Heavy Duty Trucking, August 2018
AUGUST 2018 HDT 35 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM SKF is a registered trademark of the SKF Group SKF Group 2017 2018Extreme wheel end protection Combining a newly patented WAVE sealing lip triple contamination exclusion and an advanced HNBRX compound CR Scotseal X Treme delivers Increased truck uptime and service intervals Superior sealing performance and reduced friction Improved fuel economy and lower emissions Excellent high heat capability even with disc brakes Outstanding wear resistance for optimum seal life Protective casing for damage free installationIntroducing CR Scotseal X Treme wheel seals Find out why were calling the CR Scotseal X Treme the best Scotseal ever made see your SKF distributor for details or go to www crscotsealx treme com Paccar shows off Silicon Valley innovation Peterbilt recently showed off the Paccar Innovation Center in Sunnyvale California to reporters to demonstrate its continuing efforts to identify develop and deploy emerging technologies in trucking Located in the heart of famed Silicon Valley the Paccar Innovation Center also works closely with Kenworth and Paccars wholly owned European brand DAF on three core developmental areas according to Jason Skoog Paccar vice president and Peterbilts new general manager Those include connectivity driver interface systems and driver assistance systems The Paccar Innovation Center is a small but ultra modern facility with space for 50 full time employees a five truck work bay as well as meeting and collaboration spaces A Paccar Experience features various displays including the futuristic WAVE concept truck developed in conjunction with Walmart a few years ago The centers location in the heart of Silicon Valley gives Paccar engineers and designers access to many of the sharpest minds and start up companies shaping emerging transportation technology Skoog said In fact he noted that Paccar has met with more than 125 separate tech start ups in the area since last November Peterbilt showcased several current developmental projects including a Level 4 autonomous truck and two Class 8 electric trucks in addition to highlighting its efforts to coordinate next generation research and identify emerging technologies that will benefit future vehicle performance The Innovation Center is also accelerating partnerships in the development of electric and hydrogen fuel cell powertrains as well as the deployment of big data analytics Peterbilts electric Model 579 demonstrator uses smaller electric motors than many other battery electric trucks mated to a conventional Eaton automated transmission PHOTO JACK ROBERTS
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