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Articlesby Jack RobertsNovember 27, 2019

Test Drive: Driving the FTR, Isuzu's Biggest Truck

It's Isuzu's biggest truck in North America. But does that mean it's a departure from the OEM's tried-and-true design philosophy? HDT's Senior Editor, Jack Roberts, climbed behind the wheel to find out.

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Newsby David CullenNovember 25, 2019

Freightliner Cascadia Heads Down Under

A right-hand drive version of that quintessentially American longhauler, the Freightliner Cascadia, is now available for order in Australia and New Zealand.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2019

East Manufacturing Names New Vice President of Sales and Marketing

East Manufacturing has promoted Chris Cooler to vice president of sales and marketing.

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ProductsNovember 19, 2019

McLaren Doors Streamline Hinge Makes Door Installation Faster

McLaren Doors has announced the Streamline Hinge, also known as the SL-Hinge, that is designed to provide faster installation and easier serviceability of the company’s Streamline doors.

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Newsby Jim ParkNovember 19, 2019

Nikola Teases Breakthrough in Electric Truck Battery Technology

Nikola has developed a new type of battery it claims could allow ranges of up to 800 miles between charges for battery electric trucks with a 40% weight reduction and 50% lower cost.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 15, 2019

ConMet SmartHub Helps Monitor Wheel Hub Health

ConMet is in final fleet validation of its new PreSet Plus SmartHub, a hub health monitoring system that will inform fleets anytime a wheel hub is operating outside of normal parameters.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2019

Trailer Orders Hit Highest Level in 11 Months

As equipment ordering season for 2020 kicks off, October trailer orders hit the highest level since November 2018.

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ProductsNovember 15, 2019

Thermo King Offers Lightweight SLXi Refrigeration Unit

Thermo King's SLXi Local transport refrigeration unit (TRU)  is designed to be up to 200 pounds lighter than comparable TRUs to increase payload capacity. 

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2019

UAW Strike Costs Navistar Millions in Revenue Due to Production Delays

The six-week strike at General Motors impacted the delivery of certain components to Navistar’s Springfield, Ohio truck assembly plant, causing the company to suspend the delivery of 5,000 vehicles.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2019

Hyundai Completes its First Successful Truck Platooning Trial

Hyundai Motor Company successfully conducted its first platooning test involving two commercial trucks on the Yeoju Smart Highway in South Korea, while replicating real-world conditions.

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