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Kenworth Intros 3 New Battery-Electric Medium-Duty Trucks
The T280E, T380E and T480E are powered by the Paccar integrated ePowertrain platform and feature DC fast charging capability with peak charging rates of up to 350 kW.
January 6, 2026
Class 7-8
Mack seeks CARB approval for low NOx engines, teases battery electric Pioneer
New engines will be available on the brand new Mack Pioneer by year-end 2025
April 29, 2025
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December 31, 2025
Trucks
Kenworth to End Popular W900, T800, C500 Models; Reveals W900 Legacy Edition
Kenworth says it can no longer produce the Class 8 trucks due to tougher “diesel emissions regulations coming and component constraints.”
April 7, 2025
Class 7-8
A Cat D11 Dozer Engine in a Semi? – Custom Truck Shop Makes it Work
Dickerson Custom Trucks transforms a 1996 Peterbilt 379 into a unique showpiece with help from a big Cat dozer engine.
July 2, 2024
Alternative power
Battery Volvo Excavator & Mack Truck Electrify Florida Waste Company
Coastal Waste & Recycling will pilot test the Volvo EC230 Electric excavator and a Mack LR Electric Class 8 truck.
February 29, 2024
Trucks
The 'Mackification' of the medium duty segment
As recently as four or five years ago, if you saw Mack on a job site it was probably one of a few things: a Granite dump, a Pinnacle (or maybe a Titan) dropping off a load, or a really, really old Freedom – or even older D Model.
September 27, 2023
Trucks
Peterbilt Says, 'Good-Bye, 389 – Hello, New, Wider Model 589'
The new model becomes the third installment in a classic lineup originating in the 1950s and follows 17 years of the 389.
May 10, 2023
Class 7-8
Western Star Intros New Axle, Hood Options for 49X
Western Star now has new options available on its 49X model that will widen coverage for heavy haul and construction applications.
June 28, 2022
Technology
Freightliner Intros New Electric eCascadia
Freightliner electric trucks have logged well over 1 million miles in day-to-day operations, pulling real loads and making real drops.
May 31, 2022
Trucks
Stellar’s NX18 Hooklift Accommodates Multiple Truck Bodies on One Frame
Stellar's new NX18 telescopic hooklift can be used on various truck bodies and offers up to 18,000-pounds of capacity.
March 31, 2022
Class 7-8
Volvo Trucks Boosts Range on Enhanced VNR Electric Truck
The new VNR Electric gets an 85% increase in range and faster charging time.
January 20, 2022
Vocational
Test Drive: Mack's Return to Medium-Duty Trucks Doesn't Disappoint
Mack's versatile Class 6 and Class 7 MD Series targets multiple vocational operations and marks its first new medium-duty truck model in nearly 20 years.
December 20, 2021
Trucks
Used Truck Prices Skyrocket, But Will the Bubble Burst?
Late-model Class 8 trucks "are getting snapped up" for over $100,000. But these prices could also fall off a cliff when just a few factors change.
September 21, 2021
Trucks
Autocar Rolls Out Badass Truck Line with DC-64D Dump Truck
Along with its bold name, the DC-64D has been configured with more than 100 improvements.
May 28, 2021
Class 7-8
Test Drive: The New Kenworth T680 Gets a Makeover
Visually, the truck is striking, and it’s a very un-Kenworth-like update in that there are very few little tweaks.
March 11, 2021
Construction Equipment
Isuzu adds more power to Class 6 FTR, new FVR model
The company believes the Cummins B6.7 will appeal more broadly to fleets that need more power.
February 12, 2021
Construction Equipment
Mack makes driver-activated OTA updates standard on select models
The driver download activation feature is factory-equipped on models built beginning Nov. 30, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Operations, in Macungie, Pennsylvania.
January 14, 2021
Alternative power
Electric trucks run 'amazing' up Pikes Peak
Though it was 'not a competition,' all-electric Peterbilt 579EV and Kenworth T680 fuel cell deliver impressive and different results.
January 22, 2021
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Liebherr Revamps Gen 8 Excavators for Greater Fuel Efficiency, Performance
Liebherr's R922 through R945 crawler excavators get new bucket-fill and weighing tech, cameras, machine control and a fuel-saving LPE Mode.
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