Ending an era that lasted 14 years, the final Kenworth K500 cabover was completed in mid-August at its assembly plant in Renton, Washington. The K500 was primarily popular with the OEM’s oil and gas exploration customers.
Autocar announced six new, advanced safety updates to its Autocar ACX severe-duty cabover vehicles to make them even safer.
Autocar has delivered the first production model DC-64R conventional roll-off refuse truck to WCA Waste Corp. of Houston.
Navistar’s Severe Service team recently launched an Application Engineering Hotline that gives International dealers direct, rapid access to the product experts who designed the vehicles.
Link Manufacturing’s ultra-high-capacity Triton Tri-Drive Air Suspension is the latest addition to the company’s heavy vocational line.
Cooper Tire has launched a new mixed service wide base all-position tire as part of its Cooper Severe Series lineup, designed for the harsh operating conditions found in construction truck applications.
RevHD has produced a new line of severe-duty hub caps that can alert you if your wheel end reaches temperatures above 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
International Trucks has made Bendix Air Disc Brakes standard for International HV Series and HX Series severe service trucks.
Navistar has issued a recall for certain 2017-2019 model year International HX severe duty trucks for an improperly installed air supply line which could cause issues with the stability control.
The new International HX Series severe-duty tractor resembles the PayStar it replaces but it has a tough, no-nonsense stance and a quiet and ergonomic interior - much like International's other new trucks, the LT and RH.