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Class 7-8: Page 5

Trucks
Watch: Ride along in Western Star's new 57X
Ride along with CCJ Chief Editor Jason Cannon as he takes a spin around the Detroit-Metro area in the most fuel efficient Western Star ever built.
August 26, 2022
Jason Cannon driving the new western star 57X
Equipment controls
Waymo, Freightliner set to test first redundant system autonomous truck
Often referred to as "high-driving automation," Level 4 autonomy requires no human interaction to operate a vehicle between two set points.
August 24, 2022
Freightliner Waymo truck
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July 7, 2025
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Test Drives
Quick spin: International LT gets next-gen update, new global powertrain
International is giving its on-highway LT Series a facelift after 6 years, and it's getting the last combustion engine that parent company Traton Group says it will ever develop.
August 22, 2022
International LT Series tractor
Trucks
International debuts its first integrated powertrain, powered by new 13-liter
International rolls out "the last combustion engine that we will ever develop," its first-ever transmission and a compact aftertreatment package.
August 16, 2022
Mathias Carlbaum
Hydrogen fuel cell
Kenworth fuel cell interest 'amazing' as hydrogen combustion also gains ground
While Kenworth isn't picking favorites in the growing race towards zero emissions, they're definitely seeing more interest in their fuel cell T680 FCEV alongside their all-electric models. Calls for hydrogen combustion are also on the rise.
August 17, 2022
Kenworth T680 FCEV
Test Drives
Test drive: Western Star 57X
Western Star's 57X is a high-level premium tractor that the company hopes will appeal to independents and small fleets.
August 3, 2022
Western Star 57X
Trucks
Western Star debuts new on-highway truck, 57X
Western Star first introduced an aero model in 2014, but the model is being replaced.
August 2, 2022
Western Star 57X
Trucks
Watch: More driving and details on Peterbilt's new Model 579
Watch as CCJ Chief Editor Jason Cannon spends some time getting the walk-around details on Peterbilt's Model 579 before striking out on the open road.
August 1, 2022
Jason Cannon test driving the Peterbilt Model 579
Test Drives
Test drive: Peterbilt's refreshed Model 579
Peterbilt's new Model 579 is the perfect blend of new school tech and old school trucking.
July 20, 2022
Black Peterbilt Model 579
Alternative power
New hydrogen, nat gas tank may provide 'disruptive technology' for fleets
Hexagon Composites has teamed up with Austrian-based Cryoshelter to help market a new fuel tank that's capable of providing trucks with range-extending liquified hydrogen and renewable natural gas.
June 8, 2022
Hexagon Cryoshelter liquified hydrogen
Economic trends
Truck orders slide, but seasonally a 'surprise'
Truck orders are entering a seasonally weak time of year as OEMs typically have yet to open build schedules for next year.
June 7, 2022
Worker assembling a truck
Alternative power
Fleets share ride and drive impressions of zero emission trucks and vans
Fleets looking to shrink their carbon footprint provide feedback on zero emission trucks and vans from a recent ride and drive event at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, California.
June 3, 2022
ACT Expo ride and drive zero emission vehicles
Business
Cargo theft activity expected to pick up over Memorial Day weekend
CargoNet warns of increased theft activity over the holiday weekend. Also: Diesel prices drop slightly; Bendix is hosting a ride-and-drive event at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama; Landstar lands on Fortune 500 list.
May 25, 2022
cargo thief by trailer
Alternative power
Cummins hydrogen engine offers more capability, lower cost over all-electric
Cummins, Inc.
Cummins talked with CCJ about their recently debuted 15-liter hydrogen engine which they see as an ideal bridge to zero emissions for regional and long-haul where all-electric may not be an ideal fit.
May 20, 2022
Cummins X15H hydrogen engine
Class 7-8
Tesla Semi reservations start at $20K
Your first Tesla Semi can be reserved for $20,000. Subsequent reservations cost more.
May 18, 2022
Tesla Semi Ruan
Test Drives
Test drive: Isuzu's hulked up F-Series
Isuzu leapt into unfamiliar territory for MY2022: the Class 7 segment and offering a non-Isuzu engine for the first time.
May 17, 2022
Isuzu F-Series truck
Battery electric
Volvo rolls out latest VNR Electric and an autonomous diesel VNL
Volvo Trucks debuted an autonomous diesel VNL and a next generation VNR Electric this week at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, Calif.
May 13, 2022
A battery-powered ECR25 Electric Excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment at ACT Expo
Alternative power
Freightliner unveils new electric eCascadia
The fully battery electric eCascadia originally made its debut in 2018 as a proof of concept before swiftly being handed off to demonstration fleets with almost 50 trucking customers running real freight in the real world.
May 9, 2022
Freightliner eCascadia truck
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Transportation worker in safety vest checking truck documentation at vehicle inspection point
Regulations
DOT docks California $40 million for ELP compliance failure
FMCSA is withholding $40,685,225 in Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program funding from California.
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Business
'Shocking' Montgomery Transport closure 'like losing family'
Fleet Compliance
Business
The cost of fleet compliance failures
Security camera overlooking red semi-truck at warehouse loading dock
Business
Cargo theft costs trucking $18 million per day, most loads never recovered
Worker in safety vest checking truck tire in industrial manufacturing facility
Trucks
Trump delays heavy truck tariff one month, adds medium-duty tax
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