TRUCKS

Mack Trucks - Thu June 23, 2022

Ballard Truck Center Becomes Mack's First Certified Electric Vehicle Dealer in New England

Mack Trucks dealer Ballard Truck Center in Tewksbury, Mass., is now a Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer and is equipped to service and support the Mack LR Electric, Mack's first fully electric Class 8 refuse truck....

Kenworth - Wed June 22, 2022

Kenworth Chillicothe Hosts Inaugural Kenworth Truck Parade

The Kenworth Class 8 truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, recently hosted its inaugural Kenworth truck parade in downtown Chillicothe. The 2022 Kenworth Truck Parade featured more than 50 Class 8 new, classic and customized Kenworth trucks, including models built in 1967 as well as Kenworth's latest models, such as the T680 Next Gen....

NTEA - Wed June 15, 2022

NTEA Announces Collaboration With Commercial Truck Trader, S&P Global Mobility for Special Report

NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry announced a collaboration with Commercial Truck Trader and S&P Global Mobility (formerly the automotive team at IHS Markit) to provide commercial vehicle life cycle trends and intelligence to the work truck industry....

Volvo Construction Equipment - Mon June 13, 2022

Volvo CE Starts Testing of First Prototype Hydrogen Articulated Hauler

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) continues acting on its commitment to drive change towards a net-zero future. Following the completion of a multi-stakeholder research project aimed at breaking new ground in hydrogen technology, the company has started testing of the world's first fuel cell articulated hauler prototype, the Volvo HX04....

Kenworth - Thu June 09, 2022

King County, Washington's Kenworth T680E Battery Electric Vehicle Rolls Out of Kenworth Renton Plant

King County, Washington state's most populous county with more than 2.2 million residents, received a first look at its new Kenworth T680E battery electric vehicle at the Kenworth Renton manufacturing plant....

Volvo Trucks - Wed June 01, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America Expands Capabilities of I-Shift Transmission With Dual Power Take-off

Volvo Trucks North America has upgraded I-Shift, an automated manual transmission with digital intelligence. I-Shift now offers a dual power take-off (PTO) that expands the efficiency benefits, transmission functionality and overall cost savings....

SDOT - Tue May 31, 2022

Seattle Department of Transportation Hosts Touch-A-Truck Event

On May 1, 2022, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) participated in this year's "Touch-A-Truck" event, hosted by the Junior League of Seattle at Magnuson Park. This event was open to the community and provided a fun, hands-on opportunity for families and children of all ages to explore and interact with many types of vehicles....

Kenworth - Thu May 26, 2022

Kenworth Reaches Milestone 10,000th T680 Next Generation, Delivered to System Transport at 50th Anniversary Celebration

Kenworth recently delivered its 10,000th T680 Next Generation. The milestone truck was presented to System Transport at the company's 50th anniversary celebration in Spokane, Wash. The T680 Next Generation equipped with a 76-in....

Battle Motors - Wed May 25, 2022

Battle Motors Picks T-Mobile to Connect New Software

T-Mobile announced on May 9 that Battle Motors has selected the Un-carrier as the preferred provider of IoT connectivity and management for thousands of new Battle Motors battery electric trucks rolling off the Ohio-based production line....

Volvo - Tue May 24, 2022

Volvo Trucks Introduces Fossil-Free Steel in its Trucks

Volvo is now introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks. The steel is produced by the Swedish steel company SSAB and the heavy-duty electric Volvo trucks will be the first to include it, the company said....