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Newsby Jim ParkAugust 23, 2019

Hino Touts $100 Million Manufacturing Facility

Hino Motors opened its new 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mineral Wells, West Virginia, to serve as the truck maker's manufacturing foundation in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2019

July Class 8 Truck Orders Lowest Since 2010

Preliminary Class 8 orders in July were around 10,000, as reported by ACT Research and FTR, the lowest since 2010 without seasonal adjustments.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJuly 29, 2019

Is a Class 8 Truck Order Correction in the Cards?

In yet another sign the economy may be cooling off, ACT Research said its most recent findings indicate a "significant" correction is looming for the North American Class 8 truck market.

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ProductsJuly 25, 2019

Kenworth Now Offers Optional Alcoa Dura-Black Wheels

Kenworth is now offering Alcoa Dura-Black Wheels for its heavy- and medium-duty conventional truck models.

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Newsby Jim ParkJune 20, 2019

ZF Shows New 8-Speed Transmission, ADAS Steering Tech

Medium-duty truck builders will soon have a groundbreaking transmission to add to their data books, and heavy-truck makers will have more steering assist options thanks to recently demonstrated technologies from German supplier ZF.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2019

May Was a Frigid Month for Class 8 Truck Orders

It’s no secret that orders for Class 8 trucks have been in decline this year, but May is projected to hit new lows, according to preliminary reports from FTR and ACT Research.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2019

Class 8 Truck Production to Taper Off By the End of 2019

Class 8 truck production is expected to continue growing for most of 2019 before finally declining at the end of the year into 2020, according to a recent report from ACT Research.

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Newsby David CullenMay 22, 2019

Daimler AG: New Structure Will Make It More Nimble and Flexible

Explaining the need to restructure, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG Manfred Bischoff said that it is necessary to achieve the company’s “ambition to be a leader in the new era of mobility."

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 21, 2019

Why A. Duie Pyle is Adding Electric Trucks to its Last-Mile Delivery Fleet

A. Duie Pyle is one of the first motor carriers in the U.S. to add all-electric Fuso eCanter medium-duty trucks to its fleet. HDT talked to the Northeast LTL about why these trucks are a great fit for its Bronx Service Center.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2019

Proterra Offers Turnkey Management for Battery-Electric Vehicles

Proterra Energy fleet solutions are a full suite of options that enable turnkey delivery of a complete energy ecosystem for heavy-duty electric fleets, including design, build, financing, operations, maintenance, and energy optimization.

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