Class 8 Update: Downturn, But Far From Bad Times
October 17, 2016
Production cutbacks should reduce heavy truck inventories, but are fleets waiting for new, more fuel-efficient models to appear? From our October issue.
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/equipment/article/story/2016/10/class-8-update-downturn-but-far-from-bad-times.aspx
Hill Climbing's Easy for mDrive and 'Downsped' MP8 Diesel
September 7, 2016
The Pinnacle-pulled rig weighed close to 80,000 pounds. So how did it pull the hills at such low engine speeds? With 1,860 lb-ft of torque, and with no more...
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/products/article/story/2016/09/hill-climbing-s-easy-for-mdrive-and-downsped-mp8-diesel.aspx
QuickSpin: Mack's mDrive HD
August 21, 2015
What’s better than an mDrive automated manual transmission if you’re running Mack dump or mixer trucks? An mDrive HD, for (extra) heavy duty, the company...
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/equipment/article/story/2015/08/quickspin-mack-s-mdrive-hd.aspx
High-mpg Model Round-Up
June 22, 2015
The best fuel economy starts with a truck model specifically designed to squeeze the most possible miles from a gallon of diesel fuel and all major builders...
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fuel-smarts/article/story/2015/06/high-mpg-model-round-up.aspx
Class 8 Update: As Economy Builds, Almost Everybody’s Buying
December 15, 2014
Builders report order upswings of 20% and more, along with gains
for proprietary diesels and automated transmissions.
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/equipment/article/story/2014/12/class-8-update-as-economy-builds-almost-everybody-s-buying.aspx
Transmission Trends
April 18, 2014
The swing continues toward heavy automated products, but manuals still dominate. Light and medium trucks are almost all ‘shiftless.’
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/drivers/article/story/2014/04/transmission-trends.aspx
Q&A: Mack's Stephen Roy Talks About Service, Market Share
March 4, 2014
Stephen Roy, who has been Mack Trucks president, sales and marketing for North America since Jan. 1, spent the last five years in aftermarket parts and...
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/equipment/article/story/2014/03/q-a-mack-s-stephen-roy-talks-about-service-market-share.aspx
Test Drive: Detroit’s Smooth Self-Shifter
March 3, 2014
“Proprietary” is a magic word among truck builders. It describes components of the company’s own manufacture or design that are installed on the company’s...
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fuel-smarts/article/story/2014/03/test-drive-detroit-s-smooth-self-shifter.aspx
Save Fuel, Increase Profit, Save the Planet
January 13, 2014
Is this a case of win-win? Do the new regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions help both the environment and truck operators’ bottom lines? So it seems.
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fuel-smarts/article/story/2014/01/save-fuel-increase-profit-save-the-planet.aspx
Class 8 Update: Economics Forge Change
December 20, 2013
Is trucking in for a transformation? Many believe that long-haul trucking will become less important as regional operations grow and intermodal takes over...
http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fleet-management/article/story/2013/12/class-8-update-economics-forge-change.aspx