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Kenworth, Peterbilt Stepping Up Fuel Cell and Electric Truck Production
Kenworth and Peterbilt parent company Paccar’s zero-emission trucks continue to go to work with new trucks heading to California ports and Alaska.
July 27, 2020
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Nearly one-third of U.S. governors sign on in support of electrification of commercial vehicles
The governors of 15 states recently pledged to work collaboratively toward the decarbonization of commercial vehicles. California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, along with the District of Columbia, issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – dubbed the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty […]
July 22, 2020
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Volvo Trucks providing virtual walkarounds for fleet customers
With physical distancing and travel restrictions due to COVID-19, Volvo Trucks Customer Center in Dublin, Virginia., is conducting virtual walkarounds for its fleet customers who have ordered new trucks. The virtual presentations of new Volvo Trucks models are done via video conference. The virtual walkarounds have created an immersive visual experience for those looking for an up-close review […]
July 21, 2020
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Electric truck maker Nikola’s success might bring a cabover resurgence to U.S.
If a company can have a date-of-birth, June 4 was Nikola Corporation‘s. Founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneur Trevor Milton in Salt Lake City, the now Phoenix-area based truck-maker made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange Thursday – following its successful reverse merger earlier this week with with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. – with Milton, now […]
June 8, 2020
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Peterbilt’s Pride & Class package is back on the Model 389
Peterbilt has announced the return of a popular trim package for its Model 389. The Pride & Class package was introduced with a limited production run in 2014 and 2017 featuring a highly polished hood crown surrounding a classic style louvered grille sheet, a brightly polished hood spine, chrome hood side accents and polished hood […]
May 22, 2020
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USDOT finalizes hours of service reforms for truck drivers
A federal rule to overhaul the hours of service regulations that govern truck drivers’ schedules will soon be published in the Federal Register, the USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced Thursday. Of note, the rule expands the split-sleeper berth options afforded to drivers to allow them to split their 10-hour off-duty period into […]
May 15, 2020
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Tesla again delays release of its electric Semi
Production on Tesla’s long-awaited electric Semi has been delayed for the second time since its November 2017 unveiling. The company’s latest earnings report contained mostly positive news – unless you are a Semi reservation holder. As the carmaker presses forward on its Model 3 small sedan and ramps up production on new consumer crossover darling […]
May 7, 2020
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Daimler, Volvo partnering on fuel cell technology for trucks, buses
Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group on Tuesday morning announced that the companies – two of the largest commercial truck manufacturers in the world – have signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture charged with the development, production and commercialization of fuel cell systems for heavy-duty vehicle applications and other use cases. […]
April 22, 2020
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Coronavirus will likely have long-lasting impact on used truck market
With every North American truck maker having temporarily wound down production, the near-term forecast for new truck builds is dismal, and coronavirus-fueled trepidation will soon filter its way into the used market. The volume of 4-7 year-old trucks sold at auction, according to J.D. Power, was “healthy” in February, rebounding from a typically seasonally low […]
April 7, 2020
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Test Drive: The electric Volvo VNR
The electric truck is carving out a niche in stop-and-start and low-mileage applications, so sending a small fleet of them into California’s ports sounds like no-brainer. Announced just more than a year ago, the Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solution (LIGHTS) partnership teamed together Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) fleet customers NFI and Dependable Highway […]
March 9, 2020
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Google’s Waymo division begins autonomous truck testing in Texas
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle division of Google parent company Alphabet, has begun mapping Interstates in Texas and New Mexico in a lead up to testing its self-driving semis. In the testing, a fleet of Chrysler Pacificas will be trailed by Waymo big rigs. The trucks won’t be loaded with freight and will have a driver […]
February 12, 2020
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Volkswagen truck unit Traton offers to buy Navistar International for $2.9B cash
In a move that sent the stock price of International Trucks parent company Navistar soaring in after-hours trading, the global truck unit of Volkswagen has made an unsolicited cash offer to buy Navistar International Corporation for $35 a share. Navistar confirmed in a statement that the offer has been made and that it has yet […]
February 5, 2020
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Modern truck demands giving rise to AGM batteries
Tasked with supporting everything from starting the engine to powering auxiliary devices, batteries are a critical and heavily stressed part of a truck. With more demands being placed on the electrical system through added sensors, cameras and collision mitigation radar, more companies are seeing the advantage of absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries and the overall […]
January 31, 2020
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Eaton Endurant 12-speed transmission now standard on International on-highway trucks
The Endurant 12-speed automated transmission, the first product from Eaton and Cummins’ joint venture, has been named standard equipment on International LT Series, RH Series, and LoneStar heavy-duty trucks. Made available on International LoneStar and LT trucks spec’d with Cummins’ X15 engine in May last year, Tuesday’s announcement adds coverage for International’s A26 engine along […]
January 24, 2020
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Navistar MaxxForce engine class-action settlement finalized at $135 million
A federal judge has approved Navistar’s proposed $135 million settlement that will be paid out to owners of certain International trucks equipped with defective model year 2011-2014 MaxxForce 11- or 13-liter engines. Judge Joan Gottschall of a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the final approval on Jan. 3. The judge […]
January 22, 2020
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These smart truck seats adapt to you with micro-adjustments throughout workday for ultimate driver comfort
Imagine jumping out of your big rig at the end of a long day feeling as supple and refreshed as the minute you started. That scenario is coming close to a reality with a new seat software program from a company called Comfort Motion Global. The software is designed to make regular but subtle changes […]
January 20, 2020
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EPA eyeing tighter heavy truck emissions standards, 50-state uniformity
Just four years after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a sweeping set of regulations aimed at cutting emissions from heavy-duty trucks and tractors by 25 percent by 2027, the EPA is eyeing new federal regulations to further tighten heavy-duty truck emissions and to create a so-called “50-state program” that harmonizes emissions standards nationally. EPA […]
January 15, 2020
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Volvo Group launches new Autonomous Solutions Group led by Nils Jaeger
Volvo Group, parent of Volvo Construction Equipment, has named Nils Jaeger president of is new Volvo Autonomous Solutions business division. He will report to Martin Lundstedt, Volvo Group president and CEO and serve as a member of the Volvo Group management team. The Volvo Autonomous Solutions division, which began Jan. 1st,  is charged with accelerating […]
January 8, 2020
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