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Mitsubishi Fuso will stop selling new trucks in North America
Amid the pandemic-fueled economic downturn, Japanese truck and bus maker Mitsubishi Fuso has announced that it will stop selling new trucks in North America. In a press release the company did not clarify what the primary cause behind the decision was—be it the coronavirus or other impacts to its business—saying only that it will “shift […]
May 27, 2020
Class 7-8
Freightliner intros new Cascadia tractor with Level 2 automated driving
Level 2 automation means the truck can accelerate, decelerate and steer independently. The 2020 Cascadia will be the first SAE Level 2 automation-capable truck.
January 9, 2019
Class 7-8
Freightliner helps deliver Wreaths Across America to honor vets
Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Co. in Harrington, Maine, is better known as the man behind Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to remembering and honoring veterans during the holidays. In 1992, the wreath company donated remembrance wreaths that were placed on the graves of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.. […]
December 22, 2017
Dealers
Truck, engine makers and industry groups pleased with final Phase 2 emissions standards
Industry stakeholders wasted little time in reacting to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) new emissions and fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) endorsed the mandate, which calls for a phased-in reduction of up to 25 percent in […]
August 17, 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
Mercedes upgrades the beastly Unimog U4023, U5023 all-terrain work trucks with engine power take-off (PHOTOS)
Its top speed and horsepower might not jump off the page, but the Mercedes-Benz Unimog is likely the most capable truck on the planet. And the company recently made its extreme all-terrain models even more capable with a new mid-engine design and engine power take-off feature. RELATED >> Caterpillar unveils the CT680, a rugged work truck wrapped in […]
May 28, 2015
Dealers
Moves from JCB, Toro, Skyjack and more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing News Roundup
Southeastern Equipment opens rental store aimed at small contractors Southeastern Equipment Company has opened a new Southeastern Rents location in Cambridge, Ohio. Aimed at smaller contractors, the location will feature light earthmoving equipment from Case and Kubota, Genie aerial lifts and light compaction equipment, chippers, grinders and chippers. Supplies such as hand tools, safety signs, […]
May 1, 2015
Construction Equipment
The upcoming Mercedes pickup won’t be a “fat cowboy truck,” Daimler chief says
Just in case the recent announcement of a “midsize truck,” wasn’t a clear enough declaration, with one sentence during an interview with Car, Daimler’s chief of commercial vehicles has made Mercedes-Benz’s intentions in developing its first pickup truck crystal clear. “We are not going to develop a fat cowboy truck for North America,” Daimler’s Volker Mornhinweg told the magazine. “…Modern […]
April 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Daimler, Volvo report higher sales, profit in second quarter
Daimler reported this week that second quarter revenue in its truck segment were mostly flat at $10.74 billion compared to the same period last year, while profits jumped 5 percent to $612 million. Volvo in its earnings call reported a 44 percent increase in deliveries through June, while Mack, which Volvo owns, reported a 24 […]
July 29, 2014
Roadbuilding
Daimler unveils self-driving truck prototype in Germany
Speculation about autonomous — or “driverless” — vehicles has been commonplace in the trucking industry for years. Now, Daimler has made this concept a reality. At a July 3 global press conference and demonstration in Magdeburg, Germany, Daimler is hosting its “Shaping Future Transportation 2014″ conference. And the decided star of the show is an […]
July 4, 2014
Construction Equipment
The first self-driving heavy hauler is here: Daimler unveils a fully-functional autonomous Mercedes Actros prototype
Speculation about autonomous —or “driverless”—vehicles has been commonplace in the trucking industry for years. Now, Daimler has made this concept a reality. At a June 3 global press conference and demonstration in Magdeburg, Germany, Daimler is hosting its “Shaping Future Transportation 2014″ conference. And the decided star of the show is an actual, fully-functioning autonomous […]
July 3, 2014
Business
Hebe leaves his mark on an industry he loved
Love him, or hate him, there’s no disputing the fact that Jim Hebe has been one of the prime movers in the North American trucking industry for 20 years now. His brash personality matched the bold business moves he made both as president of Freightliner Trucks and more recently in his role at Navistar. His […]
October 8, 2012
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