The average selling price of total reported class 8 trucks came in better than expected for August, ACT Research reported, much of that due to younger trucks finally entering the used market. “For the first seven months of this ...
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Navistar International announced today it will offer the Cummins ISB mid-range engine in its DuraStar medium-duty trucks. The ISB will represent the first mid-range engines to use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) within the Navistar ...
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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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After falling hard in June, volumes for used class 8 trucks sold in July came back strong, ACT Research reported today. ACT said that all three market segments — auction, retail, and wholesale — helped the total market improve ...
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SAF-Holland has announced Caterpillar is now offering its fifth wheels as factory-installed options on its Class 8 trucks. Cat is offering the FW35 models. They're backed by a six-year/600,000-mile performance guarantee, which SAF-Holland ...
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A survey of US-based fleets indicates more are looking to order Class 8 tractors in the next three months than were looking to do so the previous quarter. The Q3 Fleet Sentiment Survey, conducted CK Commercial Vehicle Research, found 65% ...
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CALGARY, Alta. - May 28 may have been a significant date in Canadian trucking history. That was when Shell fired a major shot in what many think is a fuel revolution, unveiling to the public the first of its commercial LNG refuelling ...
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Axion Power International (API) has secured a contract from the ePower Engine Systems to supply batteries and energy storage systems that will be used in production of the hybrid vehicles. As part of the deal, the company will supply ...
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Meritor Wabco has equipped its anti-lock braking system(ABS)on two of Navistar's class 8 trucks that are now standard equipment on the International ProStar and the LoneStar. Both Navistar trucks will join more than seven million Meritor ...
North America Class 8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for October improved both month over month and year over year, ACT Research Co. Reported. The final numbers, which will be released mid-November, will approach 27, 700 units ...
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