The latest truck to roll out of Peterbilt, the vocational Model 567, is currently in full production. The truck or tractor can be configured to meet a wide range of heavy and severe duty applications, Peterbilt Motors Company recently ...
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When it comes to removing weight from a Class 8 truck, how do you determine the value of a single pound removed? That's one of the questions Volvo sought to answer when optimizing its regional haul tractors for lighter weight. To find an ...
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Volvo Trucks has set out to become a more prominent player in the Mexican truck market, by expanding its dealer presence here and re-evaluating its traditional approach to this market. That was the message from an invigorated Matthew ...
China Commercial Vehicles Show 2013 is grandly opened at Wuhan International Expo Center from Oct. 30 to Nov.2, 2013. The show is got improved in terms of exhibited products and technical level compared to last one and is actively ...
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Businesses and their senior managers should be made accountable for truck maintenance by extending the chain of responsibility laws, according to Australian Trucking Association chairman David Simon. Mr Simon was opening the trucking ...
PACCAR held an opening ceremony today to launch its new DAF assembly plant in Brasil. The ceremony, led by Mark Pigott, PACCAR chairman and chief executive officer, and Parana Governor, Beto Richa, was attended by state and local ...
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c, the vocational T880, is now available for order. The truck is aimed at dump, mixer, refuse and heavy-haul applications. The T880 comes standard with the Paccar MX-13 engine rated up to 500 hp and with 1,850 lb.-ft. of torque. "The ...
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Kenworth has announced its popular T680 has reached the 10,000-order mark since entering production 15 months ago. "This has been one of the fastest Kenworth models to achieve the 10,000 truck order milestone in Kenworth's 90-year ...
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According to Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research, the average selling price of total reported Class 8 used trucks continued to hold up better than expected in August, 2013. “For the first seven months of this year, prices ...
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Volumes for used Class 8 trucks sold in July, 2013, recovered from the steep decline they experienced in June. All three market segments, auction, retail, and wholesale, contributed to the sequential gain, with the total market improving 4% ...
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Seven new PacLease franchises have been added to the company’s network, including two in Canada. Deer Lake, Nfld. and Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Que. each have new locations as part of the group’s latest expansion. ...
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A 52-inch sleeper variant of Kenworth’s new-generation T680 was available to drive at a mid-July Kenworth customer event at its Chillicothe, Ohio plant. T680 Kenworth’s “new-generation” bowed in with the T680 at ...
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Kenworth Truck Company has selected the Zimmerman Truck Lines to test the new Kenworth T680 trucks for the long-term reliability. The trucks are powered by the new 12.9L PACCAR MX-13 engine that generates an output of about 500hp and ...
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DAF Trucks, the Netherlands-based truck manufacturing firm, has launched the new PACCAR MX-11 engine, which is complaint with Euro 6 standard. The new 10.8L, six-cylinder, in-line engine generates an output between 290hp and 440hp, while ...
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Kenworth Truck announced the Kenworth Road Tour will commence this summer, visiting dealerships in both Canada and the United States. "For the road tour, we've developed an interactive, self-guided exhibit hosted in a state-of-the-art, ...
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