Equipment Hino partners with Sea Electric on electric vehicles March 8, 2023 Hino is expanding its medium-duty product lineup to include battery-electric versions of M and L Series trucks in 2024. The Class 4-5 Me Series and Class 6-7 Le Series will…
Equipment Hino Trucks names Ellis president, makes organizational changes February 6, 2023 Hino Trucks has appointed Glenn Ellis as president and chairman of the board for Hino Trucks, effective Feb. 1. Ellis succeeds Shigehiro Matsuoka, who retired. He will become the…
Equipment Hino packaging electric vehicle offerings and services March 10, 2022 Hino Trucks has packaged a series of electric vehicle solutions in the new Hino Inclusev portfolio, providing consulting, charging, warrantied infrastructure, 24/7 customer service, bundled financing, and the all-important electric…
Equipment Allison Transmission opens Innovation Center, highlights multiple projects March 10, 2022 Allison Transmission has officially unveiled a new 96,000-sq.ft. Innovation Center at the heart of its headquarters and manufacturing operations in Indianapolis, Ind. With about 300 employees, it will be home…
Sustainability Will battery- and fuel-cell-electric trucks both find a home? December 1, 2021 Until someone invents a flux capacitor or discovers dilithium crystals somewhere in our solar system, the transition away from fossil fuels will involve lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells. These…
Equipment Hino, Allison to collaborate on electric axles September 1, 2021 Allison Transmission has been selected to work with Hino on development of its e-axle for Classes 6-8 battery-electric vehicles. Hino will integrate Allison’s eGen Power 100D e-axle into its electric…
Equipment Hino debuts Class 8 fuel-cell-electric prototype August 31, 2021 Hino Trucks is showcasing a Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., this week. The XL8 prototype was first teased last year. “It’s amazing what…
Engines/Drivetrains Allison unveils eGen Power electric axles October 7, 2020 Allison Transmission’s eGen Power represents the company’s new series of fully integrated zero-emission electric axles. The eGen Power 100D, capable of a Gross Axle Weight Rating of 23,000 lb.,…
Equipment Fuel cells really are on the way to trucking October 6, 2020 Well, there’s no doubt now, though I’ve never thought there was. Hydrogen fuel cells are coming on strong, and maybe sooner than you think. Everybody and his brother – hell,…
Equipment Hino to work with Toyota on hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 October 5, 2020 LONG BEACH, Calif. – Hino on Oct. 5 unveiled its path to developing a zero-emissions truck line, highlighted by the announcement it will design a Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell…
Equipment Fontaine moves closer to new Hino plant August 26, 2019 MINERAL WELLS, WV – Fontaine Modification has announced it’s moving its West Virginia modification center from Williamstown to Mineral Wells, WV, to be closer to Hino’s new truck manufacturing plant.
Transportation Hino opens West Virginia truck plant August 23, 2019 Hino expects production rates to grow to 15,000 units on one shift by 2020. MINERAL WELLS, WV — Hino Motors has officially opened its new million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mineral…
Equipment Wabco to supply technologies for new heavy-duty Hino August 23, 2018 NOVI, Mich. – Wabco has announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Hino Trucks, to provide braking technology and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for its new heavy-duty…
Equipment Hino getting into Class 8 market in North America March 7, 2018 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Hino Trucks today announced its all-new XL Series line of Class 7 and 8 vehicles at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Ind. The Hino XL7 and…
Transportation Dana rewarded for quality gains June 18, 2014 MAUMEE, Ohio — Dana Holding Corp. has upped the quality of its products, and Hino Trucks has taken notice. Hino has awarded Dana with its excellence in quality improvement award.
