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Ford bringing new Raptor’s 10-speed transmission to the F-150

As part of an announcement on new manufacturing facility investments, Ford has announced that it will soon begin offering a 10-speed transmission option to F-150 customers. The F-150 is currently offered with a six-speed transmission. This new 10-speed will be introduced with the 2017 F-150 Raptor slated for release with a new SuperCrew model later this […]

May 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Cummins to develop plug-in hybrid Class 6 truck with federal grant

Cummins has been awarded a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a Class 6 commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can reduce fuel consumption by at least 50 percent over conventional Class 6 vehicles. Cummins researchers will select an engine to use as an electric commercial vehicle range extender. The […]

April 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

International adds HX520 to new Class 8 truck lineup

International Truck recently unveiled the fourth model in its new HX Series lineup at the World Truck Show—the HX520, a 120-inch BBC set-forward axle truck or tractor designed to serve the heavy haul tractor, construction dump and platform stake/crane markets. International bills its HX Series line of Class 8 units as a premium vocational truck. Three models […]

April 27, 2016

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Mack’s new Predictive Cruise control for mDrive AMT remembers those hills

Along with the unveiling of its new 2017 MP Series engine models, Mack Trucks announced that it will offer Predictive Cruise, an intelligent system that memorizes a route when cruise control is on, storing up to 4,500 hills in its memory. The next time the driver travels the route, Mack Predictive Cruise engages Mack’s mDrive […]

April 27, 2016

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Mack launches 2017 MP7, MP8 engines with more power, new designs, better fuel efficiency

Mack Trucks has unveiled its 2017 11-liter MP7 and 13-liter MP8 engines with a handful of advancements designed to simplify maintenance and improve efficiency and productivity. John Walsh, vice president global marketing and brand strategy for Mack Trucks, says Mack’s new generation engines boost fuel efficiency from 2.1 to 8.8 percent compared with prior model year […]

April 25, 2016

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What it’s like to drive Mitsubishi Fuso’s all-electric work truck

Though outnumbered by larger and more powerful trucks at last month’s NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, no vehicle garnered quite as much buzz as Mitsbubishi Fuso’s Canter E-Cell. The all-electric work truck made its U.S. debut at the show. And since bringing you coverage of that unveiling, we’ve been able to hop behind the […]

April 4, 2016

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Ram considering not one, but two midsize pickups for U.S.

Despite comments to the contrary around this time last year, Ram may indeed be entering the midsize pickup market. The Detroit News recently reported that Mike Manley, global head of Fiat Chrysler Automobilies NV and Ram trucks, said that there’s “opportunity there in the U.S. if you look at what’s happened in the mid-size segment […]

March 30, 2016

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Volvo Trucks intros I-Shift AMT with crawler gears

Volvo Trucks North America introduced at its Hagerstown, Maryland, powertrain assembly plant a new I-Shift automated manual transmission (AMT) featuring crawler gears. Designed with crawler functionality and startability, John Moore, Volvo’s powertrain product marketing manager, says I-Shift with Crawler Gears is ideal for applications requiring a slow speed and maneuverabilty – like concrete mixers with […]

March 29, 2016

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Air bag defect halts sales of 2016 Chevrolet Colorado as GM issues recall

General Motors has issued a stop-sales order and recalled affected 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks. The recall, which is owed to potentially defective front air bags, also impacts the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. About 1,750 GM vehicles are effected by the automaker’s actions, according to a report from Reuters. GM vehicles in Mexico will […]

March 24, 2016

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New Ford Super Duty backup cameras let you monitor your trailer from multiple angles

While the latest F-150 models will nearly back up your boat or trailer for you, Ford’s figures Super Duty customers want a bit more control. But that doesn’t mean these new trucks aren’t at least going to try and help you out, as Ford has equipped the next-generation Super Duty models with a host of cameras ready to […]

March 22, 2016

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Chevrolet unveils 2016 Silverado 1500, 2500 Z71 Midnight Editions

Though Chevy has released several special edition pickups in the last few years, the automaker says its Midnight Edition trucks, introduced on the 2015 Silverado 1500, have been especially successful. Citing demand that “outstripped supply in a matter of months,” Chevy has announced the addition of the Silverado 2500 Z71 to its available models for the […]

March 9, 2016

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > The coolest rigs and pickups from Work Truck Show 2016

The Equipment World team spent last week in Indianapolis wandering the halls of this year’s Work Truck Show. The show held a lot of announcements but even more amazing trucks on display. In the gallery above we’ve gathered our favorite work truck rigs and pickups to give you a feel of what it was like […]

March 9, 2016