Mack Trucks

Liter Fever: The battle between 13-liter and 15-liter engines

The dust has settled, and two engines dominate today’s North American heavy-duty truck market. Which one is right for you? For all the styling cues and creature comforts manufacturers design into today’s trucks, nothing defines the vehicle’s pure essence and purpose more than the engine resting ...

By Jack Roberts Published January 3, 2013

Equipment

First impressions Kenworth T680’s modern design aids driving experience Trucking is a dynamic industry; there’s always something happening for journalists to cover. But if it does have a drawback – and this is from a purely selfish point of view – it’s that there’s not a lot ...

By Jack Roberts Published May 1, 2012

Journal

HOS rewrite now at OMB Controversial final rule could be published by end of year After missing a U.S. Court of Appeals Oct. 28 deadline extension for publishing a final rule in the Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Transportation submitted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ...

By CCJ Staff Published December 1, 2011

Journal

First-ever heavy truck fuel economy standards on the way Average truck price likely to climb more than $6,000 Work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles will, for the first time, have to trim fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions under new fuel efficiency standards. The White House ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 1, 2011

The path of least resistance

Smart fleets are searching for savings with aerodynamic tractor-trailer combinations The concept of aerodynamics dates back hundreds of years and includes contributions from great minds like Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton and the Wright Brothers. But it’s only been within the past 25 years or so ...

By Jack Roberts Published September 1, 2011

Equipment

EPA certifies Navistar midrange engine Navistar International Corp. has received certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its 2011 model year MaxxForce DT midrange diesel engine at 0.39 g/bHpHr NOx using Navistar’s in-cylinder NOx reduction technology. Navistar says the certification represents a 22 percent emissions ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2011

Journal

Three carriers seek to go public Filings come on heels of apparent industry rebound As strong second-quarter earnings by publicly traded trucking companies pointed to a likely rebound for the industry, three large carriers are seeking to sell stock in initial public offerings (IPOs). The IPOs would ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 2, 2010

Equipment

EPA, Navistar formally end litigation EPA, CARB move ahead with further SCR reviews The legal battle Navistar waged against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since March 2009 formally came to an end Aug. 16 when the two parties jointly filed to withdraw the lawsuit and a federal ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 1, 2010

Equipment

Navistar makes medium-duty splash TerraStar, new engine take aim at Class 4, 5 market At the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association’s Work Truck Show last month in St. Louis, Navistar announced its new MaxxForce 7 V-8 diesel engine and International TerraStar vocational truck, both aimed squarely at ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 1, 2010