Daimler, Paccar, Cummins’ Accelera investing up to $3B in U.S. battery plant

Daimler Trucks and Buses, Paccar, and Cummins’ Accelera business unit are joining forces in a US$2-3 billion venture to manufacture battery cells for electric commercial vehicles and industrial applications. The…

Peterbilt offering new features on Paccar TX-18 transmission

Peterbilt has announced new features available on its Paccar TX-18 Pro transmission, including an off-road calibration and rock-free mode. The transmission is available on the Peterbilt…

Paccar, Toyota bringing fuel-cell-electric trucks to market

Paccar will bring hydrogen-powered trucks to Canada and the U.S. as early as next year, producing Kenworth and Peterbilt Class 8 units that draw on Toyota’s Gen 2 hydrogen fuel…

Minimizer floor mats for Paccar medium-duty trucks

Minimizer has introduced floor mat kits that fit eight brands of Peterbilt and Kenworth medium-duty trucks. Minimizer’s new kit is designed to fit 2023-2024 models of…

Paccar takes stake in Platform Science

Truck and engine maker Paccar has made a strategic equity investment in telematics provider Platform Science. The equity investment builds on a partnership between the two companies, which integrates Platform…

Kenworth Maska wins 2022 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award

Quebec-based Kenworth Maska has been awarded the 2022 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award for the United States and Canada. “The 2022 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award is…

Peterbilt, Kenworth to connect with Platform Science

Peterbilt and Kenworth are both working with Platform Science to offer connected products through the Platform Science Virtual Vehicle Platform. The platform lets customers access fleet…

Future emissions rules will push truck engine manufacturers to the limits

Truck emissions regulations are becoming evermore complicated. Regulators are pushing manufacturers to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM or soot) while simultaneously improving fuel efficiency, which means a…

Paccar to offer Cummins X15N natural gas engine

Cummins X15N natural gas engines, which deliver 500 hp, will now be available in Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. When running on renewable natural gas, also known as RNG or…

New transmissions available for heavy-hauling Kenworths

Paccar TX-18 and TX-18 Pro automated transmissions can now be ordered on Kenworth’s Class 8 heavy on-highway and select off-highway vocational trucks. The 18-speed transmissions build on the Paccar TX-12,…

A look inside Peterbilt’s medium-duty trucks and the Quebec plant that builds them

Paccar operates one of Quebec’s industrial gems in Sainte-Thérèse — a 425,000 sq.-ft. facility that manufactures medium-duty Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. The location itself was built in 1998-99, employs…

Paccar TX-18 transmission ready for vocational demands

Paccar has unveiled its latest automated transmission (AMT) in the form of the vocational TX-18 designed for on- and off-highway applications. It was developed through a partnership with Eaton. The…

Kenworth rolls out battery-electric, fuel-cell-electric trucks for demonstrations

A Paccar technical center in the heart of Silicon Valley is proving valuable, as Kenworth continues development of battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric commercial trucks. “It allows us to bring our products…

SuperTruck 3 projects to focus on zero-emission trucks

Five OEMs will receive a collective US$127 million to push the limits of emissions-slashing trucks under the third installment of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SuperTruck program. “DOE [the…

Paccar upgrades MX-11 and MX-13 engines

Recently unveiled Kenworth T680 Next Generation trucks come with some upgraded power under the hood. Fuel economy in the Paccar MX-13 is up 2.4%, and rises 3.4% in the…