
As we draw closer to 2027, new truck and engine launches are beginning to pick up steam. And 2024 certainly didn't disappoint on that front: Here are the newest and most interesting new vehicles and powertrains we saw this year at HDT.
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Schneider National has reduced CO2 emission by 20 million pounds since the company started using electric trucks — equivalent to removing more than 2,100 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles from the road for one year.
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In early October, Freightliner gave journalists an early look at its new, fifth generation Cascadia Class 8 tractor, and HDT was there!
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Freightliner's fifth generation Cascadia tractor is a study in evolution -- not transformation. And that's just the way DTNA wants it.
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The new eCascadias mark the first phase of the California beverage fleet’s transition to a fully zero-emission fleet by 2039.
Read More →Two days with Daimler Truck North America in Detroit answered a lot of questions about where the OEM has been. And where it’s going.
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Nearly 17,000 Freightliner and Western Star medium- and heavy-duty trucks have been recalled because brake lights may not illuminate during an emergency automatic braking event.
Read More →Summer is usually a pretty slow time of year in trucking. But a lot of major news broke in the trucking industry over this past summer. HDT executive editor Jack Roberts takes a look back.
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The latest trucks to be recalled due to ball studs from a third-party supplier that were improperly heat-treated: More than 3,400 Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
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Available as a factory-installed safety option, Freightliner’s new passive safety system includes a 7-inch integrated touchscreen display, backup camera, and reverse proximity sensor.
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