Test Drives
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Driving the new Paccar rear axle, 2017 MX engines
Integration has been the name of the game as truck manufacturers have striven to bring unprecedented fuel economy to their vehicles, and Paccar has upped its efforts with the introduction of its first North American axle. “With the greenhouse gas…
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Driving the Peterbilt 567 Heritage
Old meets new with classic-styled throwback
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Driving the Freightliner M2 106 with DD5 engine
Daimler aims to bring benefits of vertical integration to the medium-duty segment with new DD5
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Cummins unveils new engine series
New X15 to provide stronger fuel economy and performance
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Driving the Kenworth T680, T880
Kenworth demonstrates comfort, efficiency and versatility of T680 and T880 models
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Driving the Peterbilt 579 with MX-11 engine
It’s not for everyone, but the new MX-11 provides significant weight savings compared to a 13L or extra power when upgrading from a 9L
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Driving the Mercedes-Benz Metris
The all-new Mercedes Metris allows city delivery drivers to work in luxury
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Driving the 2017 ISX15 with SmartAdvantage powertrain
A new direct drive SmartAdvantage is introduced for regional haul applications
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Driving the Freightliner Inspiration autonomous truck
I travelled to Nevada to become certified to operate autonomous trucks in that state
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Driving Kenworth’s ever-evolving T880
It takes time to replace a legend. Kenworth’s T880 is almost there.
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Driving Volvo’s 6×2 with Adaptive Loading
Volvo has raised not only the axle, but also the bar, when it comes to 6×2 technologies, providing handling and safety enhancements in addition to fuel economy improvements
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Driving the new Mercedes Metris mid-size commercial van
Don’t call it a mini-van. It’s a purpose-built commercial van, Mercedes claims.
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Driving the new Cat CT680 vocational truck
Caterpillar has rounded out its line of vocational trucks with the new CT680
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Driving the Mack Granite with mDrive HD
Gears were hardened. Synchronizers were reinforced. The result is an AMT designed specifically for construction and heavy-haul applications.
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Driving the International PayStar with UltraShift Plus MXP
How heavy is too heavy for automated manual transmissions? According to Eaton, there’s no such thing.
