industri / June 30, 2016 A battle is whipping up between the European Commission and respected truckmaking head Leif Östling. Leif Östling, Scania's former president and one of Sweden's foremost industrialists, categorically denies that Scania ever participated in a cartel with other European truckmakers. The former Scania CEO says the truckmaker has proof that it was not involved in any illegal cooperation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FYI – Leif Östling started his career at the Scania Truck Division of the Saab-Scania Group as a trainee in 1972. He became became head of long-term planning in 1977. In 1981 was appointed head of Sales and Marketing at Scania Nederland B.V, becoming managing director at the unit in 1983. In 1989, Östling was appointed head of the Scania Truck Division. One year later, he as selected to become executive vice president of Saab-Scania AB. When Scania and Saab were separated in 1994, Leif Östling was appointed President and CEO of Scania AB. Owing to his superb leadership, his tenure ran through August 2012. .

MAN Truck & Bus Press Release / June 30, 2016 .

U.S. Xpress is spec’ing Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes (rebadged German* Knorr-Bremse SK7) on the steer axles of more than 2,800 tractors, including vehicles manufactured by Freightliner, International, Kenworth and Peterbilt. Delivery began last year and continues in 2016. “When it comes to safety, we are proud to be recognized as an industry leader, and we work very hard to maintain and improve on that position. This means the brakes we choose must meet an exceptionally high standard for safety – as well as for performance and value,” said Gerald Mead, senior vice president of maintenance for U.S. Xpress. “Bendix air disc brakes help us repay the trust and confidence our customers and drivers place in us.” “The Bendix ADB22X air disc brake offers straight, stable stops along with greater reliability due to virtually no brake fade or degradation of stopping power,” the company said. “Uptime benefits of the technology include longer brake lining life and quicker pad replacement, leading to lower maintenance costs. The internal self-adjustment mechanism can help lower the risk of out-of-adjustment brakes during roadside inspections, which can affect Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) scoring. While routine maintenance is still important with any brake system, air disc brakes – unlike drum brakes – do not require any additional maintenance associated with out-of-adjustment brakes.” “In addition to safety, reliable performance and total cost of ownership are essential to today’s fleets. The team at U.S. Xpress understands and strives for that goal every day. It’s a true honor to be a partner with them – a responsibility we take very seriously,” said Scott Burkhart, Bendix vice president – sales, marketing, and business development. “Working together, we have helped the team at U.S. Xpress equip their vehicles with solutions for outstanding performance and responsiveness for their drivers as well as strong support when it comes to both driver and service training.” * Germany’s Knorr-Bremse AG of Munich bought America's Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC from Honeywell International in 2002.

Why has Ford stubbornly resisted installing a version of it’s popular UK diesels in the F-150 is a mystery. Then again, why doesn’t Ford sell the global market Ranger and Everest SUV in the US market? FYI - Like the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota’s 4-Runner, Land Cruiser and Land Cruiser Prado (Lexus GX), the Everest is a “real” SUV with body-on-frame construction (Ranger platform), rather than a crossover based on stilted car platform. Ford's global diesel engine portfolio includes: 237-258 horsepower 3.0-liter V-6 270-272 horsepower 3.6-liter V-8 325-339 horsepower 4.4-liter V-8 The global market Ranger Rover Sport is available with the 258hp Ford 3.0L diesel, and the Ranger Rover is available with Ford's 339 horsepower 4.4L V-8 diesel. The US market Ranger Rover is only available with the smaller 3.0L V-6.....the larger 4.4L V-8 diesel is not available.

2017 Ford F-150 to get Range Rover 3.0L V-6 diesel http://www.autoblog.com/2016/06/30/ford-f-150-diesel-3-liter-engine/ Related reading - http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43765-ford-preparing-diesel-powered-f-150/

With the Brussels and Istanbul airport attacks in mind............ A CNN investigation in December revealed that the nearly 300 aviation police officers at O'Hare and Midway airports are not only unarmed, but they are instructed to "run and hide" in the event of an active shooter. How do you feel about that?

You're asking what the difference between a 5-speed TRL107 (1076/1078) and a 12-speed TRTXL1070B (air-actuated compound) ?

Over the last 10 years, Neil Mansell Transport has been spec’ing Viesa evaporative air conditioning, and Lubecore automated lubrication systems. The Viesa system is produced in Canada and distributed in Australia by Briskair. Lubecore is also a Canada-based manufacturer. http://www.viesa.ca/products.asp?pid=59 http://www.briskair.com.au/our-products/viesa/ http://lubecore.com/automated-lubrication-systems No wonder the Australian Super-Liner earned such a good reputation....... http://www.bigrigs.com.au/news/mansell-group-lubricates-fleet/2553195/

Owner/Driver / June 30, 2016 Mat Duff started out with Neil Mansell Transport (http://www.mansell.com.au/), went hauling livestock, but is now back doing heavy haulage behind the wheel of a Kenworth T909. Neil Mansell Transport’s distinctive mustard and red trucks have been working hard across Australia for many years, providing transport services for the oil and gas industry. Mat Duff drives one of Mansell’s Kenworth T909s pulling a five-axle Lusty Low Loader float. It’s Mat’s second stint with the company. He left after 12 months, went cattle carting, and has been back with Mansell’s for the past two years. According to Mat, one of the advantages over doing heavy haulage work over livestock is the variety. "With livestock, depending on who you are working for, you generally cover a certain area, whereas with this outfit you could go almost anywhere," he says. Mat was welcomed back when he asked to return to Neil Mansell Transport. Now, in the T909, he travels anywhere the work takes him, which could be from Queensland to Penola in South Australia’s south-east, and up to Kununurra in the Western Australia’s north. He says it’s a great company, plus he enjoys driving well-maintained trucks, which it needs to be for the bush and desert runs. Mat is enthusiastic about the Kenworth brand and enjoys driving the T909 with its EGR Cummins. Apart from having a new turbo recently fitted, it’s been a smooth ride over the past couple of years. "It is serviced regularly and we stay on top of all the maintenance." Related reading - https://www.flickr.com/photos/57597298@N08/sets/72157625855026353/ .

Owner/Driver / June 30, 2016 When the going gets tough, you take your Western Star to Western Australia. That’s what Tasmania’s Rod Watson was forced to do when the logging tried up in the ‘apple isle’. Tasmanian Rod Watson, together with his wife Tanya, operates Rod Watson Heavy Haulage. The couple have known both good and tough times in the industry and currently operate a C16 Cat-powered 2007 Western Star 4900. Rod has had thoughts about updating, but others have advised him to stick with the tried and true. The Western Star has AirLiner rear suspension, and he says the 600hp Cat engine goes like a train. "I’ve put a bigger non-wastegated turbo on it and polished the manifold," he says. "With 70 to 80 tonne on, you can pull away from other trucks carrying 50 to 60 tonne." Rod’s first driving experience was with Ted Kingston in Lauderdale, just outside Hobart, driving a 1974 N12 tri-axle semi tipper carting sand for Boral. Later, after doing time "learning the job on logging trucks", Rod bought his own NH Volvo. Although he was happy driving Volvos, he preferred American drivelines, so his next truck was a day cab Western Star pulling a float. At one stage Rod and Tanya had five floats working across the state and it was all looking good: "We went from turning over $160,000 when we first bought it 12 years ago to a $1 million turnover a year, and as much work as we wanted." The pair had had a couple of subbies working for them as well, but virtually overnight it all turned sour. "The rug got pulled out from underneath us," Rod says. All the Watson’s equipment was sold except for their 2007 Western Star 4900, a little dolly and 3x8 float. "We had to go to Western Australia or go broke," Rod says. "One of our customers gave us a load to Port Augusta. I ended up in Karratha; I got as far away as I thought I could. "Everyone welcomed us with open arms; there was so much work going on. I think we turned over $25,000 in the first five days. I got there at the right time — things were booming." Rod was subbing to Peter Tippett Haulage and spent most of his time working on the support projects for the mines, building railways and water pipelines. He says working over in Western Australia was an eye opener, but he always had it in his mind to build his business back up in Tasmania. Rod spent 12 months in the west, only making it back to see Tanya once during that time. Now firmly established back in Tassie, Rod Watson Heavy Haulage concentrates on any machinery moves within the island state, For the full story on Rod and Tanya Watson, and their big 2007 Western Star, see the July 2016 edition of Owner//Driver. .