International Trucks

International Trucks - The New Luxury Living

Imagine driving a truck that has all the luxuries of a high class resort. Typically speaking International trucks have always stood for quality, at least in the mind of many truckers. What began as a reputation for quality and dependability in a medium truck will soon take a venture into the luxury driving genre. International Navistar will soon be adding a semi truck to its line-up that far surpasses anything ever released before.

The new semi is set to be released within just a few weeks and will resemble the old light duty International pickup trucks from the 1930s. These trucks which were named the D-Series were highly popular during the 30s in the United States. The series was built for functionality and strength and featured a wide grille. The LoneStar will highly resemble this very popular blast from the past in design. However the bonus features that will be implemented are something else entirely.

Truckers spend a lot of time on the road. Most of their working hours are actually done inside the truck. This is why it seems very important to develop a truck interior that will promote comfort and relaxation as well as efficiency for the job. That is just what International has done with LoneStar. Imagine having traction control, a standard ABS, leather steering wheel, plasma screen DVD player, a Monsoon stereo system (with eleven speakers) and even a separate amp and subwoofer. Oh, and a Bluetooth hands free capability just adds to the luxury of this truck. Combine all that with the fact that the sleeper unit is a high-rise with wood flooring, a sofa bed, swivel chairs and even a separate work area with laptop capabilities, a microwave and a mini fridge, not to mention the dash layout that will have you believing that you are driving a Cadillac and you will definitely want to spend more time on the road in this one.

The new International LoneStar is set to go on sale in May 2008 and deliveries are expected to begin by fall 2008. With all the amenities that they have added to this new luxury model, it will not at all be surprising if International trucks become even more popular than Freightliner in the future. For those truckers who like a little luxury while they work, the LoneStar is definitely living among the high class. Just be careful not to get too attached to the luxury features. After all, you need to go home sometime.

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Skinner Holds 57 Point Lead Over Hornaday With 2 Races Left

Mike Skinner finally has a little breathing room in his duel with Ron Hornaday Jr. for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series title.

The two have swapped the lead back and forth for the past six races, but Skinner regained the top spot and moved out to a relatively comfortable 57-point margin over Hornaday when his good friend crashed and finished 18th last in last week’s race at Texas Motor Speedway and Skinner wound up third.

Now the two former Truck series champions take their battle to Phoenix for the penultimate race of the season.

Skinner, whose only victories on the one-mile Phoenix oval came in his first two starts on the track in his championship year of 1995, would wrap up the title at the Arizona track if he wins and leads the most laps and two-time champion Hornaday finishes 36th or worse and does not lead a lap.

Otherwise, the championship will come down to the season-finale next week in Homestead.

“I am very excited about Phoenix,” Skinner said. “We normally run pretty well there, and I have a lot of history there as well. So, hopefully, we can capitalize on that this weekend.

“It is coming down to the wire and we have got to do all we can to run well this weekend if we want to keep our hopes alive in Homestead.”

Hornaday, who also has two wins at Phoenix, said, “We are taking the Truck that we won with at New Hampshire (in September) and it is a good truck. We can still be win this championship if everything goes our way.”

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