Available in either set-forward (HX520) or set-back (HX620) front-axle models, the severe-duty HX was International’s first new vehicle since 2010 when it debuted in 2016 and now becomes the first truck launched under Navistar’s 4.0 strategy and its Project Compass initiative, a program that focuses on flexible, modular designs that streamline the customer experience and deliver improved support and service.
“The new HX is born directly from Project Compass and this new way of working,” said Mark Stasell, Navistar’s vice president of Vocational Truck.
The new 120-inch-BBC HX Series features a redesigned and more rugged high-strength steel cab that includes a three-piece crack-resistant hood engineered for front-forward visibility. The extreme-duty cab – similar to the cab on the company’s on-highway LT Series – is structurally reinforced in key locations, including the floor, b-pillar and cab mounts in sleeper applications. The cab is protected by ChemGuard anti-corrosives, LineX and International’s own top-coat process, making it nearly impenetrable to salt.
