Equipment Mack’s MD delivers big results in smaller package September 27, 2023 They didn’t draw it up that way. But looking back, Mack Trucks North America president Jonathan Randall thinks the launch of the company’s MD medium-duty series – on the eve…
Equipment Mack MD Electric now available for order June 28, 2023 Mack Trucks has announced its medium-duty MD Electric is now available for order. The MD was introduced in 2020, adding a Class 6 and 7 option to Mack’s product line.
Trucks Fontaine Modification offering dual-drive conversions on Kenworth MD trucks May 17, 2023 Fontaine Modification has announced it can now modify Kenworth medium-duty conventional trucks for sit-down dual-drive configurations. It already did so for the K370 cabover model, and…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Motiv Power Systems launches next-generation electric vehicles April 27, 2023 Motiv Power Systems is launching its next generation of all-electric medium-duty trucks, featuring several upgrades for fleets. A motor and controller co-developed with Nidec offers Class…
Equipment Ontario’s first eMV set to begin customer trials February 23, 2023 Ontario’s first all-electric International eMV has found a home at Rush Truck Centres in Mississauga, Ont., but it won’t be parked long before heading out on a busy demonstration tour.
Equipment Mack celebrates MD production milestone February 2, 2023 Mack Trucks recently celebrated a milestone, producing its 10,000th Mack MD Series medium-duty truck at its Roanoke Valley Operations truck plant. The MD6 Class 6 and MD7 Class 7 models…
Equipment Plus Series substantially upgrades Freightliner’s medium-duty, vocational trucks September 13, 2022 The fact Freightliner’s M2 medium-duty and SD vocational models haven’t seen a serious revamp is a testament to their popularity. But, said officials when recently unveiling their first major makeover,…
Equipment A look inside Peterbilt’s medium-duty trucks and the Quebec plant that builds them July 19, 2022 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…
Trucks, Video Kenworth offering medium-duty video tutorials July 15, 2022 Kenworth has come out with a Driver Academy video series for customers operating its medium-duty trucks. The videos aim to help drivers get the most out…
Equipment Isuzu begins production of 2022 F-Series Classes 6/7 models October 19, 2021 Isuzu says it has begun production of its 2022 F-Series trucks, including a new Class 7 offering. The trucks come with the Cummins B6.7 engine, and are the first product…
Equipment Medium-duty provides fertile ground for proving up electrification April 30, 2021 When Purolator put out a Request for Proposals in search of its first fully-electric truck, one of the key elements it was looking for was support. Of course, there were…
Equipment Peterbilt’s new medium-duty models complete product line overhaul April 7, 2021 Peterbilt has completely revamped its medium-duty truck line with the launch of four new models ranging from Classes 5 to Baby 8. Jason Skoog, Peterbilt general manager and Paccar vice-president…
Equipment Isuzu partners with Gatik to build autonomous medium-duty trucks April 6, 2021 Isuzu North America has partnered with self-driving technology company Gatik to develop fully autonomous medium-duty trucks. Gatik has offices in Toronto and Palo Alto, Calif., and has automated a fleet…
Equipment Kenworth debuts new medium-duty truck line April 5, 2021 Refusing to cede the spotlight hot on the heels of the launch of the new, Next Generation T680 highway tractor, Kenworth’s medium-duty group has announced the…
Trucks Isuzu updates N-Series March 10, 2021 Isuzu has announced sweeping changes to its 2022 interim model year N-Series diesel trucks. Designated as model year 2022i vehicles, improvements include: an optional advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), including…
