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Navistar recalls 10,000 trucks due to fire extinguisher defect
By Matt Cole More than 10,000 International tractors are being recalled as part of the massive Kidde fire extinguisher recall that was initiated in November. Trucks equipped with Kidde plastic-handle or push button “Pindicator” fire extinguishers are included in most recent recall from Navistar, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. These fire extinguisher models […]
May 1, 2018
Class 7-8
Volkswagen exec hints at Navistar takeover
Barely more than 13 months ago, Volkswagen Truck and Bus acquired approximately 16.2 million newly issued shares of Navistar stock for $256 million, and one high-level executive hinted this morning the German automaker could one day be after a large slice. At a recent press briefing, VW Truck and Bus Chief Finance Officer Matthias Gruendler said a […]
April 18, 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
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: CTLs becoming more powerful; New Genie XC platforms; First Look at International HV Series; New JCB CTLs; Hyundai HX130LCR excavator
Genie’s new XC aerial platforms add capacity, meet ANSI standards Genie has unleashed a slew of improvements to its aerial work platform models under the XC label. The XC stands for “extra capacity,” and the company has added four telescopic boom models to the XC lineup – the S-60 XC, S-65 XC, S-80-XC and S-85 […]
October 31, 2017
Vocational
First Look: Navistar’s HV Series replaces WorkStar with hopes of wooing drivers back
Navistar’s new International HV severe-duty vocational truck is the latest truck introduction in the company’s efforts to rebrand its entire vehicle lineup. It was made available for limited on-course test drives to members of the media at a press event in New Carlisle, Indiana this week. From the outside, the HV looks identical to its WorkStar […]
October 23, 2017
Class 7-8
International to revamp interior of its distinctive LoneStar tractor
Trucking is steeped in legacy and tradition, with many modern tractor designs still drawing inspiration from truck models decades old. International has announced several enhancements to its LoneStar, one of the most visually distinct trucks on the highway and a truck Navistar Vice President of Product Development Dave Majors calls “an advanced classic.” For next […]
September 18, 2017
Vocational
Test Drive: Eaton’s Procision 7-speed automatic brings near car-like shifting to medium duty applications
Eaton’s 7-speed Procision automatic transmission was designed to compete with Allison’s 2000 Series RDS, the market leader in the medium duty vocational truck segment for automatic shifting. With driver comfort now an integral part of calculating a fleet’s total cost of ownership, Eaton designed its dual clutch model to be more efficient and in-cab friendly than anything […]
October 20, 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
Construction Equipment
International brings OTA engine reprogramming to select trucks
International Truck on Monday announced over-the-air (OTA) reprogramming of engine control modules (ECM) for all International Truck models equipped with N9, N10 and N13 engines is now available as a no charge offering. Additionally, OTA will be available for purchase for all International models, powered by 2010 Navistar engines and newer through International truck dealers. […]
March 1, 2016
Construction Equipment
Making sense of the split: Don’t worry about Navistar, but where will Caterpillar find its 15-liter truck engine?
The big news story last week was, of course, Cat and Navistar breaking up. At first brush, given Navistar’s fresh troubles with a brand-new EPA lawsuit, you’d be forgiven for thinking Cat’s move was a sign of more trouble in Lisle, IL. I don’t think that’s the case. Though I focus more on the trucking industry […]
August 3, 2015
Business
Navistar to launch new line of severe duty work trucks once split with Cat is complete
With Caterpillar’s announcement this morning that it would begin designing and building vocational trucks on its own, Navistar, Cat’s partner in the work truck business up to this point, has announced plans to launch a new line of trucks once the partnership has officially concluded. In a brief announcement released alongside Cat’s news, Navistar said it would […]
July 28, 2015
Business
Navistar sued by federal government for withholding documents from investigation
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed in December a lawsuit against Navistar International Corp. claiming the truck and engine maker improperly redacted and withheld documents the Commission attempted to subpoena. The subpoenas are part of an SEC investigation into whether Navistar violated federal securities laws “by making false or misleading statements or material omissions” regarding […]
March 23, 2015
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