Trucks

Achates diesel earns CALSTART praise ahead of Walmart demo

Following roughly 17 years of R&D, a Peterbilt 579 has been equipped with a near-zero emissions, two-stroke diesel engine from Achates that the company says meets 2027 emissions and costs far less than competing four-strokers.

May 11, 2021

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Economic trends

Component drag on truck and trailer builds improving, "but not a lot"

Freight growth remains sturdy as fleets anticipate needing additional trucks to expand capacity throughout 2021.

May 6, 2021

The supply chain is currently stressed, limiting the number of new trucks and trailers that can be produced.

Regs violations fines increased; thousands of Internationals recalled

DOT has increased fines across all agencies, including FMCSA, for regulations violations. Also: Navistar is recalling more than 10,000 International trucks; Daimler launching products, services to support electric truck buyers; more.

May 4, 2021

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Volvo Trucks, union reach agreement to end strike

Volvo Trucks North America and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new five-year contract.

April 30, 2021

UAW Local 2069 workers in went on strike Saturday, April 17, following the lapse of a 30-day extension to a five-year contract that expired March 15.

Volvo, UAW strike negotiations 'ongoing'

The United Auto Workers union went on strike April 17 at Volvo Trucks North America's New River Valley truck assembly plant.

April 29, 2021

UAW previously went on strike at Volvo's NRV plant in February 2008, and an agreement was reached the following month.

We got to test Peterbilt's new medium duty trucks

The updates to Peterbilt's medium duty line are straightforward and practical.

April 29, 2021

Peterbilt truck

Mack celebrating 100th anniversary in Canada

Mack introduced a special badge to commemorate the anniversary that will be used in various applications throughout the year. Also: Women in Trucking names Driver of the Year; Daimler, Paccar, Utility Trailer recall equipment;

April 28, 2021

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Used truck market goes 'through the roof'

Market data indicates that the newest trucks in the marketplace should appreciate in the near term.

April 20, 2021

semi trucks parked in a row

Volvo truck union going on strike

Union members had been working under a 30-day extension since its contract expired March 15.

April 17, 2021

The NRV plant employs more than 3,300 people, about 2,900 of whom are UAW members.

Manufacturers call on Biden to fix chip shortage

Chip supplies for trucks, aftermarket parts, safety technologies and zero-emission powertrains are scarce and slowing production as demand for high-tech equipment grows. Eager to help, OEMs have offered fix-it strategies to the Biden administration.

April 14, 2021

To help bring an end to the global chip shortage, engine and vehicle manufacturers have asked the Biden administration to focus more on addressing their needs for semiconductors.

Pete debuts four new vocational models

After 25 years, Peterbilt overhauls its medium duty truck lineup.

April 7, 2021

Designed for the Class 5 and Class 6 non-CDL lease and rental markets, the Model 535 and Model 536 were born from a clean sheet design and a development program that took five years.

Isuzu working to bring self-driving to medium-duty

The effort will integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology into several Isuzu medium-duty N-Series trucks to produce SAE Level 4 delivery vehicles.

April 7, 2021

The two companies hope the collaboration will accelerate the commercialization of autonomous delivery fleets while contributing to a safer and more sustainable logistics community in the future.

Economic trends

Truck orders unaffected by assembly slowdowns

Many OEMs are already struggling to keep up with demand as a global shortage of semiconductors and supply limitations of various other components have crimped production plans for Volvo, Mack, Kenworth and Peterbilt.

April 6, 2021

Mack lehigh valley operations

Alternative power

Freightliner electric trucks now available for order

Nearly 750,000 collective miles have been accumulated on the early Freightliner electric fleet to-date.

April 6, 2021

At start of production, both Freightliner battery electric models will come equipped with the all-new Detroit ePowertrain.

Kenworth's all-new medium duty lineup has automotive vibe

Kenworth's production-ready trucks are purposefully built to fully address critical medium-duty market needs of fleet customers and drivers.

April 5, 2021

Kenworth, Pete hit by semiconductor shortage

Paccar expects a semiconductor shortage will continue for at least the next few months.

March 31, 2021

Semi-truck assembly line

Get powertrain gains through new technology

Cummins and Allison are trusted powertrain icons who recently talked about steps fleets can take to maximize powertrain efficiency during the virtual 2021 Work Truck Show.

March 26, 2021

Global supply shortages begin to hit heavy truck builds

The parent of Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America said beginning next month the company will implement production stoppages across its global truck manufacturing operations.

March 24, 2021

Mack Trucks expects assembly disruptions at its Lehigh Valley Operations in the coming months.

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Supply side constraints will keep the truckload market very tight in the near-term.

Analyst says "This is perhaps the strongest freight market ever for carriers."

Freight volume, rates and capacity utilization all drove a record-setting month, despite poor fuel conditions.

semi truck parked with hood up

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transparent semi truck with transparent hand in front of truck holding marijuana leaf

Legal or not, the DOT has thoughts on marijuana use

The supply chain is currently stressed, limiting the number of new trucks and trailers that can be produced.

Component drag on truck and trailer builds improving, "but not a lot"

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