Effective immediately, 2020 model-year Allison-transmission-equipped Hinos include a five-year unlimited mile transmission warranty.
Over the next few years, Allison Transmission will invest more than $400 million in its business including investment in a new Vehicle Environmental Test (VET) facility in Indianapolis, which was recently announced, building a new Innovation Center and expanding its core business.
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.
Spartan Motors, Inc. announced it has purchased the assets of General Truck Body and will begin operating a production facility located in Montebello, Calif.
The traditionally medium-duty truck maker has been busy, with the launch of a new series, tech partnerships, and a new North American president & CEO.
It’s no secret that orders for Class 8 trucks have been in decline this year, but May is projected to hit new lows, according to preliminary reports from FTR and ACT Research.
The SaltDogg Medium Duty MDS is designed for commercial and municipal applications on Class 4-7 trucks.
Class 8 truck production is expected to continue growing for most of 2019 before finally declining at the end of the year into 2020, according to a recent report from ACT Research.
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.
Explaining the need to restructure, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG Manfred Bischoff said that it is necessary to achieve the company’s “ambition to be a leader in the new era of mobility."