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Test drive: Isuzu’s Class 5 NRR marries brawn, clean design
If you’re looking for heavier haul capabilities but still need an urban traffic fighter, Isuzu’s NRR should be on your shopping list.
January 4, 2016
Vocational
Iowa utility acquires more hybrid service trucks
After acquiring its first hybrid service truck in November, Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy announced this week that it's added seven more of the trucks to its fleet which will further reduce emissions and engine noise.
January 3, 2016
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Test drive: 2016 Isuzu NRR
Isuzu’s trucks are known for their practicality, but there’s plenty of brawn behind the minimalistic design. Take, for example, the NRR – the Class 5 heavyweight in Isuzu’s commercial lineup. With a GVWR of 19,500, the NRR is the beefiest of Isuzu’s cabovers, and with capability to accommodate a 24-foot body and a payload allowance of nearly […]
January 3, 2016
Vocational
Natural gas draws criticism, praise
Natural gas proponents remain at odds with critics who contend that the alternative fuel poses a much greater emissions risk than conventional fuel.
January 1, 2016
Trucks
Sales of NatGas vehicles expected to hit 35 million in next decade
Depressed fuel prices have hampered sales of natural gas vehicles (NGVs), but a recent report from Navigant Research suggests it won’t have a long-term negative impact. The report suggests total sales of NG vehicles (NGVs) are expected to reach more than 35 million from 2015 to 2025. According to the Natural Gas Data Center, natural gas currently powers […]
December 31, 2015
Class 3-6
HWT’s top test drives of 2015
Each year, Hard Working Trucks is fortunate to have the opportunity to drive many vocational and vehciles for the purpose of reviewing them for our readers. Our editor’s intent with each test drive is to review the vehicle for how it would perform in a work-setting. Who cares what the 0-60 time is for a Ford […]
December 31, 2015
Trucks
Truck driver saves toddler’s life
While out on his route this week in Florida, Waste Pro truck driver Andy Perez saved the life of a toddler who had nearly drowned in a nearby pool.
December 31, 2015
Business
Filling the holes on the highway: Bottom-line boosting aerodynamics
Minding the trailer’s gap, rear can boost the bottom line.
December 31, 2015
Vocational
California updates truck compliance reporting system
The State of California has updated its truck compliance reporting system for 2016.
December 30, 2015
Class 3-6
Truck and van-based businesses expanding in Silicon Valley
Food trucks in Silicon Valley are making way for three more truck-based businesses that are catching on with the time-conscious tech set.
December 30, 2015
Trucks
Bear rides garbage truck to the dump
After dining out in a dumpster, a black bear in northern California got a long ride on a trash truck to a dump site that was nothing like his Hume Lake home.
December 30, 2015
Vocational
Isuzu adds Class 4 beef to NPR lineup
Isuzu has added Class 4 brawn and performance to its popular medium-duty cabover truck stable at Class 3 pricing and operating costs. The new truck is a base model NPR cabover, able to accommodate a 20-foot body and weighing in at 13,000 GVW. According to Mike Kennedy, Isuzu’s national sales training manager, the NPR, like all […]
December 29, 2015
Vocational
What’s your fleet management style?
Ryder says, after observing the characteristics of several online research and sourcing patterns, and engaging with more than 700 private fleet managers on the frontlines every day, the company’s research has identified seven unique fleet manager profiles. And, by understanding their fleet management style more intimately, fleet managers can better navigate key transportation decisions that […]
December 29, 2015
Vocational
Truck ban coming for Pennsylvania Road
Following three accidents in as many days, government officials in Schuylkill County have decided to ban commercial trucks from Gordon Mountain Road.
December 29, 2015
Business
Future fleet: A not-too-distant account of an automated fleet, driver-tech hybrids and globalized trucking
Based on the convergence of technology in automation, connectivity and super infrastructure, the following story is the account of a fictional fleet terminal set in the coming decades.
December 29, 2015
Business
2015 in review: A month by month look at the year’s top trucking news
ELD mandate, CSA score removal and more in a month-by-month look at the year’s top trucking industry stories.
December 29, 2015
Class 3-6
Dial-a-Ride growing in Maricopa County, Az.
Dial-a-Ride, a federally mandated transportation service that serves mostly the elderly and disabled, is growing in Maricopa County, Az.
December 28, 2015
Vocational
New dump trailer charger from Purkeys
Purkeys has released a new dump trailer charging system, which allows operators to charge their batteries while driving between job sites. The Boss system hooks to the cable used to run the trailer lights, allowing the battery to charge when the truck is on. Purkeys says The Boss can charge almost ten times faster than […]
December 28, 2015
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