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Business
Trailer orders continue seasonal slide
Preliminary trailer orders nationwide hit 21,200 units, "strong levels" according to FTR but continuing a traditional seasonal drop. Click for details.
June 11, 2018
Trucks
Illegal immigrants found hiding inside truck cab at Texas-Mexico border; USBP implements āOperation Big Rigā to combat smuggling
U.S. Border Patrol Agents discovered illegal immigrants packed into the cab of a semi that was attempting to cross from Mexico into Texas on Friday. Agents assigned to the Laredo Sector Border Patrol Checkpoint on Highway 83 north of Laredo referred a 2000 Peterbilt for secondary inspection after noticing the driverās nervous behavior. Six illegal [ā¦]
June 10, 2018
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July 7, 2025
Trucks
Eaton 7-speed Procision now covers medium-duty applications
Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies is expanding application coverage for its Procision 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission to include medium-duty utility, construction, tanker, refuse and municipal trucks. Existing 35,000 lbs. gross combined weight rating and maximum engine ratings of 300 horsepower and 660 lb.-ft. of torque remain unchanged. Featured as a part of the Cummins Integrated [ā¦]
June 10, 2018
Class 3-6
Ryder reserves 500 Chanje medium-duty electric vans
Ryder System announced that it has reserved 500 new Chanje Energy medium-duty electric panel vans, expanding its North American electric commercial truck rental andĀ ChoiceLeaseĀ fleet. The reservation will be executed as lease agreements for the Chanje electric vehicles (EVs) are finalized. Ryder is the exclusive sales channel and service partner for Chanje and its medium-duty EV [ā¦]
June 10, 2018
Business
Eaton extends application coverage for 7-speed Procision
Procision is paired with the Cummins B6.7 engine at many North American class 6 and 7 truck and bus manufacturers. Read more on this here.
June 8, 2018
Business
Ryder places order for 500 electric panel vans
Ryder System says it has reserved 500 new Chanje Energy medium-duty electric panel vans for its North American electric commercial truck rental &Ā ChoiceLeaseĀ fleet.
June 8, 2018
Trucks
Ford Commercial Solutions offers a step up from third-party telematics
All technology has a shelf life. For Ford Commercial Solutions, it was the complaints they kept hearing from fleets about third-party, OBD-II plug-in telematics devices that helped lead them to create new products that rely on Ford embedded modems. āThey are notoriously unreliable and they can be hard sometimes to update over the air,ā Lee [ā¦]
June 7, 2018
Trucks
Driver survives after his box truck is obliterated by a train
Recently released video below shows a box truck in Northern California becoming the first vehicle to be struck by aĀ Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) train. The truckās driver is shown going around the railroad crossing arms before being slammed by the train last Thursday in Santa Rosa. Though the truck was obliterated, the driver, 68-year-old [ā¦]
June 7, 2018
Trucks
Daimler plans Automated Truck Research and Development Center near Portland
Daimler Trucks plans to openĀ an Automated Truck Research and Development Center at its Swan Island, Ore., headquarters the company announced at its Capital Market and Technology Day Wednesday. The new research development will joinĀ a full-scale heavy-duty truck wind tunnel on Swan Island and the High Desert Proving Grounds nearby in Madras, Ore. DTNA Vice President [ā¦]
June 7, 2018
Business
FTR: Class 8 orders held high in May amidst āred-hot marketā
Class 8 truck orders in North America in May "continued to show exceptional strength,"says FTR, who reported preliminary truck orders 35,200 for the month.
June 7, 2018
Trucks
Allisonās medium-duty presence expanding with transmission offering in new Fuso truck
Allison Transmissionās presence in the Class 4 and Class 5 truck market has recently expanded with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America unveiling its new FUSO FE Gas series cabover work trucks. āWe are excited to offer our customers a choice of a gasoline-powered truck with the trusted commercial-grade Allison transmission in a market where demand [ā¦]
June 6, 2018
Trucks
Freightliner debuts two new electric trucks
Freightliner Trucks debuted two electric trucks on Wednesday during the Daimler Trucks Capital Market and Technology Day in Portland, Ore. The eM2 straight truck features up to 480 peak horsepower. The batteries provide 325 kWh of usable capacity, giving it a range of up to 230 miles. A 60-minute charge will get the batteries up [ā¦]
June 6, 2018
Trucks
Penskeās new Fleet Insight website designed to save fleets time & money
Penske Truck LeasingĀ announced the launch ofĀ Fleet Insight, a proprietary website designed exclusively for Penske customers to save them time and provide visibility and control. Fleet Insight is part of Penskeās overall connected fleet suite of products, offering customers a connected, streamlined and customizable home for their data. āThe launch of Fleet Insight is part of [ā¦]
June 6, 2018
Business
Freightliner debuts two new electric trucks
Freightliner tossed its hat into the electric truck ring, debuting two fully electric commercial trucksĀ during the Daimler Trucks Capital Market & Technology Day.
June 6, 2018
Business
Daimler plans Automated Truck Research and Development Center near Portland
Daimler Trucks plans to openĀ an Automated Truck Research and Development Center at its Swan Island, Ore., headquarters the company announced. Click for details.
June 6, 2018
Business
Navistar posts $55 million profit in second quarter
Navistar announced a second quarter 2018 net income of $55 million. Navistar's 2nd quarter profit was up more than $130 million from the same quarter a year ago
June 6, 2018
Business
Shell releases Starship freight ton efficiency results from cross-country test run
While the Starshipās fuel economy averaged 8.94 mpg, it achieved a freight ton efficiency average of 178.4 ton-miles per gallon. Read more on this.
June 6, 2018
Trucks
Marine turned trucker saves trooper during roadside attack
A trucker is credited with saving the life of a Wyoming State Trooper Monday who was being attacked by a suspect by the side of I-80. Media reports say trucker and 12-year Marine Corps veteranĀ Darren Phillips, a tanker driver for a Utah company, saw the suspect and the trooper wrestling, stopped his truck and ran [ā¦]
June 5, 2018
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