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Peterbilt's New Model 536 Video Walkaround

Peterbilt followed up on the virtual launch of its new medium-duty truck line with a chance for trucking journalists to see the trucks first-hand. Get a closer look at the new Model 536 in this video walk-around.

April 23, 2021

Test Drive: Driving Peterbilt’s Model 579 Epiq UltraLoft [Video]

On a trip from Phoenix, Arizona, to Denton, Texas, Equipment Editor Jim Park was impressed by the fully-equipped Peterbilt Model 579’s efficiency and refinement.

July 23, 2019

Focus On... The Features of Peterbilt's 579 Epiq UltraLoft [Video]

Peterbilt has constantly refined its Model 579 in the past seven years and in this video Equipment Editor Jim Park does a walkthrough of the fully-equipped truck showing all of the latest features and amenities.

July 22, 2019

On the Spot: Dana’s Class 6 Electric Powertrain [Video]

Dana recently unveiled a commercially viable electric powertrain and HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park has a look at a Class 6 Peterbilt 220 delivery vehicle fitted with the equipment.

May 30, 2019

First Impressions: Peterbilt's Model 220 with Dana Electric Powertrain [Video]

At TMC’s Annual Meeting, Senior Editor Jack Roberts was able to drive a Peterbilt Model 220 with a Dana electric powertrain through the streets of Atlanta.

March 18, 2019

Peterbilt Explains the Electric Model 220EV's Drive System [Video]

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Peterbilt Chief Engineer, Scott Newhouse describes the drive system on the Model 220EV, Peterbilt's new medium-duty all-electric truck.

January 9, 2019

SuperFan Wins Peterbilt’s 1 Millionth Truck [Video]

At the Mid-America Trucking Show, Peterbilt awarded Rick McClerkin its 1 millionth truck, a Model 567 heritage, for winning the company’s SuperFan contest and celebration of the production milestone.

April 4, 2018

Video Tour of the New Peterbilt 579 UltraLoft

Peterbilt's Model 579 UltraLoft is an integrated high-loft sleeper truck designed to give driver teams and solo truck drivers extra space and amenities and also includes improvements to fuel efficiency. Here's a first look, inside and out.

February 20, 2018

Focus On... Peterbilt 567 Heritage [Video]

Sometimes a trim package is enough to constitute an almost-new model. So it is with the Heritage version of Peterbilt's vocational 567, as Tom Berg reports in the latest Focus On video. 

June 23, 2016

Focus On ... Peterbilt Autonomous Technology [VIDEO]

Peterbilt showed off its take on autonomous vehicle technologies to reporters at the Texas Motor Speedway. The "advanced driver assist systems" are the "cruise control of the future" and a "stepping stone to autonomous vehicles." Deborah Lockridge reports.

June 1, 2015

Ultimate Test Drive Video: SuperTruck A Walk Around

In the last installment of the Ultimate Test Drive video series, Equipment Editor Jim Park does a walk around of the SuperTruck with Bruce Bezner, a project engineer at Peterbilt. The two talk about the numerous aerodynamic improvements that make the SuperTruck so efficient.  View Part 1 Here.  View Part 2 Here, View Part 3 Here.

October 31, 2014

Ultimate Test Drive Video: SuperTruck Technology Imitates Life

The SuperTruck's Road Load Managment System acts like a more intelligent cruise control that reads the terrain and adjusts the truck's speed to optimize fuel efficiency on tough hills while increasing speed in other areas. The time to destination stays the same, but fuel economy is improved. Equipment Editor Jim Park explains the system in this Ultimate Test Drive video.  View Part 1 here.  View Part 2 here.

October 27, 2014

Ultimate Test Drive Video: SuperTruck's Finer Points

We go underneath the hood and between the rails to find out what makes the Peterbilt/Cummins SuperTruck so efficient – 86% more efficient, to be precise. Equipment Editor Jim Park explains in this Ultimate Test Drive video.  View Part 1 here. 

October 23, 2014

Ultimate Test Drive Video: SuperTruck An Overview

The Peterbilt-Cummins SuperTruck is a vehicle built for fuel efficiency. With clever aerodynamic additions and new technologies, the goal of the project was to create a truck that would provide a 50% improvement in efficiency. Equipment Editor Jim Park gives us an overview.  

October 20, 2014

Peterbilt Technology Truck

Controlling the truck with an iPad? Check it out from the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.

January 28, 2013