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TOTAL CANADA
FORMULAS
NEW RUBIA OPTIMA MEETS
CK-4 AND FA-4
Total Canada has launched the
new Rubia Optima range designed
for heavy-duty diesel engines and
complying with the new API CK-4 and
FA-4 categories to meet Greenhouse
Gas emission limits. The existing CJ-4
category, developed nearly a decade ago,
will be replaced.
The CK-4 oils will be backwards
compatible.
The new lubes are said to provide
better engine protection and what
the company calls “an unparalleled
level of performance”. They’ll help
limit carbon dioxide emissions while
improving the engine’s fuel consumption
and allowing the longest oil drain
intervals authorized by manufacturers
thanks to improved oxidation resistance,
says Total.
The new oils actually surpass the
new CK-4 and FA-4 specifications.
40,000-POUND
TANDEM AXLE
PROPRIETARY PACCAR
DESIGN SHEDS WEIGHT
PACCAR has unveiled a new proprietary
tandem axle rated at 40,000 pounds and
supporting Gross Combination Weights
of up to 80,000 pounds.
The new axle reduces vehicle
weight by up to 150 pounds and
improves fuel economy, the company
says. Some of that is realized with a
laser-welded carrier design. It also
PACCAR tandem axle
features a pinion-through-shaft
design to simplify the power flow
through the axle.
The axle comes with ratios of 2.47
to 3.70, and is compatible with engine
torques up to 1,650 lb-ft or multitorque
ratings up to 1,750 lb-ft. The warranty
extends to five years or 1.2 million
kilometers.
Designed to support linehaul,
regional, and Pickup and Delivery
operations, it will be available beginning
in January 2017.
YOU CAN’T GET
THERE FROM HERE
We told you it would be hard! So, congratulations to the few
readers who identified our mystery location photo for October. The
sculpture pictured is one of many created around the Quebec town
of Lac-Mégantic to memorialize the 47 victims who perished in the
tragic 2013 train derailment. For November, we’re still going to keep
the contest tough, but this time we’re moving back to Ontario.
What do you think? Recognize the sculpture pictured to the right?
If so, email your guess to dave@newcom.ca. If you’re one of the
first 10 readers to guess right, you win a hat.
October
Answer:
Quebec town of
Lac-Mégantic
YOU CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE
c/o Today’s Trucking Magazine
451 Attwell Drive, Toronto, ON M9W 5C4
Phone: 416-614-5813 • Fax: 416-614-8861
Or email: dave@newcom.ca
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