Peterbilt’s Model 567 available in all-wheel drive March 10, 2015 DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt has announced it’s Model 567 can now be ordered with all-wheel drive. “The Model 567 was engineered to be a rugged, durable workhorse and we continue…
Business Management Trailer Wizards named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies March 10, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — Trailer Wizards has been named one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies. The program, sponsored by Deloitte and others, recognizes Canadian owned and managed companies with revenues…
Business Management Class 8 truck sales off to strong start in 2015 March 9, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — Class 8 sales are off to strong start in 2015, surpassing the monthly total for the two previous years and This monthly Class 8 truck sales…
Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies showcases new body March 9, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies visited the NTEA Work Truck Show to showcase its new Alpine series body, developed with parent company Great Dane. The 24-ft. aluminum Alpine…
Freightliner adds new options to severe-service 122SD March 9, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Freightliner recently announced new options for its 122SD severe-duty vocational truck. The new options, intended for severe terrain and off-road applications, include oil pan skid plates, 12-inch…
SAF-Holland introduces faster landing gear March 9, 2015 MUSKEGON, Mich. — SAF-Holland has introduced faster-turning landing gear. The Holland Atlas FastGear can be lowered at a speed of 1.8 turns per inch of travel in high gear, making…
Equipment Mercedes-Benz to begin producing Sprinter vans at new US plant March 9, 2015 CHARLESTON, S.C. — Mercedes-Benz Vans has announced it will be constructing a half-billion dollar van plant in South Carolina. The plant will host production of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter full-sized van.
Equipment Goodyear shows off its most fuel-efficient tires March 5, 2015 Goodyear invited industry journalists to its Tire Technology Showcase at its 7,000-acre Proving Grounds in Texas earlier this week to show off its new Fuel Max LHS and the Fuel Max LHD G505D tires.
Equipment Mack makes mDrive HD standard in Titan heavy-hauler March 5, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — Mack Trucks officials came to Canada this morning to announce the company’s ultra-heavy-haul Titan by Mack will now come standard with the mDrive HD automated manual transmission.
Equipment Navistar enhances Diamond Logic, launches new parts website March 4, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — International Trucks announced at the NTEA Work Truck Show that it has achieved record quality results for its DuraStar and WorkStar trucks. Navistar measures issues in the…
Equipment Mercedes-Benz unveils new mid-sized commercial van March 4, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Mercedes-Benz today took the wraps off its new mid-sized commercial van dubbed Metris. Mercedes is positioning the new van as “right-sized” for commercial applications, capable of doing…
Equipment Freightliner to recognize hardest working cities March 4, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The host of the NTEA Work Truck Show was recognized as the first of Freightliner’s Hardest Working Cities, part of a new promotion intended to reward hard…
Equipment Ford reveals new Tonka-inspired F-650/F-750 medium-duty truck March 4, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Ford’s new F-650/F-750 medium-duty truck is much quieter than its predecessor, but the company is making some noise with its introduction by showing it in Tonka trim.
Equipment New truck orders remain strong through February March 4, 2015 Preliminary data shows February was another strong month for Class 8 truck orders, coming in at about 31,000 units. February order activity was 12% below January’s numbers but at a…
Equipment FORD’S FUN NEW F-750 March 4, 2015 Ford has come out with a quieter F-650/F-750 medium-duty truck, but it’s making some noise with the introduction by showing it for the first time at the NTEA Work Truck…
