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2013 Makes and Models

Light- and medium-duty Class 1-6 Truck makers revamp lineups, debut new models in response to growing market Both the light- and medium-duty truck markets are seeing some noteworthy changes for 2013, including new models, redesigns, updated engines, revamped platforms and alternative fuel versions. Here are some highlights: ...

By admin Published October 6, 2012

Special Report: Light- and Medium-Duty Equipment Roundup

NG offerings dominate latest products While Class 8 trucks and tractors remain the bread and butter for most North American fleet operations, a growing number of equipment options exist for fleets spec’ing light- and medium-duty vehicles, spanning everything from small urban delivery vans like the Chevy ...

By Jack Roberts Published June 1, 2012

Equipment

Values come honestly Volvo’s safety culture originates from company’s home turf It’s one of the perks of my job – getting to take a tractor-trailer down the highway through the Swedish countryside for a little taste of trucking outside U.S. borders. And you always can count on ...

By Jack Roberts Published December 1, 2011

Makes and Models 2012

Light- and medium-duty Class 1-6 Truck makers revamp lineups, debut new models in response to growing market The light-duty truck market isn’t seeing many changes for 2012, but the same can’t be said for the medium-duty truck makers, which are launching several new models and introducing big ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2011

UPS

UPS Atlanta Takes fuel efficiency matters into its own hands by helping to create a lighter, more fuel-efficient delivery van. Rattling the cage P&D giant UPS takes a proactive approach to controlling fuel costs When fuel prices suddenly shot up to unprecedented levels in 2008, the management team at UPS surveyed ...

By Jack Roberts Published July 1, 2011

Special Report

An Alternative Universe By John G. Smith Today’s medium-duty trucks now are moving under the power of everything from alternative fuels to battery packs, and every option offers unique benefits — and challenges Vehicles play an important role in a business when the mere mention of their color ...

By CCJ Staff Published June 7, 2011

Jack Roberts

A new take on an old concept Commercial vans making a comeback Fifty years ago, Ford revolutionized the commercial vehicle world with the debut of its Econoline commercial van. Granted, there were delivery vehicles before the Econoline; there even were full-blown delivery vans developed by now-defunct truck ...

By Jack Roberts Published May 1, 2011

Equipment

Cat launches on-highway truck Navistar partnership results in ‘historic day’ When Caterpillar announced in 2008 that it would be entering the on-highway truck market, there was great interest and speculation as to just how much of a Caterpillar truck the final product actually would be; after all, ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 1, 2011