Mon March 26, 2018
Mack Trucks Improves Uptime through Customer Experience Management Approach
Mack Trucks recently extended its commitment to uptime by incorporating a new process that efficiently and effectively captures customer feedback regarding their service experience. During the first year of using the new Customer Experience Management approach, Mack slashed by 50 percent the time it took to address outstanding customer service issues, according to the company....
Mon March 26, 2018
3D Printing of Construction Equipment: 3 Things You Should Know
Visitors to ConExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2017 might have seen the unveiling of the world's first 3D-printed excavator at the event's inaugural Tech Experience. It was more than just an attention-getter....
Mon March 19, 2018
Kenworth Expands PACCAR Proprietary Front Axle Offering with New Standard Track
Kenworth's new standard track options for the 20,000- and 22,800-lb. (10,342 and 10,342 kg) PACCAR proprietary front axle lineup are available for order with Kenworth Class 8 vocational models. Designed for construction and vocational application, the PACCAR front axle enhances vehicle payload-carrying capability and complements the performance of PACCAR's MX-11 and MX-13 engines....
CM Truck Beds - Thu March 15, 2018
CM Truck Beds Introduces Key Additions to Product Lineup During NTEA Show
CM Truck Beds introduced a powerful new product, the HD Dump Body, and also announced upgraded hitch ratings at this year's NTEA Work Truck Show. These notable additions allow CM to offer a more well-rounded product lineup and give distributors more options to serve their customers, according to the company....
Knapheide - Thu March 15, 2018
Knapheide Unveils All New Aluminum Service Body, Platform Body
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company revealed an all new aluminum service body and aluminum platform body. The addition of these bodies reinforces Knapheide's commitment to producing the best portfolio of aluminum truck bodies....
Emily Buenzle - Thu March 15, 2018
Uber Tests Self-Driving Trucks for Deliveries Across Arizona
At the end of 2017, Uber began to use Volvo's self-driving trucks for deliveries in Arizona. Following testing in 2017, Uber, who owns the fleet of the autonomous trucks, began contracting with various trucking companies to use the vehicles to make deliveries throughout the state, USA Today reported....
Wed March 14, 2018
OnGuardACTIVE Available on Peterbilt Medium Duty Lineup
Peterbilt Motors Company announced the availability of WABCO's OnGuardACTIVE safety system on its medium duty Models 348, 337 and 220. OnGuardACTIVE is an advanced driver assistance system that provides the driver with acoustic, visual and haptic alerts in potentially dangerous situations....
Hino Trucks - Tue March 13, 2018
Hino Trucks Enters Into Class 8 With XL Series
Hino Trucks' XL Series rounds out Hino Trucks Class 7 product offering and launches the company into the Class 8 market for the first time in the United States. The Hino XL7 and XL8 models are powered by Hino's A09 turbo diesel 8.9-liter inline 6-cylinder engine boasting a B10 life of 1,000,000 miles....
Mon March 12, 2018
Isuzu Launches Monitoring Electrified N-Series Truck
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. displayed an all-electric version of its N-Series truck at the National Truck Equipment Association's 2018 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. “Isuzu continues to develop and grow in order to support a new generation of transportation needs and address escalating customer requests for a potential electrical truck....
Mon March 12, 2018
Mack Trucks Shows Khalil Mack the Definition of 'Built Like a Mack Truck'
Oakland Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack recently visited with Mack Trucks employees during a tour of Mack's Lehigh Valley Operations and the Mack Customer Center. Accompanied by his father, Sandy Mack, Khalil spent time speaking with employees, answering their questions and taking photos, while also hitting the production line to see what it really means to be “Built like a Mack Truck.”Mack Trucks and Khalil Mack announced their partnership in July 2017....
