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Vocational
Mack Begins Production of New MD Series Trucks
Following a delay due to the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year, Mack Trucks’ all-new MD Series line of medium-duty trucks entered production this month at the company’s new Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) facility in the Roanoke Valley, Virginia. Mack—celebrating its 120th anniversary this year—announced its re-entry into the medium-duty market in January but was forced […]
September 28, 2020
Vocational
Kenworth T270, T370 medium duty trucks now available with a few new options
Kenworth has announced three new options for its Class 6 T270 and Class 7 T370 trucks. First up is an update to Kenworth’s 21,000-pound rated highway AG210L single-axle rear suspension. Kenworth says T270 and T370 models spec’ed out with the AG210L—a two-bag, rear air suspension with a trialing arm design—are now approved for use with a […]
August 26, 2020
Vocational
Walkaround: The new Mack medium-duty MD Series trucks
Mack Trucks‘ new MD Series of medium-duty units are new for 2020, but the Class 6 and 7 market is far from unchartered waters for the company. Mack exited the medium-duty segment in the early 2000s shortly after the debut of the Mack Freedom – more reborn Renault than Born Ready Mack. The Freedom concluded […]
February 13, 2020
Vocational
Mack unveils MD6 and MD7 in return to medium duty trucks
Mack’s new medium duty entries – the Class 6 MD6 and Class 7 MD7 – unlocks new over the road segments for the truck maker. The Mack MD6 has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 25,995 pounds, and the MD7 model has a GVWR of 33,000 pounds. Both are exempt from the 12% Federal […]
February 4, 2020
Construction Equipment
German heavy truck battery supplier plans Detroit production facility
Darmstadt, Germany-based electric systems company AKASOL is planning a production facility in metro Detroit with production slated to begin next year. AKASOL, founded in 1990, is Europe’s largest supplier of battery systems for commercial vehicles and buses with hybrid or all-electric drives and is a leading manufacturer of high-performance, lithium-ion battery systems for buses, commercial […]
August 15, 2019
Pickups
Ditch Hitch takes the danger out of vehicle recovery efforts
Ditch Hitch's vehicle recovery system is designed to take the danger out of vehicle recovery efforts. Learn more about the system on Equipment World today!
January 7, 2019
Vocational
International unveils the CV Series, its version of the medium-duty trucks developed with Chevy
International has officially introduced its CV Series truck as the truck maker refreshes its re-entry to the medium-duty vocational segment. Learn more here.
November 12, 2018
Vocational
Dana to supply drivelines for Chevy’s new Silverado medium-duty trucks
Dana Incorporated has been chosen as the driveline supplier for Chevrolet’s all-new Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD and 6500HD chassis cab trucks. The trucks will be available in both two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive configurations and will feature Spicer S-Series drive axles, Spicer D-Series steer axles, Spicer front drive steer axles, and Spicer Life Series driveshafts. Unveiled earlier this month, production of […]
March 26, 2018
Vocational
International unveils MV Series trucks: eventual DuraStar successor brings Class 8 comforts
International at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis officially launched its new Class 6/7 MV Series truck. The MV Series, the eventual successor to the DuraStar, completes the company’s Project Horizon product refresh and features improved cab design and other driver-centric enhancements already found across International’s Class 8 trucks. “Vocational trucks are low-speed trucks and […]
March 14, 2018
Vocational
T880/S demand, dealer growth, construction spending have Kenworth bullish on work trucks
Whether it was new dealerships, more connected trucks, more service centers, a stronger warranty, new products or a strong first half in 2017, Kenworth had plenty of good news to report recently at its headquarters in Kirkland, Washington. First up in the hour-long meeting came the news that first-half demand in 2017 for Kenworth vocational […]
August 8, 2017
Vocational
Daimler unveils first electric heavy truck, the Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck
The race to build an electric heavy truck just got another contestant, and Wednesday they seized the lead. Upstart Nikola Motor Company and Tesla seemed locked in a battle to roll out the first electrified truck, but Daimler Trucks has rolled out its Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck, the first fully electric truck with a total weight of up […]
August 3, 2016
Construction Equipment
Detroit unveils DD5 medium-duty engine with 2 initial power ratings
Daimler Truck North America has unveiled the first of two new medium-duty engines, the Detroit DD5. The engine, which will be available for order later this year in Freightliner Class 5/6 M2106 trucks, will initially offer two power ratings, a 210 horsepower/575 ft.-lb. torque model and another with 230 hp/660 ft.-lb. torque. Kary Schaefer, general manager […]
March 9, 2016
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