Class 3-6

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

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.

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

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.

Hino adds Cummins to Class 6-8 trucks

With production halted over emissions woes, Hino turns to Cummins for its L and XL Series trucks.

March 12, 2021

Project Z, Hino’s development path to zero emissions Class 4 through Class 8 trucks, leans on partnerships with technology leaders in advanced electrification drive systems.

Isuzu N-Series gets '22 update

The 2022i Isuzu N-Series diesel trucks will begin production in July and will be available in the U.S. in the third quarter this year.

March 10, 2021

Front of 2022 Isuzu N-Series diesel truck

Isuzu adds more power to Class 6 FTR, new FVR model

The company believes the Cummins B6.7 will appeal more broadly to fleets that need more power.

February 12, 2021

Availability of the B6.7 – the most popular diesel engine ever built by Cummins – marks the first time Isuzu has ever offered any engine other than its own on any of its models.

Daimler, Cummins partnership puts writing on the wall for DD5, DD8 engines

DTNA will wind down production of its DD5, DD8 engines through medium-duty partnership with Cummins.

February 23, 2021

eM2 medium-duty electric truck

Production underway on Isuzu gas NQR, NRR

The engine is matched to a six-speed Allison 1000 RDS transmission with power takeoff, marking the first time Isuzu has offered PTO in a gas-powered truck.

February 9, 2021

sean skinner, Isuzu Commercial Truck of Canada president, in front of Isuzu truck

Alternative power

Meritor readies electric axle production

February 3, 2021

Meritor has reached supplier agreements with Lion Electric, a Canadian manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles, Autocar, an American specialty truck manufacturer, and Volta Trucks, a London-based electric commercial vehicle startup. Each company will use the Blue Horizon 14Xe integrated ePowertrain in its production trucks.

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truck in a service bay

Extending engine oil drains could be as simple as opening the owner's manual

Depending on engine OEM and duty cycle, recommended drain intervals have skyrocketed by more than 300% over the 25,000 mile benchmark.

UPS is acquiring thousands of compressed natural gas trucks that will run on renewable natural gas.

Renewable natural gas gaining momentum with fleets

trucker at night outside of semi

Can fleets escape the ‘last stronghold of dirty trucking’?

vehicle charging sign

Fleets prepare for arrival of electric trucks in 2022

truck at Loves truck stop fuel pump

Truck-only miles tax passes Conn.'s legislature, amid road-funds debate

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