Bulletins | Dec. 2008

Dec. 1, 2008
Kenworth T800 and W900 models equipped with a 72-in. AeroCab sleeper can now have the Kenworth Clean Power no-idle system installed as a factory option. The system, using advanced deep-cycle batteries powering a thermal storage cooler with 21,000 Btu of cooling capacity, can improve fuel economy by as much as 8% for customers with high idling times, the company says. www.kenworth.com Setco Automotive

Kenworth T800 and W900 models equipped with a 72-in. AeroCab sleeper can now have the Kenworth Clean Power no-idle system installed as a factory option. The system, using advanced deep-cycle batteries powering a thermal storage cooler with 21,000 Btu of cooling capacity, can improve fuel economy by as much as 8% for customers with high idling times, the company says. www.kenworth.com

Setco Automotive has reached an agreement with AMS Automotive to market and distribute Lipe Clutch products to the heavy-duty aftermarket segment. Setco manufactures over 100 variations of clutch model groups compatible with a cross-section of truck makes, models and engines. The clutches are ceramic and organic, pull and push, diaphragm and coil with numerous variations. www.amsautomotive.com

FreightScan has introduced the FL1000, a forklift-mounted dimensioning cargo scanning system that can scan freight on a standard 48×40-in. skid up to 50-in. high as long as it remains on the forklift. The FL1000 captures cubed dimensions, a digital and laser image for 100% of scanned freight and incorporates that data and visual record into chargeable weight with every waybill in three seconds, the company says. www.freightscancargo.com

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