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DC Water running its entire fleet on biodiesel
DC Water, the utility handling water and sewer at the nation’s capital, reports that it’s running its entire diesel-powered fleet on biodiesel. All 230 of DC Water’s vehicles, which includes sewer trucks, utility and dump trucks, crane trucks, crew cabs and many other vehicles plus equipment, use B20. “Biodiesel just makes sense,” Timothy Fitzgerald, director […]
October 12, 2016
Class 3-6
OEMs leaning on pickup, van and SUV sales as car sales drop
OEMs in the U.S. are banking more and more on pickup, van and SUV sales as demand for new cars continues to drop. Year-to-date sales of passenger cars are down 8.2-percent in the U.S. compared to the same period last year, according to The Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, van sales have increased 17 percent, SUVs […]
October 12, 2016
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Class 3-6
Ford Transit leads global van segment
Ford announced Wednesday that Transit was the best-selling cargo van around the world in 2015, with nearly 400,000 vans registered, based on IHS Markit global new vehicle registration data for calendar year-end 2015. “We are focused on building on our clear global leadership in trucks, vans and commercial vehicles,” says Raj Nair, Ford executive vice […]
October 12, 2016
Business
Meritor debuts new lightweight brake drum
Meritor says Opti-Lite drums do not require welded-on weights and offer an optimized balance spec for smoother performance on the road.
October 12, 2016
Business
Isuzu releases details of its 2018 Class 6 truck
The FTR is slated to go into production at a new facility in Charlotte, Mich. mid-next year.
October 12, 2016
Vocational
Isuzu Truck releases key specs on its Class 6 2018 FTR
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America today revealed key specifications of its new entry in the Class 6 medium-duty truck segment, the 2018 Isuzu FTR. The company made announcements to their dealers at a series of Isuzu Whistle Stops around the U.S. over the last two weeks. Among the highlights: 25,950 pounds GVWR The FTR will […]
October 11, 2016
Trucks
UPS fleet will add 200 hybrid vehicles
UPS today announced it plans to add 200 new hybrid electric delivery vehicles to the company’s growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. The iconic step vans, manufactured by Workhorse Group, have the same 2-cylinder engine and E-GEN chassis as the 125 vehicles UPS announced earlier this year.  Equipped with lithium ion batteries and a range extender engine, […]
October 11, 2016
Trucks
World’s Largest Truck Convoy event this weekend in Virginia
Don’t panic and alert social media if you happen to see dozens of semis being escorted by law enforcement on the highway this weekend. They’re not heading to Area 51. Just relax and be thankful for the drivers participating in the World’s Largest Truck Convoy, an annual fundraising event for Special Olympics, which this year […]
October 11, 2016
Class 3-6
Adrian Steel offers up van shelving and storage solutions, part 2
In part two of this three-part series, Hard Working Trucks checks in with Adrian Steel and goes to work learning more about their composite partition and ladder rack. Rattling tools and parts inside a van’s cargo area are not only annoying, they can also lead to driver distractions. To help provide for a more quiet […]
October 10, 2016
Business
Stoughton Parts Sales expanding warehouse
Stoughton Parts Sales General Manager Stephen Terrill says the additional space will allow the company to stock even more products.
October 10, 2016
Vocational
Utility trucks pouring into storm ravaged North Carolina
Bucket trucks by the hundreds continued to arrive into North Carolina on Sunday to aid that state with power restoration following Hurricane Matthew. Crews will work 14 to 16 hours each day in an effort to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes. “We have another 6,000 coming in from off system, from states […]
October 9, 2016
Class 3-6
Van shelving and storage solutions, part 1: Ranger Design
Hard Working Trucks spoke recently with three companies that specialize in producing van storage solutions. First up in our three-part series is Ranger Design. The New York-based company reports that business is good. “Month after month we are seeing an increase in the number of website hits on all of our products, but the Max View […]
October 9, 2016
Class 3-6
SoCal Work Truck and Van Show debuts in Anaheim
Two shows are better than one. Over 50 commercial trucks and vans are on display this weekend at the inaugural SoCal Work Truck & Van Show which is taking place alongside the Orange County International Auto Show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California. “We are excited to host a show that specializes in […]
October 7, 2016
Trucks
Mack’s new mobile service app designed to increase uptime
Mack Trucks announced this week that its new Mack ASIST mobile app will allow customers to remotely manage service and repair events. Mack ASIST is a cloud-based service management tool that keeps fleet customers, dealers, service providers, Mack field staff and Mack Uptime Center agents connected during service and repair events. “Mack ASIST enables us to […]
October 7, 2016
Trucks
NAFA discusses fleet hacking risks, recommendations
The picture said it all: 14 potential access points for hackers to enter a vehicle’s computer system. While advances in technology promise to make fleet management more efficient, the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) remains focused on the security risks. And it’s not just NAFA that’s concerned. Patrick O’Connor, NAFA’s U.S. legislative counsel and […]
October 6, 2016
Trucks
Isuzu opens its first Center of Excellence in the U.S.
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America’s new Center of Excellence in northeast Pennsylvania is a large, three-in-one facility that handles parts distribution, technical assistance and personnel training. The complex—the first of its kind for Isuzu—is comprised of a state-of-the-art, 100,000 square-foot parts distribution center and a world-class 30,000-square-foot training and technical assistance facility. The Center of […]
October 6, 2016
Vocational
Doonan unveils flatbed liftgate trailer
Doonan Specialized Trailer recently unveiled its The 28’ x 102” aluminum, double-axle Chaparral II rides on 22.5-inch tires and features a Maxon Railift RC- 2B series liftgate with a lifting capacity of 2,000 pounds. “The self-contained, low-maintenance liftgate provides ease of loading and unloading from the rear of the trailer, and ensures a level ride […]
October 5, 2016
Trucks
Toyota predicts promising future for hydrogen fuel cells in trucks, vans
Trucks and vans are part of Toyota’s growing vision for the future of hydrogen fuel cell technology. Toyota’s Mirai, a sedan powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, has definitely claimed its share of the company’s green tech spot light, and it’s also captured the attention of its R&D scientists who envision bigger plans for the […]
October 5, 2016
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