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Test Drives
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
Trucks
Peterbilt retiring its 389 for new, wider model
Peterbilt Tuesday sent its Model 389 off in style, officially introducing the Model 589 at an event that included a Pride & Class truck show at Texas Motor Speedway.
May 9, 2023
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July 7, 2025
Natural gas
Shell rolls out Starship 3.0 with Cummins' new X15N natural gas engine
Starship 3.0 is equipped with Cummins new X15N natural gas engine and is fueled by Shell Renewable Natural Gas, a carbon negative fuel.
May 3, 2023
Class 7-8
STEMCO releasing one of its 'most revolutionary products' yet
STEMCO's new Axle-Torq axle fastener is designed to be easily installed and to reduce causes of installation failure.
March 29, 2023
Battery electric
Mack adding all-electric option to its MD models
The battery electric version of the MD is Mack's first on-highway electric model, and it sits alongside Mack's LR Electric refuse truck in the company's zero emissions line.
March 8, 2023
Class 7-8
Eaton's latest engine tech saves fuel, cuts emissions
Testing from FEV North America shows fuel savings and lower emissions with Eaton's cylinder deactivation and late intake valve closing.
March 1, 2023
Class 7-8
ZF lane keeping technology now available on new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks
ZF's driver assistance technology is making its debut in North America on Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks.
February 22, 2023
Equipment controls
Plus lands OEM partner for its autonomous truck upfit
Plus' autonomous driving suite finds a global partner and should hit the U.S. market as factory-fit standard equipment next year.
February 22, 2023
Equipment
Cummins' new 48-volt 10-liter engine slashes emissions while improving fuel economy
Cummins' latest fuel-agnostic engine, the X10, will roll out in 2026 with 'a step change in fuel economy' and exceptionally low emissions.
February 13, 2023
Class 7-8
Parking brake failure, rollaway risk impacting 11K trucks
The following safety recalls were issued Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
February 6, 2023
Trucks
Freightliner debuts second SuperTruck
SuperTruck II achieved an aerodynamic drag reduction of more than 12% over SuperTruck I and its prototype 13-liter engine reduced fuel consumption by 5.7%.
February 1, 2023
Autonomous
Pronto focusing more on off-road autonomy as on-highway software challenges remain
Though strides have been made in autonomous driving technology, software still "can't generalize and predict" as well as developers had hoped, said Pronto Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Ognen Stojanovski.
January 31, 2023
Regulations
USPS contractor arrested, charged in wreck that killed family of 5
A Colorado mail truck driver was arrested and charged with multiple felonies Thursday, including vehicular homicide, following a deadly accident on Interstate 25 this past summer that killed a family traveling home in an SUV.
December 13, 2022
Economic trends
Rail strike back on the table, this time for December
The U.S. narrowly avoided a potentially disastrous rail strike in September, but it now looms over early December.
November 21, 2022
Test Drives
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
Test Drives
All-electric Kenworth T680E delivers a smooth, powerful ride
The Kenworth T680E is easy to drive and delivers a better experience in terms of acceleration, handling and braking over its diesel counterpart.
September 1, 2022
Trucks
Freightliner revamps its M2 and SD models
The M2 112 Plus and 114SD Plus get the DD13 Gen 5 engine and its new vocational power ratings.
September 13, 2022
Class 7-8
Class 8 orders grow 98 percent month over month
FTR attributes the sudden bump to OEMs who began placing a limited number of orders for the first quarter of 2023 and states it appears the truck makers “have returned to the pattern of the first quarter of this year when orders averaged 21,100 units.”
September 6, 2022
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