Mack Trucks - Tue October 27, 2020
Mack Trucks Again Sponsors ATA's Share the Road, Workforce Heroes Programs
Mack Trucks announced its continued sponsorship of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Share the Road and Workforce Heroes programs in 2021. This will be the 20th year that Mack has sponsored Share the Road....
Mack Trucks - Thu October 22, 2020
Jankel Provides Seating Solutions for Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck Program
Mack Defense is partnering with Jankel, a world-leader in the design and manufacture of high-specification defense protection systems, to provide the seating solution for the M917A3 heavy dump truck (HDT)....
Volvo - Mon October 19, 2020
Volvo Trucks Awarded $21.7M to Deploy VNR Electric Zero-Emission Trucks
Volvo Trucks North America was awarded $21.7 million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Targeted Air Shed Grant Program is providing $20 million in funding, supplemented by $1.7 million from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) for charging infrastructure, to improve air quality in the region....
Kenworth - Wed October 14, 2020
Blue Max Trucking Adds PACCAR 12-Speed Automated Transmission with Vocational Calibrations for Kenworth T880s
Blue Max Trucking is one of the first vocational fleets to add the PACCAR 12-speed automated transmission featuring vocational-specific calibrations. The company specified the PACCAR transmission in some of its new Kenworth T880s used in its dump division operations....
Mack Trucks - Wed October 07, 2020
Mack Trucks Delivers Mack LR Electric Model to Republic Services to Begin Real-World Trials
Mack Trucks has delivered a pre-production Mack LR Electric model to Republic Services to begin in-service trials in the demanding refuse segment. Mack will use key learnings from the trials to further refine the LR Electric as it prepares to accept orders for the truck in Q4 2020, with production beginning in 2021....
Hino Trucks - Tue October 06, 2020
Hino Trucks, Toyota Jointly Develop Class 8 Fuel Cell Electric Truck
With the rapidly expanding interest in heavy-duty electric trucks, Hino Trucks and Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) have agreed to jointly develop a Class 8 fuel cell electric truck (FCET) for the North American market....
Mack Trucks - Wed September 30, 2020
Mack Trucks' Lehigh Valley, Pa., Operations Completes Major Renovation
Mack Trucks has achieved a major milestone at its Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) in Macungie, Pa., with the completion of an $84 million renovation project dubbed "Reborn."The comprehensive project revitalized the facility's infrastructure, equipment, systems and processes to create a modernized Lean Manufacturing environment delivering even greater production quality, safety and efficiency....
Mack Trucks - Wed September 23, 2020
First Mack LR Electric Model Begins Service with New York City Department of Sanitation
Mack Trucks has turned over the keys to its highly anticipated LR Electric demonstration model to New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) officials, who will put it through rigorous, real-world trials....
Mack Trucks - Wed September 23, 2020
Mack Trucks' Roanoke Valley Operations Begins Full Production of Mack MD Series
Mack Trucks' all-new Mack MD Series of medium-duty vehicles is now in full production at Mack's new Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) facility in the Roanoke Valley, Va. "Mack Trucks is very proud of the dedication of the RVO team, who worked tirelessly to begin full production amidst the challenges of COVID-19," said Martin Weissburg, president of Mack Trucks....
Mack Trucks - Thu September 17, 2020
Mack LR Electric to Begin Production in 2021
Mack Trucks announced plans to commercialize the Mack LR Electric, its refuse model equipped with a fully electric integrated Mack drivetrain. Orders for the Mack LR Electric will open in Q4 2020, with deliveries beginning in 2021....
