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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2020

Kenworth Unveils T880 Twin Steer

Kenworth introduced a new, factory-installed twin steer configuration for its T880 with set-back front axles, suited for crane, mixer and other vocational applications.

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Photo GalleriesMarch 6, 2020

The Work Truck Show Turns 20 [Photos]

Held March 3-6 in Indianapolis, the 2020 edition of the NTEA Work Truck Show marked the 20th anniversary of the country's premier exhibition of vocational trucks and everything that goes into them. Photos by HDT Executive Editor David Cullen and Equipment Editor Jim Park.

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Newsby David CullenMarch 4, 2020

Mack Shows Off New Medium-Duty Line at Work Truck Show

Mack publicly revealed its new medium-duty MD Series of trucks for the first time on March 4 in Indianapolis at the 2020 Work Truck Show and said it's looking to work trucks for growth this year.

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Newsby David CullenMarch 2, 2020

Daimler Trucks North America Switching from Brand-Centric to ‘Segment Strategy’

Daimler Trucks North America is moving from a traditional brand-centric product strategy for its Freightliner and Western Star operations to a "segment-based" business structure to better serve vocational and on-highway customers.

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Newsby David CullenJanuary 31, 2020

Mack Attack: Truck Maker Is Back in Medium-Duty Market

Mack is back – in the medium-duty truck market, that is. With typically modest fanfare, the OEM rolled out its new MD Series of Class 6 and 7 trucks during a brief Jan. 30 ceremony at its new Roanoke Valley Operations plant.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJanuary 22, 2020

Test Drive: 2020 Ford F-450 Super Duty

For 2020, Ford Super Duty medium-duty truck series beefs up on both brains and brawn.

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Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsJanuary 17, 2020

2020 Ford Super Duty Launch [Photos]

Ford launched the latest iteration of the venerable Super Duty truck line in the high desert outside of Phoenix, Arizona, and Jack Roberts was on hand to see all the new medium-duty line has to offer.

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ProductsDecember 5, 2019

Yokohama Ultra-Wide-Base Tire Designed for High-Scrub Operations

The Yokohama 114R UWB tire is designed to meet the demands of high-scrub operations, the company said, while delivering improved fuel efficiency.

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NewsDecember 2, 2019

Lion Electric Invests in Integrated Vocational Electric Trucks

The Canadian based Lion Electric Company is developing various types of fully electric specialized Class 8 urban trucks, in collaboration with six partners and with a contribution of $5.9 million from the government of Quebec – but expect to see these trucks offered in the U.S. as well.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 29, 2019

Peterbilt Looks to 2020: Electric Trucks, Vocational Sales, Uptime Initiatives

Projecting to end 2019 with near-record Class 8 market share and record-setting medium-duty market share, Peterbilt is looking to the strength of the vocational market for 2020 to help it continue that success, while adding new uptime-related initiatives and planning to have electric trucks in production by the end of next year.

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