Our editors get to climb behind the wheel of some truly fascinating pieces of equipment. Here's a look back at 2019's test drives.
While new heavy-duty trucks tend to get bathed in spotlights whenever they are rolled out, their smaller but equally stout medium-duty brethren have been stealing more of the limelight of late.
Commercial vehicle manufacturers Traton Group and Hino Motors have established a procurement joint venture to maximize the global procurement synergies between the two companies.
Hino has unified its medium- and new heavy-duty product lines under a single naming structure, with updated exteriors and exteriors and new features, such as active safety and crew-cab options.
Equipment Editor Jim Park test drove the Hino XL8 near the company’s’ manufacturing facility in Mineral Wells, West Virginia to see how the largest Hino performed out on the road.
Equipment editor Jim Park takes us on a walk-around of the Hino XL8 and it's new engine, the A09 at Hino's new manufacturing plant in Mineral Wells West Virginia.
Fleets in the market for a medium-duty truck have a wide variety of models to choose from in the 2020 model-year. Here are a few key highlights from each automaker.
Hino's new forray into the Class 8 truck market is the XL 8 straight truck. Equipment Editor Jim Park was able to take it for a spin recently and found that this "Baby 8" will go head to head with any competitor and come out ahead in several ways.
Just one day after Hino Trucks held the grand opening of its new manufacturing facility in Mineral Wells, W.Va., it celebrated another milestone – the 20,000th truck delivery to Penske Truck Leasing (PTL).
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.