Heavy Duty Trucking, April 2018

Isuzu NRR crew cab Isuzu Commercial Truck of America will offer a crew cab version of its Class 5 NRR cabover that will carry up to seven passengers The NRR Crew Cab will have a 19500 pound GVWR Isuzu announced The 2019 NRR will be powered by Isuzus 52L 4HK1 TC four cylinder diesel engine generating 215 hp at 2500 rpm and 452 lbs ft of torque at 1850 rpm mated to an Aisin A465 6 speed double overdrive automatic transmission with lockup torque converter plus PTO opening Rainer Truck Chassis updated for 2018 Rainier Truck Chassis is switching to new round LED turn headlamps for 2018 production and a new horizontal chrome grille The chrome grille and headlamp designs were adjusted because the company wanted a bolder look that would stand out in the public eye and from the crowd on dealer lots The trucks will be powered by the Cummins 67L diesel rated at 300 hp and 600 lbs ft of torque or the 64L Hemi that achieves 370 hp and 429 lbs ft of torque A 67L Cummins diesel engine that achieves 325 hp and 750 lbs ft of torque will be standard on the Class 6 7 models Truck Lite Road Ready SmartBridge Integrator Truck Lites SmartBridge Integrator bridges OE trailer products and systems with the Road Ready smart trailer system by broadcasting data to the cloud for review on Road Readys website or a fleets own dispatching software system Several trailer systems manufacturers have signed on as technical partners including Continental Purkeys P S I Hendrickson and Stemco Any fleet currently using these systems can seamlessly incorporate and benefit from Road Ready PRODUCT UPDATE Knapheide aluminum truck bodies Knapheide Manufacturing introduced new aluminum versions of its service body and platform body increasing the companys portfolio of aluminum truck bodies Knapheide invested in a highly automated manufacturing facility to build the new aluminum truck bodies employing new fabrication and assembly techniques aimed at efficient manufacturing operations Aluminum truck bodies from Knap heide are now available and can be ordered through its North American distribution network SmartDrive Systems SmartDrive Systems launched the SmartDrive Transportation Intelligence Platform and SR4 hardware which packs a comprehensive video and sensor based intelligence platform into a smaller single box package The SR4 hardware can now support up to nine cameras including four SmartDrive cameras four third party cameras and integration with Wabcos next generation OnLane lane departure warning system as the road facing camera The new hardware features smaller HD video cameras a separate sensor bar a controller device to tie all systems together and new algorithms and advanced driver assistance capabilities New SmartSense ADAS sensors offer in cab alerting for short following forward collision and lane departure warning and new posted speed detection identifies high risks and enables drivers to react in real time Ports enable data integration and triggering from other on board systems HDT APRIL 2018 100 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM