Axle options for Kenworth cabovers

Kenworth has added three Dana Spicer axles to K270 and K370 medium-duty cabovers. The truck models are now available with the Dana Spicer S140 Series of single-reduction, single-drive axles,…

Duty Calls: Bodies and equipment key to medium-duty spec’s

TORONTO, Ont. -- There's no such thing as one-size-fits-all in the medium-duty truck domain. You can install a body of any description on just about any chassis, provided it is compatible and engineered for the purpose. Users of the equipment range from landscapers with dump boxes to mobile heavy-duty service technicians with service bodies, and tow truck operators with the flatbeds or cradle snatcher bodies, or utility companies with cranes and booms. We probably missed a few hundred applications in there, too. It's a busy sector.

Detroit DD8 engine builds on medium-duty lineup

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Daimler Trucks North America has unveiled the new Detroit DD8 medium-duty engine aimed at the vocational truck market, building on the medium-duty platform introduced last year with the DD5.

IN PRINT: Urban Renewal — The latest in MD trucks

TORONTO, ON -- We who normally dwell in the realm of the heavy Class 8 trucks are used to long spec' sheets, often drilling down to the type of fasteners used to attach components to the truck. The medium-duty crowd prefer to a buy an almost off-the-shelf truck and then get to work with it, satisfied that the OEM -engineers have designed it for their application.

December Truck Orders Post Strong Rebound

BLOOMINGTON and COLUMBUS, IN - Two new and separate preliminary reports show truck orders spiked in the final month of 2015 following a disappointing November.

Big Rig Orders Plummet, Medium-Duty Remains Solid

BLOOMINGTON and COLUMBUS, IN - Two new, preliminary reports have been issued when it comes to new big-rig orders and no matter how you slice them they show huge drops while the smaller side of trucking continues at a good pace.

N.A. Big Rig Sales Cool, Still Strong; Medium Duty Jumps

BLOOMINGTON, COLUMBUS, IN -- Two new reports show orders for big rigs in North America have eased a bit as the year gets closer to the end while a separate data shows sales of natural gas powered trucks in the U.S. are down this year from 2015.

GM, Navistar Sign Medium-Duty Truck Agreement

DETROIT and LISLE, IL -- General Motors Co. (GM) and Navistar announced Wednesday they have reached a long-term agreement to develop and assemble future medium-duty, conventional cab Class 4/5 commercial vehicles. According to a news release, the alliance allows Navistar to strengthen its product lineup and GM to expand its Chevrolet commercial truck portfolio. The future products will be jointly developed using Navistar's expertise in rolling chassis configurations and manufacturing capabilities, and GM's commercial components and engines. The vehicles are slated for production in 2018. GM offered medium-duty trucks for decades before getting out of the business in 2009 in the midst of its bankruptcy reorganization and the recession. That decision followed the death of a deal for Navistar to buy GM's medium-duty business.

2015 Medium Duty Roundup

The next generation of running-around-town trucks will deliver a load of innovations, including fuel-saving transmissions; aerodynamic design and in at least one case, "customerization."

Class 8 Truck Orders Hit Fifth Best Month Ever This Nov.

COLUMBUS, IN - North American truckers ordered 583,200 Class 5 -to-8 vehicles over the past 12 months, making the past 12-month period the strongest since December 2006, according to industry data.

Twice as Many Trucks Are Being Ordered in 2014

COLUMBUS, IN - Around 17,000 Class 5 to 7 trucks are expected to be ordered in January in North America, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT). Class 8 orders are expected around 34,700 units.

International Trucks Increase Presence in GTA

MISSISSAUGA, ON -Etobicoke-based dealership, Humberview Trucks now sells and services new International medium duty trucks out of their Fieldway Drive Location.

Italian Job

The relationship between Chrysler and Fiat is expanding into the NA commercial vehicles sector, including, perhaps, the heavy-truck market.

Hino gets a home in B.C.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Hino Motors Canada is opening a new dealership aimed at serving the needs of the Fraser Valley in B.C.

Kenworth offers conversion of medium duty trucks

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth Truck Company is now offering an aftermarket crew cab conversion option for Kenworth T170, T270 and T370 medium duty conventional models.