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Vocational

Toyota enters construction truck segment with debut of Hino XL7, XL8

Toyota jumped feet-first into the heavy truck market at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis Wednesday with the debut of the Hino XL Series. “Entering Class 8 [is] arguably something no OEM has done successfully in the last 50 years,” says Hino Director of Marketing Dominik Beckman. Assembled in Mineral Wells, W.Va., the Class 7 XL7 […]

March 12, 2018

Vocational

Dana debuts new lighter-weight axles for construction

Dana this week introduced the Spicer S172 series single drive axle and Spicer D172 series heavy-duty tandem axle, each weighing 60 pounds less than their S170 and D170 predecessors. The Spicer S172 axle has a rear ratio range from 3.07 to 6.14 and is suited for 4×2, 6×2, and 8×2 applications up to 25,000 pounds […]

March 12, 2018

Technology

Cat’s new eRoutes app brings paving contractors real time truck tracking on their phones

Caterpillar will soon launch a new application for smartphones and the web that allows paving contractors to track the location and productivity of haul trucks as they travel between plant and jobsite. Cat’s Dann Rawls previewed the new app, dubbed eRoutes, during a quick media presentation at the World of Asphalt show in Houston earlier […]

March 9, 2018

Class 3-6

Ford debuts diesel Transit Connect work van alongside comfort, tech upgrades

Ford is adding two new powertrain options to its 2019 Transit Connect cargo van, including the only available diesel in the segment. At the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis this week, the Detroit automaker pulled the curtain back on a host of upgrades to its compact commercial van – the third generation in nine years – […]

March 9, 2018

Vocational

Chevy unveils Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD, surprise 6500HD in return to medium duty

Chevrolet is going after a larger slice of the commercial truck segment by jumping into the Class 6 market with a Silverado 6500HD. The Detroit truck maker on Wednesday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis revealed its largest flagship pickup lineup to-date with the first-ever Silverado Class 4, 5 and 6 chassis cab trucks, […]

March 7, 2018

Vocational

Fuso debuts gas-powered FE trucks with a GM 6L V8, new cab design

Fuso on Tuesday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis debuted its new gasoline-powered FE Series cab over truck. Initially available in the Class 4 FE 140 and FE 160, Fuso Vice President of Sales Operations Bill Lyons says the gasoline General Motors 6-liter V8 engine features up to 297 horsepower and 361 lb.-ft. of […]

March 7, 2018

Pickups

Ram unveils 2019 1500 pricing starting at $33k

Ram Truck on Tuesday said its 2019 Ram 1500 pickup will have a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $31,695 plus a $1,645 destination fee. The all-new 2019 Ram 1500 is available in a wide range of offerings, from the well-equipped Tradesman Quad Cab 4×2’s $31,695 MSRP to the technology-leading Limited Crew Cab 4×4 V-8 […]

March 7, 2018

Vocational

Isuzu intros crew cab model to NRR truck lineup

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., is adding a new Crew Cab model, featuring seating for up to seven people, to its NRR lineup for the 2018 and 2019 model year. Production on the Class 5 2019 NRR began earlier this year. The low cab forward truck features wheelbases or 109 to 212 inches with body […]

March 5, 2018

Pickups

800-hp Yenko Silverado is one monster of a limited edition truck

Looking for a new 800-hp Chevy Silverado? If you move fast enough, you might be able to buy Speciality Vehicle Engineering’s all-new 2018 Yenko/SC Silverado Truck, powered by a custom built 6.8-liter supercharged LT-1-based engine. (Videos and additional pictures posted below). Only 25 of these Limited Edition Yenko/SC Trucks will be built in any factory […]

March 2, 2018

Vocational

Chevy Silverado 4500/5500 and more reveals coming at Work Truck Show

Look for plenty of work truck reveals at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis where we’ll have coverage streaming in all week. Mitsubishi Fuso is up first on Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) at Booth 5159 where it will unveil new Fuso gasoline-powered Class 4 and Class 5 trucks. Ford comes next at […]

March 2, 2018

Class 7-8

HCSS Trucking software eliminates paper tickets, fraud from construction trucking

Few processes in construction produce more paper (and sometimes fraud) than contract trucking and truck tickets. And while many construction companies rig their own trucks with GPS and telematics to monitor cycle times, fuel use and the rest, GPS is not a viable solution for contractors using brokered trucks to haul asphalt and other materials. […]

March 1, 2018

Class 7-8

More than 2,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks recalled due to transmission defect

By Matt Cole Nearly 2,000 Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors are being recalled due to an issue with certain transmissions displaying the wrong gear on the instrument panel. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents, Paccar is recalling approximately 1,938 model year 2017-2018 Kenworth T680 and T880 and Peterbilt 567 and 579 trucks. Affected tractors […]

February 26, 2018