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Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsJune 25, 2018

Volvo Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden [Photos]

The Volvo Museum in Gothenburg Sweden houses some of the company's classic models, showing the long history of the Swedish car and truck maker.

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Photo Galleriesby Deborah LockridgeJune 25, 2018

Inside Daimler Trucks North America HQ [Photos]

Daimler Trucks North America unveiled a new, environmentally friendly, nine-story headquarters building on its corporate campus in north Portland, Oregon, in 2016. We got a tour during Daimler's 2018 Capital Markets & Technology Day.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2018

Fleet Advantage Shows Increased Cost Savings From Upgrading to Newer Trucks

Fleet Advantage’s latest Truck Lifecycle Data Index estimates that fleets can save as much as $26,687 by upgrading from a 2012 model year Class 8 truck to a 2019 model.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2018

Trac Intermodal Adds 16,000 Chassis in 2018

As part of a push for fleet modernization, Trac Intermodal has added 16,000 chassis equipped with the latest equipment to serve key markets.

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Newsby StaffJune 22, 2018

Phillips Connect Technologies Acquires Polish Electrical Components Company

Phillips Connect Technologies has completed the purchase of Fortech Poland, a manufacturer and distributor of 24-volt electrical connectors and cables for commercial vehicles for the European Union market.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJune 21, 2018

Quick Spin: Volvo FL Electric Truck

HDT's Jack Roberts gets behind the wheel of one of Volvo's new electric trucks in Sweden, as Volvo shows that electric truck technology is ready to go to work in some real-world fleet operations.

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ProductsJune 20, 2018

Michelin Launches its Most Aggressive Drive-Axle Tire

Michelin North America has launched the Michelin X Works Grip D tire, a drive-axle tire designed for the energy sector and logging fleets operating in extreme conditions.

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Newsby Jim ParkJune 20, 2018

Goodyear Rolls Out High-Mileage LHS Steer Tire

The Goodyear Endurance LHS tire offers more miles and complements the company's Endurance LHD drive tire.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2018

Volkswagen Truck & Bus Renaming Itself Traton

Volkswagen Truck & Bus has announced a new name, Traton Group, as it increases its independence and readies itself to raise funds for global expansion in commercial vehicles. Meanwhile, parent company Volkswagen AG is talking with Ford about possibly developing a line of commercial vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2018

May Truck Orders Boom but Production is Constrained

Class 8 truck orders saw another bump in May but bottlenecks in the supply chain have kept production numbers constrained.

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