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Test drive: the Nikola Zero UTV that will give rise to the Nikola One tractor
Nikola Motor Company (NMC) has positioned itself to rival electric auto-maker Tesla for the crown of trucking’s King of Alternative Power, but much like Elon Musk and his various side businesses, Nikola founder Trevor Milton has also divested his team’s talents. Next year, NMC will debut its Nikola Zero utility vehicle (UTV), targeting military applications […]
December 20, 2017
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Nikola’s new electric UTV shown shredding competition, including Ford
You know vehicle development has taken an interesting turn when an all-electric UTV is powerful enough to not only easily shame off-road competitors but top sports cars, too. Nikola Powersports released a video this week showing its new plug-in 4×4 Nikola NZT (formally Nikola Zero in development) getting a late start against both the 2017 […]
December 20, 2017
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Did that just happen? Another Class 8 electric truck debuts
Photo: Thor Trucks CEO Dakota Semlar’s LinkedIn page Don’t blink. You might just miss another new Class 8 electric truck. This week, Thor Trucks, an L.A.-based startup founded by two twenty-somethings, unveiled its first battery-powered big rig, the ET-One, which starts around $150,000 with a 100-mile range. Okay, so right off the bat, that’s remarkably […]
December 13, 2017
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Cummins Westport L9N, B6.7N natural gas engines get EPA certification
Cummins Westport‘s L9N and B6.7N natural gas engines received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certifications for 2018, the company announced Wednesday. Both engines meet CARB’s optional Low NOx standards, as well as 2017 EPA greenhouse gas emission (GHG) requirements, putting them among the cleanest engines available today for trucks and […]
December 13, 2017
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Rush Truck Rodeo tech solves three problems in under 18 minutes
You’ve got three problems with a truck and only 45 minutes to fix them all. But what if it only takes you 17 minutes and 42 seconds? Well, then that’s the guy you want on your team, and in this case, Rush Truck Centers and Hino is lucky to have him. Tom Marchini, senior manager […]
December 11, 2017
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Mack Trucks names new president
Volvo Construction Equipment President Martin Weissburg has been named President of Mack Trucks, succeeding Dennis Slagle, who has led the company since 2008. The move is effective June 1, 2018. Weissburg has served as President of Volvo Construction Equipment since 2014. He joined the Volvo Group in 2005 as President of Volvo Financial Services Americas, and […]
December 10, 2017
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Test drive: the Nikola Zero UTV that will give rise to the Nikola One tractor
Nikola Motor Company (NMC) has positioned itself to rival electric auto-maker Tesla for the crown of trucking’s King of Alternative Power, but much like Elon Musk and his various side businesses, Nikola founder Trevor Milton has also divested his team’s talents. Next year, NMC will debut its Nikola Zero utility vehicle (UTV), targeting military applications […]
November 29, 2017
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Restored Soviet screw-propelled truck takes on land and water
Okay, so you wouldn’t want to drive it over asphalt or concrete. Nonetheless, a former Soviet military truck built with two giant stainless steel screw propellers looks like a lot of fun to drive. All-Terrain Vehicles Plant, based in Russia, has restored the truck and posted it on their website alongside other impressive off-road vehicles, […]
November 27, 2017
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Utility truck stolen as driver is elevated in bucket putting up Christmas decorations
A utility truck driver who had been elevated in his bucket hanging Christmas decorations on a power pole suddenly got jerked away as a thief made off with his truck. Surveillance video obtained from wlwt.com shows the public works employee in Cincinnati hanging on to the hydraulic arm of his bucket truck as the would-be […]
November 21, 2017
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Test drive: Mack’s new driver-centric Granite
The Mack brand is built on the idea of ruggedness and toughness and the Granite is the punch to the gut of its truck lineup.
October 26, 2017
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World’s first PHEV cement truck built in China
Two Chinese automotive companies have paired up to create the world’s first plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) cement truck. Efficient Drivetrains, Inc., which produces zero emissions hybrid and electric drivetrain solutions, teamed up with Shannxi Automotive, a medium and heavy duty truck manufacturer, to build a Class 8, 32-ton cement mixer. An EDI PowerDrive 8000 PHEV […]
October 16, 2017
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First look: International HV vocational truck
The HV borrows its cab interior from the International LT long-haul and RH regional-haul tractors.
October 11, 2017
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Kenworth T880 vocational truck training videos now available
Kenworth has launched the T880 Driver Academy training video series for customers operating Kenworth’s T880 flagship vocational model. It just makes good sense to master the T880 vocational truck which is hard at work in mixer, dump, heavy haul, bulk haul, oilfield, logging and refuse applications. “Our new T880 Driver Academy video series is an […]
October 10, 2017
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Isuzu offers first Spanish website in the U.S. for low cab forward trucks
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America announced that www.isuzucv.com is now available in Spanish as well as English, making it the first distributor of low cab forward trucks in the U.S. to provide a Spanish-language website to consumers. “Spanish is the second most-spoken language in the United States,” said Shaun Skinner, president of Isuzu Commercial Truck […]
October 9, 2017
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Dana’s weight-saving Spicer S140 axle now available on medium-duty Peterbilt trucks
Dana Incorporated announced that its Spicer S140 Series single-reduction, single-drive axle is now available as an option on medium-duty vehicles from Peterbilt, including the 220, 330, 337, and 348 models. This axle is designed to support Class 6 and 7 applications with gross axle weight ratings (GAWR) from 17,000 through 21,000 pounds. Weighing up to […]
October 5, 2017
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Ford recalling 2018 F-150 Raptor SuperCab, 2015 F-650, 2015 F-750 and 2017 F-150 and Super Duty trucks
Ford is issuing recalls for the 2018 F-150 Raptor SuperCab, 2015 F-650, 2015 F-750 and 2017 F-150 and Super Duty trucks. 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCab non-moonroof vehicles Ford is issuing a safety recall for approximately 42 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCab non-moonroof vehicles that may be missing rivets in the roof structure. In affected […]
October 4, 2017
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Hino opening additional U.S. plant, new Class 7 & Class 8 trucks among lineup
A Class 8 Hino truck? Yes, that and a new Class 7 truck will be produced starting in 2019 at a new assembly plant that the company will be building in Mineral Wells, West Virginia, close to its current plant which recently celebrated a 10-year anniversary. Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. President Takashi Ono made the […]
September 27, 2017
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Allison expecting to debut new 9-speed transmission in 2020
Allison Transmission announced it will release a nine-speed fully automatic transmission for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle markets around the globe by 2020, ahead of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Phase 2 greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards. The new transmission is the successor to Allison’s 2000 Series six-speed automatic […]
September 27, 2017
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