Jason Cannon (HWT)Jason Cannon is the Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. He has a Class A CDL and is a graduate of the Porsche Sport Driving School. Reach him at [email protected].VocationalFirst Terex Crossover 8000 deliveredCrane Works Inc. has taken delivery of the first production model Terex Crossover 8000, an 80 ton capacity class boom truck. The company says the truck’s X-pattern outrigger positioning eliminates the need for the front stabilizer jack, typically required for boom cranes to counteract the weight of the engine when lifting. This decreases overall crane length […]July 23, 2014HomeThe birth of a concept truck: Designing outside the boxWhen it comes to concept trucks, Peterbilt’s Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience (WAVE) truck is in a class by itself. Unlike Navistar’s Horizon and Freightliner’s Revolution, which at least had the skeletal structure of a heavy-duty production truck, Peterbilt’s WAVE is a concept in every definition of the word. Designed and built in collaboration with the […]July 22, 2014VocationalPete 220 cabover enters productionThe first new Peterbilt medium-duty cabover Model 220 – featuring numerous enhancements to performance, durability and the operating environment – rolled off the assembly line at the company’s COE manufacturing facility in Mexicali, Mexico this week. The Class 6 and 7 truck, which was introduced earlier this year during the Mid-America Trucking Show, is now […]July 18, 2014VocationalInternational ships first 9, 10 liter SCR work truck enginesNavistar, Inc. said Tuesday it has started customer shipments of its first International DuraStar and International WorkStar vehicles with the company’s 9- and 10-liter engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology. The company’s internal testing shows these products are delivering up to eight percent in fuel economy improvement over the previous generation. “Our field test customers are seeing […]July 15, 2014VocationalIsuzu rolls out new N-Series modelIsuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. has introduced the latest addition to its wide range of N-Series diesel trucks, the NPR-XD. With a gross vehicle weight rating of 16,000-lb., the NPR-XD bridges the gap between the NPR-HD (GVWR of 14,500-lb.) and the 17,950-lb. GVWR NQR. The new model was announced this week as part of […]July 14, 2014PerspectivesHazed headlamp home remediesMy wife’s car, a 2005 Chevy Equinox, has seen its fair share of use in nearly 10 years. At more than 110,000 miles, it’s shuttled my kids to and from various activities for almost a decade. Overall, it’s been a solid vehicle, but a little more than a year ago the passenger-side headlamp lens started […]July 10, 2014Class 3-6Ford commercial van sales taking offFord Motor Company June 2014 U.S. sales of 222,064 vehicles declined 6 percent from a year ago, but sales of Transit Connect posted a best-ever sales month, following record sales in May Transit Connect sales totaled 4,573 vehicles – a 29 percent gain over 2013. Retail sales increased 55 percent, with strong sales coming from […]July 7, 2014TrucksWORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Air mailToday’s video comes to you via my hometown, Birmingham, Ala. This may be the most viral video involving the USPS since Lance Armstrong stepped off into oblivion. Anyone who’s gotten mail in Birmingham (or didn’t get it) isn’t surprised by this. The biggest surprise is that it happened in broad daylight and this guy never […]July 7, 2014VocationalTEST DRIVE: 2014 Kenworth K370 caboverIf you’ve never been to the observation deck of the St. Louis Arch or the Space Needle in Seattle, the view is pretty incredible; not so much the scenery, but the fact that you can practically see forever. Kenworth’s K370 – the company’s revamped cabover – could be added to that list. Sure it may […]June 30, 2014PerspectivesAn F-150 you don’t even need a license to driveFord pumps millions of marketing dollars into campaigns each year with the sole purpose of getting drivers behind the wheel of an F-150. However, their latest tactic gives new meaning to the phrase, “from the cradle to the grave.” You don’t even need a driver’s license to drive this new version of the F-150, but […]June 25, 2014Previous PagePage 44 of 102Next PageTop StoriesBusinessMarten Transport CEO stepping down, Randy Marten to returnRandy Marten previously served as Chief Executive Officer from January 2005 to May 2021, and President from June 1986 to June 2008.RegulationsU.S. 'pausing' work visas for commercial truck driversBusinessLandstar seeking potential Mexico exitBusinessC.R. England backs massive rail mergerFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
