Navistar announced that Allison TC10 and Allison 3000 Highway Series transmissions are available on the International LT Series and RH Series trucks, respectively, when equipped with a Cummins X15 engine.
May was another strong month for new Class 8 truck orders as fleets work to keep up with increased demand in a tight capacity environment.
Pitt Ohio will test two Mack Anthem daycabs equipped with Cummins Westport natural gas engines as part of a state-funded program to reduce NOx emissions.
Thor Trucks COO Giordano Sordoni says electric trucks are a surprisingly good fit for the majority of Class 8 operations today.
BYD (Build Your Dreams) has delivered a battery-electric 8TT truck to the Port of Oakland. The Class 8 truck was grant-funded by CARB and will be part of a three-year feasibility study to determine whether zero-emission trucks could replace diesel trucks in port operations.
Early reports are showing that heavy-duty truck orders likely dropped as much as 12,000 units from March to April, but despite that being the largest single-month decline since 2011, analysts are still calling the market for Class 8 equipment hot.
Earlier this year Mack teamed up with Lego to create a 2,595-piece model of the company's flagship Anthem truck. This Lego set isn't just for kids, as HDT's Midwest/ Northeast regional sales manager Justin Miller found out while piecing the Mack Anthem together. Photos: Justin Miller
International’s new LT highway tractor may look much like the 11-year-old ProStar it replaces, but the resemblance is barely skin deep.
More fleets are looking more closely at all their options, from outright ownership to finance leasing to full-service leasing, even opting to own some trucks while leasing others.
Navistar has signed an agreement with TPI Composites to design and develop Class 8 trucks with lighter-weight frame rails and body panels crafted from composite materials.