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TEST DRIVE > Isuzu expands agile NPR work truck lineup; we take the NPR XD for a spin

Isuzu has added Class 4 brawn and performance to its popular medium-duty cabover truck stable at Class 3 pricing and operating costs. The new truck is a base model NPR cabover, able to accommodate a 20-foot body and weighing in at 13,000 GVW. According to Mike Kennedy, Isuzu’s national sales training manager, the NPR, like […]

January 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

Daimler Trucks execs offer insight on new DD5, DD8 medium duty engines, autonomous trucks

The principle leaders of Daimler Trucks along with Roger Penske fielded questions from the media Friday following the North American launch of the company’s new medium duty diesel engines today, touching on a variety of products. The new DD5 and DD8 engines, the production of which Daimler plans to move to Detroit, now give Daimler a […]

November 23, 2015

Construction Equipment

The Bulldog 4×4 is a beastly go-anywhere fire truck with mounted water cannons (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

As we explained in a separate post from earlier today, we’re at the SEMA show this week providing coverage over the course of the next few days of the latest pickups, work trucks, truck concepts and aftermarket parts. All the big names in truck making are at SEMA each year and they typically bring along […]

November 1, 2015

Construction Equipment

First Drive: 2016 Ram 3500’s big Cummins power, improved cab impress in test track run

It wasn’t too long ago that if you needed to tow a 30,000-pound payload, you needed a Class 5 or 6 truck to get the job done. Today, all you need is a Ram 3500 pickup truck. The truck maker invited Equipment World out to its test track in Chelsea, Michigan, to give its 2016 trucks a […]

October 21, 2015

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet partners with Navistar in return to medium-duty work truck market. Why they did it and what to expect

By James Jaillet General Motors and Navistar have reached a long-term agreement to develop and assemble medium-duty, conventional cab Class 4 and 5 commercial vehicles, confirming rumors of late that the two were set to strike a deal on medium-duty vehicles. There will be two versions of the trucks produced in the partnership—one Navistar-International branded […]

October 12, 2015

Construction Equipment

Heavier front axles give Kenworth’s T370 more brawn in construction applications

Kenworth announced it will begin offering heavier front axles on its T370 Class 7 work truck. The truck maker will now offer 18,000-pound and 20,000-pound front axles on the T370 when equipped with the 350-horsepower PACCAR PX-9 engine. The heavier axles will allow owners and operators to, “put more weight on the front ends in fuel hauling, dump, […]

March 4, 2015

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Obama orders tighter fuel economy standards for work trucks, praises Cummins-Peterbilt SuperTruck

Medium- and heavy-duty trucks are set to receive a second round of standards that will tighten limits on fuel economy even further. President Barack Obama announced the new standards yesterday, calling on the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to produce a proposed rulemaking by March 2015, followed by the final rule in […]

February 19, 2014

Construction Equipment

Navistar adds Cummins ISB engine as SCR solution for International DuraStar medium-duty trucks

During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Navistar announced that it has expanded its medium-duty engine offerings to include the Cummins ISB 6.7-liter engine. The Cummins engine will be available for International DuraStar medium-duty trucks and IC Bus CE Series school buses. The move makes the DuraStar trucks and CE Series school buses Navistar’s first medium-duty […]

September 3, 2013