Western Star offering factory-installed SPIF option

FORT MILL, S.C. -- Western Star is now offering trucks that comply with Ontario’s Safe Productive Infrastructure Friendly (SPIF) requirements, straight from the factory.

The SPIF-compliant Westenr Star features a 22,000-lb Watson/Chalin steerable pusher axle with 72-inch customized tandem spacing that maintains full axle capacity, the company announced.

The SPIF Option Package provides body builders and upfitters with the hardware required to comply with the regulation and reduce upfit time and complexity, according to the company.

The system automatically deploys the lift axle when the truck is loaded.

“Our Ontario-based customers can now meet stringent SPIF compliance regulations without sacrificing load capacity or axle performance, all while meeting the highest quality standards expected when installed by Western Star,” said Guy Lemieux, marketing segment manager, Western Star. “This builds on Western Star’s heritage of offering factory-installed solutions to meet customer’s needs.”

The factory-installed SPIF unit is now available for order on all Western Star trucks.

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Kenworth T680 tour adds four Western Canadian stops

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth has added nearly 50 new dates to its North American T680 Road Tour, including four appearances in Western Canada.

Newly announced Canadian dates include: July 16, Inland Kenworth, Langley, B.C.; July 20, GreatWest Kenworth, Calgary, Alta.; July 23, Custom Truck Sales, Saskatoon, Sask.; and July 26, Custom Truck Sales, Winnipeg, Man.

“The popular Kenworth T680 Road Tour hosted more than 3,000 customers during its initial 15 visits to Kenworth dealerships throughout the United States and Canada,” said Erik Johnson, Kenworth on-highway marketing manager.

The centrepiece of the road tour is the Kenworth T680 with 12.9-litre Paccar MX engine. The Class 8 highway tractor was introduced earlier this year.

More on the tour can be found at http://kenwortht680tour.com.

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Eaton UltraShift Plus now available in Western Star trucks

FORT MILL, S.C. -- The Eaton UltraShift Plus automated transmission is now available for all Detroit Diesel DD13-equipped Western Star 4900 day-cab configuration truck models. The transmission will also be available for DD13 and Cummins ISL-equipped Western Star 4700 trucks in January.

"The Eaton UltraShift PLUS not only increases efficiency and performance, but also allows our customers the ability to tailor their transmission to meet the unique needs of any on-highway or vocational application," said Ann Demitruk, director of marketing, Western Star.

The UltraShift Plus is available in six transmission models and designed for both on-highway and vocational applications.

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