Updates are found in the new VMUX electrical system, which delivers enhanced functionality and integration with many different types of bodies for vocational customer applications.
2021 marks the 100th year of Autocar making purpose-built vocational trucks. Check out this photo gallery to see Autocar trucks through the decades.
Autocar has rolled out severe-duty versions of its new DC Series vocational truck.
The Hendrickson Haulmaax EX is now a part of the chassis enhancements of the International HX Series vocational truck.
Navistar unveiled the new International HX severe-service truck, aimed at construction and heavy haul and focused on the driver.
Navistar has given its International HX Series, first introduced in 2016, a major overhaul, bringing in modern technology and driver-focused features while keeping a classic look. It believes the new severe-service truck will help it expand its presence in the construction market.
The new Western Star 49X is a major step forward in terms of how DTNA will approach the North American vocational truck market in the future. Jack Roberts has these photos from his hands-on test drive.
More than a new truck, the Western Star 49X signals a new way forward for Daimler’s vocational lineup. HDT Senior Editor Jack Roberts gets behind the wheel on and off the pavement in this test drive.
Built from the ground up as an all-new vocational truck, the Western Star 49X was built to work in a variety of demanding fleet applications, from construction to logging to oil fields and more.
With a volatile market impacted by COVID-19, growth in last-mile delivery, and changing needs for alternative-fuel trucks, the truck tire industry is looking forward to a positive future.