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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
Vocational
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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2017 Rush Tech Rodeo champion surprised by win
Sometimes, you may think the day’s been a total waste until someone else comes along and helps you put it all into perspective. That was the case this week for Rush Truck Center technician Justin Euler. He thought he had more or less blown his chances at winning at the 12th annual Rush Tech Skills […]
December 13, 2017
Trucks
Pepsi places 100 orders for Tesla Semi, largest known reservation so far
PepsiCo has reserved 100 of Tesla’s new electric Semi trucks the beverage and snack maker confirmed Tuesday, placing the largest-known single order for the electric big rig to-date. With the reservation price ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 per unit, PepsiCo spent between $500,000 and $2 million to reserve the 100 trucks. Anheuser-Busch held that distinction […]
December 13, 2017
Business
Cummins Westport L9N, B6.7N natural gas engines get EPA certification
Two Cummins Westport natural gas engines recently received EPA and CARB certifications for 2018. Get more information right here on Commercial Carrier Journal.
December 13, 2017
Business
Peterbilt adds rear disc brakes to Model 579
Peterbilt recently announced it is adding rear disc brakes to the Model 579 to show the company's dedication to safety and drive performance. Details on CCJ.
December 13, 2017
Business
Bill in Congress would require side underride guards on trailers, bolster rear guards
Lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that could require tractor-trailers to be equipped with side underride guards to protect car occupants in accidents.
December 13, 2017
Trucks
Winners of 2017 Rush Tech Skills Rodeo announced
With $225,000 in cash and prizes, you could safely say that Christmas came a little early for the winners of the 2017 Rush Truck Centers Tech Skills Rodeo. Rush Enterprises CEO Rusty Rush played the role of Santa, so to speak, handing out checks and prizes 40 times from a stage within a large conference […]
December 12, 2017
Trucks
Industry leaders Rusty Rush & Michael McRoberts of Rush Enterprises talk electric trucks, the growing Tech Rodeo, domestic energy & market conditions
When the time comes, Rusty Rush, head of the nation’s largest truck dealership network, Rush Truck Centers, will be willing to add bays to his dealerships to accommodate electric trucks, but at this point, like so many other industry leaders, he’s carefully watching as battery-powered, commercial vehicles slowly ease into a market dominated by diesel. […]
December 12, 2017
Business
More than 400,000 Freightliner, Western Star trucks recalled
Over 400,000 Freightliner and Western Star trucks from the last decade are being recalled due to a defect that could potentially cause brake lights not to work.
December 12, 2017
Trucks
Dallas dominates list of Rush Truck Tech Rodeo finalists
A record 1,400-plus entrants, mostly mechanics, tested for a shot to participate at the 2017 Rush Truck Centers Tech Skills Rodeo in San Antonio this week. Only 187 made the trip. Following Monday’s elimination rounds, that number has been reduced to 31, with Dallas having most of the finalists–five in all. Winners will be announced […]
December 12, 2017
Business
PepsiCo latest to place order for Tesla Semi
PepsiCo reserves 100 Tesla electric semi-trucks which marks the largest single order for the electric truck to-date. Learn more on Commercial Carrier Journal.
December 12, 2017
Business
Meritor intros first new products to new Mach value lineup
Meritor has launched the first products under its new Mach value brand that includes part numbers for its driveline, drive axle and transmission offerings.
December 12, 2017
Vocational
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
Perspectives
Tech recruitment: ASE reaching out to public schools and hopes other industry leaders will do the same
Most everyone seems to agree that career education in schools is important, but on the average, the typical curriculum doesn’t reflect the general consensus. Oh, there’s plenty of talk about coding, and there’s actually a day in schools dedicated to the high-tech computer language. The Hour of Code, a global computer movement, was just held […]
December 11, 2017
Trucks
ATA looking to block implementation of Rhode Island’s trucks-only toll plan
The American Trucking Associations is asking the Federal Highway Administration to reject Rhode Island’s environmental assessment of the impact of trucks-only tolls because of what ATA deems as flaws in the state’s report. ATA President and CEO Chris Spear said the group “will exhaust every legislative, regulatory and legal avenue to defeat the implementation of […]
December 11, 2017
Trucks
Rush Truck Tech Rodeo adds Bandit Race truck to contest lineup
For the first time at the Rush Truck Tech Rodeo technicians will have a chance to work on a race truck. Mechanics competing this week at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio will pair up in teams of two and try their luck at diagnosing and repairing a Bandit Big Rig Racing Series race […]
December 10, 2017
Vocational
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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