Project Z: Hino Unveils Zero-Emissions Truck Lineup
Hino is working with technology leaders such as Toyota, Hexagon Purus, and Xos to produce a low-cost product line up as the industry moves forward to zero-emission trucks.
October 9, 2020
Hino is working with technology leaders such as Toyota, Hexagon Purus, and Xos to produce a low-cost product line up as the industry moves forward to zero-emission trucks.
October 9, 2020
Pandemic-related delays setback production by about two months, but Mack's new MD series truck began rolling off the new Roanoke Valley Assembly line Sept. 1.
September 22, 2020
![Test Drive: Mack's MD Series [Photos]](https://fleetimages.bobitstudios.com/upload/trucking-info/content/photogallery/2020-07/mackmd-2-__-286x143-a.jpg)
Equipment Editor Jim Park stumbled upon this MD7 in Stoney Creek, Ontario, in early June. After making a few calls, he arranged for an industry-first test drive and has these photos.
July 29, 2020
The introduction of the MD series trucks returns Mack Trucks to the medium-duty market after a 17-year hiatus. It was worth the wait. HDT's Jim Park has an industry-first test drive of the new truck.
July 27, 2020
Transmissions in medium-duty trucks have been commodities for years. GHG Phase 2 is changing that; transmissions are becoming much more sophisticated.
April 30, 2020
![Focus On: Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter [Video]](https://fleetimages.bobitstudios.com/upload/trucking-info/content/video/2020-03/focus-on-ecanter-__-286x143-a.jpg)
There are only a few hundred Mitsubishi Fuso eCanters on the planet, but there were two of the electric trucks at the 2020 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. Equipment Editor Jim Park drove one; watch as he shares his experience.
March 23, 2020
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.
August 22, 2019
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.
June 20, 2019
![On the Spot: Dana’s Class 6 Electric Powertrain [Video]](https://fleetimages.bobitstudios.com/upload/trucking-info/content/video/dana-electric-drivetrain-__-286x143-a.png)
Dana recently unveiled a commercially viable electric powertrain and HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park was shown a Class 6 Peterbilt 220 delivery vehicle fitted with the equipment.
May 30, 2019
How will the second phase of the greenhouse gas rules affect medium-duty vehicles?
April 16, 2019
After a record-breaking year for truck manufacturing in 2018, global truck maker Daimler Trucks expects to see some moderation in overall economic growth in the U.S. through the second half of the year, along with a corresponding normalization in commercial vehicle sales figures.
January 18, 2019
Peterbilt's new Class 6/7 COE is ideally suited for city P&D as well as landscaping applications.
September 18, 2014
A new medium-duty, dual-clutch transmission from Eaton, called Procision, promises automatic-like driver feel and interface with the performance attributes of a manual transmission, plus fuel and maintenance savings. Equipment Editor Jim Park has the story.
September 5, 2014
The factors driving tire design for medium-duty trucks has changed. Today, tire makers must balance fuel efficiency and bulletproof durability to stand up to a harsh P&D environment.
August 12, 2014
How do you compare a luxurious Ford F-650 with an Isuzu Reach cargo van? Two completely different trucks with different purposes in life. Such was the challenge of five trucking media judges at the 2012 American Truck Dealers Association's Commercial Truck of the Year competition.
February 15, 2013