Other Ancra launches redesigned winch bar March 18, 2024 Ancra Cargo has introduced its Cobra Winch Bar, featuring a new hook tip design. The spanner style winch bar ensures secure engagement with the winch, the…
Tires/Wheels Aperia launches Halo Connect i3 March 14, 2024 Aperia has introduced its Halo Connect i3 platform, giving fleets more ways to enhance their tire management programs. Introduced at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s spring…
Software, Trailers, Trucks, Video Phillips rolls out new products, partners with Noregon March 14, 2024 Phillips Industries introduced three new products at this year’s Technology & Maintenance Council, including a system designed to prevent drivers from coupling to the wrong trailer.
Equipment DTNA delivers first eM2 electric trucks March 14, 2024 Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has delivered its first battery-electric Freightliner eM2 medium-duty trucks, following start of production in Q3 2023. Pitt-Ohio was the first to deploy the new model…
Tires/Wheels Toyo Tires upgrades compound March 14, 2024 Toyo Tires has upgraded the compound to increase mileage on three of its longhaul and regional truck tires. The ToyoM171+, M671A+, and M677+, tires received the…
Equipment Electric truck makers woo customers at Work Truck Show March 13, 2024 While driving a Class 4 Bollinger B4 electric truck last week, acceleration was instantaneous and the cab quiet. Taking a quick spin in downtown Indianapolis, Ind., during Work Truck Week,…
Equipment Modern cab designs evolving with technology, driver needs March 11, 2024 Truck manufacturers are rethinking cab design as they look to appeal to the next generation of professional drivers – those who are tech-savvy, diverse and innovative. This means bringing greater…
Equipment Nikola’s fuel-cell-electric Tre designed for the long haul March 11, 2024 Nikola’s big bold cabover truck has become the poster child for electric trucks. You see it in all kinds of videos and print stories about the transition from diesel. It…
Equipment Warehouse on Wheels buys BenLea Leasing March 8, 2024 The recently renamed Warehouse on Wheels (WOW), formerly American Trailer Rental Group, has expanded its Canadian presence with the acquisition of BenLea Leasing in Cambridge, Ont. It marks WOW’s 21st…
Trucks Model 589 gets 72-inch low-roof sleeper option March 8, 2024 Peterbilt has introduced a new 72-inch low-roof sleeper for its Model 589. “The new Model 589 72-inch low-roof sleeper is the perfect platform for customers that…
Engines/Drivetrains Kenworth unveils Paccar TX-12 PRO automated transmission March 8, 2024 Kenworth introduced the Paccar TX-12 PRO automated transmission for Classes 6-7 and light Class 8 vocational applications at Work Truck Week in Indianapolis, Ind. The…
Other, Trucks Palfinger unveils PAL Pro 58 mechanics truck, PSC 8600 TEC service crane March 8, 2024 Crane and lifting equipment provider Palfinger unveiled the PAL Pro 58 mechanics truck and PSC 8600 TEC service crane, at Work Truck Week in Indianapolis, Ind.
Other Vanair offers six forms of power in one system March 8, 2024 Mobile power solutions provider Vanair introduced its PTO shaft-driven underdeck all-in-one power system during Work Truck Week in Indianapolis, Ind. The system is designed to seamlessly…
Equipment OEMs bullish on work truck sector growth amid high demand March 7, 2024 Growth was the buzzword during Work Truck Week as OEM officials expressed enthusiasm about prospects during the next couple of years. Technology will continue to evolve and help guide the…
Equipment Morgan Truck Body acquires Laval’s Fourgons Transit March 5, 2024 Morgan Truck Body has acquired Fourgons Transit, a van manufacturer based in Laval, Que., establishing its 14th production site in North America. We are delighted to welcome Transit’s team members…