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A Chinese International Durastar?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Eric

In recent years China has become the land of opportunity for nearly every major car and truck manufacturer on the face of the globe due to its surging automobile market and growing middle class. To gain access this lucrative market foreign manufacturers … Continue reading →

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Still Working – International S-1900

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Eric

Just in time for the holiday season, a green and red International S-1900 dump truck belonging to the Torrence Group. I’ve seen a few other Internationals running around town from TG but they are mostly late model International Paystars. Was … Continue reading →

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Next Exit

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Eric

Have you ever exited the Interstate because you saw one of those blue information signs that promised a gas station or food only to find out the actual destination is miles away? I don’t know about you but it happens … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Maxxforce15

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Eric

So long Maxxforce 15, we hardly knew you. Yesterday Navistar announced plans to end production of their much malgined  Maxxforce 15 engine in favor of the Cummins ISX 15. The writing has been on the wall for Navistar’s “big bore” … Continue reading →

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The Making of a Monster

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Eric

Watch out, someone went crazy with the checkboxes on the factory build sheet with this International Workstar 6×6. As you can see, this truck towers over its puny 4×2 brother in the background. I would love to see this truck … Continue reading →

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Anno Domini 1963

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Eric

Truck adverting has certainly changed over the years. To start, you don’t find ads for large commercial trucks outside of industry publications anymore. Gone are the days when you would open you copy of Life or Time and see advertisements … Continue reading →

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The Navistar News Roundup

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Eric

Recently there has been one truck manufacturer that has dominated the business world headlines, Navistar. Unfortunately for the employees and stockholders of the company the news has been rather sour. Too keep thing simple here is a bullet list of … Continue reading →

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Navistar introduces ICT+

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Eric

The war against nitrogen oxides has produces a wide range of acronyms, DEF, SCR, EGR and now, ICT+.  Today Navistar provided some insight on how they plan to meet EPA 2010 emission mandates with the introduction of In-Cylinder Technology Plus.  As … Continue reading →

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Navistar Joins the SCR Club

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Eric

The writing has been on the wall for a few months now, EGR (exghaust gas recirculation) is dead.  As we know, only one truck builder, Navistar, chose to use EGR to meet EPA 2010 emission standards.  The plan was bold … Continue reading →

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International Rumor Mill

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Eric

One of the very first posts on Daily Diesel Dose regarded the rumor that VW was looking to  enter the U.S. heavy truck market.  Most speculated they would do so through a partnership or outright buyout of an American held … Continue reading →

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