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Ford Transit helping fight hunger this holiday season
Ford jumped feet first into the holiday spirit this season, donating five Transit Connect cargo vans to organizations that provide hunger relief services. The groups in the Kansas City, Louisville, Miami, Phoenix and Dallas metropolitan areas will use the vans to pick up food, take it to their facilities and deliver it to recipients. Each […]
November 25, 2015
Vocational
High-tech powder can expand natural gas storage capacity
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have developed a powder that will expand storage capacity for natural gas to the point that vehicles equipped with the high-tech crystals will have the same driving range as their petroleum-fueled counterparts.
November 25, 2015
Class 3-6
Webasto offers HVAC cargo climate for Ram ProMaster
Webasto is now offering Ram ProMaster and other similar work vans aftermarket, integrated climate control that doesn't interfere with cargo space.
November 24, 2015
Vocational
Ryder activates online winter preparedness hub
Ryder activated its online Winter Preparedness Hub which offers tips on how to winterize fleets.
November 23, 2015
Vocational
Xplore launches tablet for tough work
The XSLATE D10, manufactured by Xplore, is an Android tablet designed for tough working conditions.
November 23, 2015
Class 3-6
GM recalling some CNG trucks and vans
General Motors says it will recall certain model year 2013-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD, Chevrolet Express and GMC Sierra HD vehicles, along with model year 2013 GMC Savana compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles that fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 303 “Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles.” In the affected […]
November 16, 2015
Class 3-6
Ford could sell 1 million EcoBoost engines this year
Through October, Ford sold 210,239 EcoBoost-powered F-150 trucks in the U.S.
November 12, 2015
Class 3-6
Ram ProMaster gets time in SEMA limelight thanks to Mopar
Two impressive Ram work vans joined show-stopping trucks and cars this week at the Speciality Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas.
November 6, 2015
Class 3-6
Ford announced E-Series recall
Ford will recall 72 2016 Ford E-Series cutaway and chassis cab vehicles over concerns with the trailer brake controller.
October 28, 2015
Class 3-6
PICS: Ford Transit flexes ‘flexibility’ muscles in 11 cool upfit specs
Ford Transit offers 58 vehicle configurations and specialty customization potential through upfitters.
October 19, 2015
Class 3-6
Metris named ‘Best Commercial Vehicle’
The 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris midsize commercial van won the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) “Best Commercial Vehicle” award at this year’s TAWA Texas Truck Rodeo. The two-day event, held at the historic Knibbe Ranch outside San Antonio,Texas, took place on Oct. 8-9. Eighty-eight vehicles vied for awards in more than 20 categories during the two-day […]
October 13, 2015
Class 3-6
New work van partition for work vans
Ranger Design Inc. has launched a new Max View Clear Top Polycarbonate safety partition for work vans. These composite bulkhead partitions have been designed to provide a solid, secure barrier between the occupants of the van and the cargo, while increasing visibility and reducing blind spots, the company says. Available next month for most popular cargo […]
October 1, 2015
Class 3-6
USPS places order for Ram ProMaster
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has ordered just more than 9,000 unibody, front-wheel-drive Ram ProMaster 2500 cargo vansto add to its fleet. The 9,113 2016 Ram ProMaster 2500 cargo vans feature a gasoline-fueled 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine rated at 280-horsepower output with peak torque of 260 lb.-ft. The engine is paired with a six-speed automatic […]
September 29, 2015
Class 3-6
TEST DRIVE: 2016 Mercedes Benz Metris
Mercedes Benz’ segment-exclusive midsize Metris has barely arrived on dealer lots in the U.S., but it’s already sold out through early next year. Metris product manager Jan ten Haaf says what sets Metris most apart from the field is the ease in which Metris goes where most commercial vans rarely dared go before – namely low-clearance […]
September 25, 2015
Class 3-6
New 64 gallon autogas tank for Ford E-450
The new tank is a 56 percent increase in the amount of fuel available in the standard 41-usable gallon tank option.
September 16, 2015
Class 3-6
Ford vans are top seller in 47 states
Ford has emerged as the largest and fastest-growing manufacturer of commercial vans in the U.S. thanks to strong sales of its Transit vans in the first half of 2015. according to Ford analysis of IHS new vehicle registrations through June. Ford vans have been America’s best-selling commercial vans for 36 years, but with Transit, its versatility […]
September 9, 2015
Class 3-6
Ram 9-speed trans getting new name
Ram’s 948TE nine-speed automatic is tried and tested – to the tune of more than one million having been made since May 2013. To celebrate the milestone for the transmission that moves its ProMaster, Ram inducted its nine-speed in the TorqueFlite family. The TorqueFlite automatic transmission has a long history, dating back to 1956. First […]
September 6, 2015
Class 3-6
Ford Transit granted FMCSA exhaust exemption
Ford has been granted an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for Transit vans, whose exhaust system location do not meet federal requirements. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) require the exhaust system of a bus powered by a gasoline engine to discharge to the atmosphere “at or within six inches forward of the rearmost part […]
August 12, 2015
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