Focus On: Mack MD Series

Mack Trucks’ new MD Series is the company’s first medium-duty offering since 2003. It was introduced in January 2020, and then the pandemic hit. That delayed the start of…

Focus On: Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter

There are only a few hundred Mitsubishi Fuso eCanters on the planet, but there were two of them at the 2020 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis this year. Equipment…

Revisiting Reviews: Our 2019 test drives

TORONTO, Ont. – It seems odd to identify Toronto as the origin of this story – especially since our team travels far and wide to bring you the stories about the latest trucks. And there was plenty to test drive during 2019. Here is a look back at equipment editor Jim Park's opinions and videos from behind the wheel.

TransPower’s Totally Electric Class 8 Truck

True zero-emissions freight transportation is closer to reality than you might think. TransPower USA has five Class 8 tractors currently in service at the Port of Long Beach, CA. The company also has several yard shunt tractors and school buses in real-world service. These trucks are not cobbled together McGiver jobs, either. They are highly engineered and look just like factory installations. These trucks could be the long sought-after solution to diesel emissions in areas with real air quality issues. We recently had a opportunity to test drive one of these electric Class 8 trucks and found it to be a very functional alternative to a diesel tractor. We had the truck without a trailer, so we can't report on its pulling power, but the company says the truck is powered by two 200-hp electric motors. That's 400 horsepower, plus you get the benefit of the very high torque output of the electric motors.

SPECIAL! Kenworth T880 Test Drive in 360° Panorama Video

MARSHALL, MI -- What could be better than a test drive video of a spanking new T880 on some really rough terrain? A total 360-degree panorama video, of course. You choose the view; just click, hold and drag the mouse to change the camera angle. Check out this Kenworth T800 dump with an Ohio spec, loaded to 90,000 lb gross vehicle weight working its way up and down 20 percent grades at the Eaton Corp. Truck Proving Grounds in Marshall, MI. Equipment Editor Jim Park pilots the truck through a test course showing off the pulling power of the Paccar MX-11 engine, the shifting prowess of the Eaton UltraShift Plus 8-LL transmission and the gravel-gripping traction of the Hendrickson HMX 460 rear suspension.

Paccar Launches MX-11 Engine

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- There's a new engine in Paccar's MX lineup, but with several years of experience in Europe, the MX-11 is the engine Kenworth and Peterbilt customers have been waiting for.