Equipment

Kenworth, Meritor to develop electric powertrain

The Kenworth T680E 1 KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kenworth will collaborate with Meritor on the development of an electric powertrain for Class 8 Kenworth T680E battery-electric vehicles, the company announced…

Altruck wins top International Truck honor

Ryan and Jeff Kirby. KITCHENER, Ont. — Altruck International Truck Centres has won the International Truck Presidential Award. The award, introduced in 2018, honors the top International dealerships that…

Utility sets record for trailer production

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced Monday it has set a record for trailer production. The company produced just under 52,000 trailers in 2019, which…

Hyster Co. launches new ergonomic cab

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Lift trucks maker Hyster Co. is introducing a new cabin and control system for its Big Truck range, the company announced Monday. The new cabin has…

Medium-duty orders ‘resilient’: ACT Research

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Medium-duty truck orders have shown resilience over the past two months, following softness in late Q3 and early Q4 2019, ACT Research reports. January posted preliminary Classes…

Peterbilt adds 400th location

DENTON, Texas – Peterbilt is celebrating a milestone – the company has just added its 400th location, with the new TLG Peterbilt facility in Dunn, N. C. “Increased uptime…

Electric truck tech re-shaping the truck aftermarket

An HDAD panel on future technology focused largely on electric trucks. GRAPEVINE, Texas — No trucking industry meeting would be complete without a discussion of future technology, especially given all…

Nominations open for fleet maintenance award

TORONTO, Ont. – The search is on for Canada’s top fleet maintenance manager, with nominations officially open for the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year Award. The honor…

Goodyear upbeat on 2020, with new services and a high-mileage steer tire

AURORA, Col. — Goodyear is going into 2020 on an upbeat mood, if not quite bullish. Talk around the “commercial” table here at Goodyear’s 2020 Customer Conference in Aurora, Colorado,…

Class 8 orders remain soft

Preliminary Class 8 truck orders totaled 17,700 units in January, according to both FTR and ACT Research, down about 12% from December but up 12% year-over-year. January continued the…

Peterbilt chooses Meritor to supply battery electric systems

DENTON, Texas – Peterbilt has chosen Meritor as the primary supplier of integrated battery electric systems for its Models 579EV and 520EV. “Peterbilt is leading the charge when it…

Kenworth appoints 2020 Dealer Council

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Co. has named the 2020 Kenworth Dealer Council members. The council has eight executives, representing 426 Kenworth dealerships in Canada and the U.S. The…

Traton submits offer to purchase Navistar

LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International has confirmed it has received an unsolicited takeover bid from Traton SE, the truck and bus division of Volkswagen. The offer was…

Bendix acquires R.H. Sheppard

ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix has purchased, through parent company Knorr-Bremse, the R.H. Sheppard Co. steering system company from Wabco. The company paid US$149.5 million for the company, which Wabco shed…

Natural gas truck sales increased in 2019: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales in the U.S. and Canada rose 20% year-over-year in the first 11 moths of 2019. ACT Research published the findings…