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International set to become first OEM to make collision mitigation standard with intro of new tractor
International Truck is slated to become the first OEM to make a collision mitigation system standard equipment when the Lisle, Ill. truck-maker unveils its LT Series on-highway Class 8 tractor later this month.
September 22, 2016
Business
Wholesale used model year 2011 trucks slide below $30k
Freightliner Cascadia, Kenworth T660, and Volvo VNL64T 730/780 retailed in a range between $61,000 and $63,500 in August.
September 22, 2016
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FMCSA amends regulations to allow safety tech to be mounted on windshields
The new regulations add an amendment to allow certain devices, including, but not limited to video event recorders, lane departure warning systems, collision mitigation or warning systems, transponders and sensors that are part of a hands-free driver aid equipment package, to be mounted within the area swept by the windshield wipers.
September 22, 2016
Trucks
NTEA: Rudy Ruettiger out as keynote speaker for 2017 Work Truck Show
NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry, announced today that a conflict has led to the cancellation of a keynote address that was to be given by Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger at The Work Truck Show 2017. NTEA will announce a new keynote speaker once confirmed. Earlier this year, The Work Truck Show 2016 featured […]
September 21, 2016
Vocational
Thieves spend four hours stealing trucks, equipment from Missouri business
A brazen truck and equipment theft in Missouri this week may end with more good news as police continue to recover stolen property though GPS tracking. According to surveillance video, thieves spent four hours late Monday night into Tuesday morning stealing trucks, trailers and about $150,000 worth of equipment from Vac-it-All in St. Louis County. […]
September 21, 2016
Business
FedEx Freight’s Eric Vos repeats as SuperTech champ
Eric Vos of FedEx Freight was the repeat winner this year, taking home top honors Wednesday from TMC’s fall meeting in Raleigh, N.C.
September 21, 2016
Business
Peterbilt adds no-idle fuel-fired heater to 44 inch sleepers
According to Peterbilt, the self-contained system requires no plug-in energy sources.
September 21, 2016
Business
Navistar, Volkswagen outline strategies for new partnership
Top brass from the two companies sat down with the North American press for a roundtable discussion of the new partnership and what it means for both companies as well as Navistar’s existing North American fleet customers and dealers.
September 21, 2016
Business
Trailer orders soar in August but lag versus last year
Overcapacity, lackluster year-over-year fleet financials for the second quarter, and minimal expectations for improvement in freight rates are generating equipment investment headwinds.
September 21, 2016
Business
Mack expanding fleet management services
WheresMyConcrete provides real-time data for concrete mixer fleet dispatchers.
September 21, 2016
Trucks
Volvo Trucks announces second layoff at powertrain factory in Maryland
Declining truck sales led Volvo Group to layoff 143 employees this week at its powertrain factory in Hagerstown, Md. The layoffs, which were effective Monday, follows 138 other job cuts made at the plant earlier this year. While industry-wide, roughly 300,000 heavy-duty trucks were sold during 2015—the industry’s second best year ever—sales for this year […]
September 20, 2016
Vocational
2017 Mack Granite mixer is lighter, more efficient
Mack Trucks is offering customers with concrete mixer applications a lighter-weight solution to meet their demanding needs. The Mack Granite model, equipped with the 2017 Mack MP7 11-liter engine and the Mack mDRIVE HD 14-speed automated manual transmission with creeper gears, is lighter than its predecessor. “The Mack Granite model has always handled the most […]
September 20, 2016
Business
Daimler reimagines urban transportation with new truck, van and bus concepts
During a press event on the eve of the IAA 2016 commercial vehicle show in Hannover, Germany, Daimler Trucks showcased its future urban transportation strategy with the unveiling the Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck and Mercedes-Benz Future Bus concepts, as well as a demonstration of its previously announced Mercedes-Benz Vision Van.
September 20, 2016
Business
Dana eyes global single axle platform, updates medium duty drive shaft
The company says the Spicer global single axle offers increased mechanical efficiency and lighter weight than current offerings.
September 20, 2016
Business
DOT issues guidance, basic safety measures for autonomous vehicles, including heavy-duty trucks
The 114-page document, which the DOT is accepting public comment on for 60 days, intends to set safety standards for companies developing self-driving vehicles and to establish a unified national policy on vehicle automation. DOT says its Federal Automated Vehicles Policy was developed to help hasten the development of autonomous vehicles while also addressing safety issues “at the front-end of development,” DOT says.
September 20, 2016
Trucks
Ford reports 59 percent sales increase for F-650, F-750
Ford announced Monday that it has outfitted fleets with more F-650 and F-750 trucks in the first eight months of 2016 than all year in 2015. Sales of the all-new medium-duty Ford trucks are up 59 percent year-over-year through August, with 10,160 sold. That’s the best year-to-date sales total for Ford’s largest trucks since August […]
September 19, 2016
Vocational
Kenworth expands T880 with new set-forward configuration
Kenworth revealed a T880 truck with a set-forward front axle configuration today at the ConcreteWorks show in Nashville, Tenn., hosted by the National Ready Mix Concrete Association (NRMCA). The new configuration, named the T880S, is especially designed for fleet and truck operators in ready-mix, dump and mobile crane applications where maneuverability and visibility are valued. […]
September 19, 2016
Business
Vehicle automation to dramatically change trucking landscape in the coming decades, forecaster says
“The last major change we had was deregulation,” he said. “And it had only a fraction of the power of this one. It eliminated almost all of the carriers in business at the time. A few came through, but not many. This change is even larger.”
September 19, 2016
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