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Hyundai storms into the Americas with a Class 8 fuel cell in tow
Hyundai is ushering back an old school design with new school technology.
August 7, 2024
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A deep dive with Isuzu's battery electric NRR EV
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Alternative fuel efficient: Peterbilt's 579 with Cummins' X15N nat gas engine
More than a decade after its demise, big natural gas power is back.
July 19, 2024
Peterbilt Model 579 natural gas
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Quick spin: Pete's electric Model 579
The Model 579EV is a strong zero emission entry for applications that need a lot of power but not a lot of range.
July 15, 2024
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Peterbilt powered by Cummins' X15N natural gas engine: How does it compare to diesel?
Cummins' X15N natural gas engine is its latest, greatest and biggest natural gas engine.
July 5, 2024
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Peterbilt's digital mirrors a giant leap forward in how drivers look backward
The side rearview mirror hasn't seen a lot of innovation since its birth at the 1911 Indy 500, until now.
May 30, 2024
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The biggest and most power powerful 'green' engine I've ever driven
The D17 is the largest and most powerful diesel engine Volvo's ever put in a truck.
May 4, 2024
Volvo FH16
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A quick spin in Volvo's all-new VNL
Volvo's new VNL is 90% new, 10% more efficient and 100% cool.
March 8, 2024
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Quick spin: 'Beginning of a new era' with the revamped VNL
Volvo changed everything with its all-new VNL.
February 14, 2024
Revamped VNL
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Mack's zero-emission MD shines at ground zero for electric trucks
With up to 185 hp continuous power and 260 hp at peak, the MD Electric packs plenty of oomph and three-times the torque of its diesel-powered sibling, and Mack is launching a subscription program to support it.
October 31, 2023
Mack MD Electric truck
Test Drives
The 'Mackification' of the medium duty segment
As recently as four or five years ago, if you saw Mack on a job site it was probably one of a few things: a Granite dump, a Pinnacle (or maybe a Titan) dropping off a load, or a really, really old Freedom – or even older D Model.
September 27, 2023
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Test drive: The Model 589, Peterbilt's successor to the 389
Peterbilt's Model 589, which will phase out an icon, was a truck more than 523 weeks in the making.
May 9, 2023
Peterbilt Model 589
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Quick spin: Nikola Tre battery-electric semi
Nikola appears to have righted itself on the backs of smooth technology and a premium fit and finish that figures to make it a viable OEM for fleets embracing the zero-emission future and the cabover design of the past.
March 15, 2023
Nikola Tre
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December 21, 2022
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Watch: Jacobs demonstrates cylinder deactivation and active decompression technology
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November 28, 2022
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Torc Robotics autonomous truck a mostly boring ride
Daimler subsidiary Torc Robotics gave CCJ a ride inside one of their autonomous Freightliners this week in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
November 17, 2022
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Watch: Driving recap of Volvo's VNR Electric
Get a detailed breakdown on how you can tell the truck is ready to move in the absence of the familiar sound of a running diesel engine.
November 2, 2022
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Watch: Freightliner preps enhancements for its M2, SD models
The SD and M2 get some Cascadia-esque updates on the outside but the interior and tech get the most attention.
September 20, 2022
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