Duke Energy to Test Truck Stop Electrification
Drivers will be able to plug in their vehicles and keep electricity and hot or cold air on during overnight stays, avoiding idling engines.
Harbor Trucking Association to Host Drayage Summit
The Harbor Trucking Association is hosting its first Technology in Drayage Summit on June 28 at The Reef in Long Beach, Calif.
Chicago Clean Cities Fleets Reduces 230K Tons of GHG
The Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition (CACC) and its member fleets helped to displace nearly 26.5 million gasoline-gallon equivalents (GGEs) of petroleum in 2016, and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 230,000 tons.
Momentum’s Tailgate System Designed for Refuse Trucks
Momentum Fuel Technologies has added a 115 diesel gallon equivalent tailgate system to its lineup of compressed natural gas fuel system solutions for Class 6-8 trucks.
Daimler Chief Unfazed by NAFTA Talk
Roger Nielsen, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, doesn’t seem concerned by talk about renegotiating NAFTA – even though its manufacturing footprint includes Mexico.
Kit Designed to Clean Spills Around Large Trucks
Eco-Absorbent Technologies Large Truck Kit includes everything that is needed to quickly and effectively deal with unexpected spills.
Finnish Companies to Develop Hybrid Powertrain For Heavy Trucks
A new electric-hybrid parallel power system unveiled by Visedo and Sisu Auto is designed to work with Mercedes-Benz OM471 and OM473 diesel engines. The diesel engine is the primary power source, with the electric motor kicking in during peak energy demand periods.
Steady vocational market driving Mack’s growth
Mack’s market share reaches 10-year high as overall Class 8 demand shrinks
‘The toughest truck in the woods’
In the bush, or on the narrow streets of Charleston, Mack has loyal fans
Mack Trucks’ Slagle is Bullish on Class 8 Truck Market
The head of Mack Trucks regards the state of the heavy-duty truck market as solid. “Everyone in the industry has succeeded in bringing inventory down to safe levels,” Dennis Slagle, president of Mack Trucks and Volvo Group executive vice president, said at a May 18 media briefing.