Category: Cab, Trailer & Body

Minnesota Trucking Association Report Examines Challenges For Developing Long-Haul Electric Trucks

Minnesota Trucking Association Report Examines Challenges For Developing Long-Haul Electric Trucks

| February 14, 2024

The MTA established an Alternative Fuels Task Force to provide an analysis of options for all fuel types and the risks to consumers and businesses by pushing an all-electric fleet In a comprehensive report released the Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) states that the rush to transition long-haul and short-haul/regional trucking industry to electric batteries will […]

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Mack Invests $14.5 Million in Roanoke Valley Operations Expansion

Mack Invests $14.5 Million in Roanoke Valley Operations Expansion

| February 14, 2024

Expansion plan for manufacturing facility in Virginia to prepare the plant for higher demand for the Mack® MD Series and Mack MD Electric vehicles Mack Trucks is investing $14.5 million to expand its Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) manufacturing facility in Virginia to prepare the plant for higher demand for the Mack® MD Series and Mack […]

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2024 Class 8 Production and Sales Forecast Bumped Up

2024 Class 8 Production and Sales Forecast Bumped Up

| February 14, 2024

ACT Research reports 2024 Class 8 production and sales expectations up in February After essentially holding the line on the forecast since last July, ACT Research pushes 2024 Class 8 production and sales expectations up in February, as published in the latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK. “In addition to an improving […]

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Allison Transmission’s Regional Haul Series™ Selected by One of the World’s Largest Logistics Companies for Natural Gas-Powered Fleet

Allison Transmission’s Regional Haul Series™ Selected by One of the World’s Largest Logistics Companies for Natural Gas-Powered Fleet

| February 13, 2024

Patented torque converter boosts engine torque, compensating for the lower power often associated with compressed natural gas Allison Transmission is pleased to announce a leading global logistics and delivery company will add Freightliner Cascadia compressed natural gas (CNG) day cab tractors equipped with the Allison 3414 Regional Haul Series™ (RHS) transmission to its fleet of […]

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Complete Coach Works Begins the First Deliveries for Their 5-Year Mid-Life Overhaul Contract from San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Complete Coach Works Begins the First Deliveries for Their 5-Year Mid-Life Overhaul Contract from San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

| February 13, 2024

The overhaul work on both 40 ft and 60 ft hybrid electric coaches will include repowering the buses with either new or remanufactured Cummins ISL engines and the hybrid propulsion system Complete Coach Works (CCW), the nation’s leading transportation solutions provider, announced the beginning of deliveries for a five-year contract awarded by the San Francisco […]

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ISEE Commercially Deploys World’s First Fully Autonomous Truck Yard

ISEE Commercially Deploys World’s First Fully Autonomous Truck Yard

| February 13, 2024

By harnessing the power of AI, machine learning, and computer vision, ISEE has created and deployed a fully autonomous system  ISEE autonomous vehicle technology for transportation and logistics, announced the world’s first commercial fleet deployment of autonomous yard trucks at a Fortune 100 customer’s site. This cutting-edge deployment, located in Texas, represents a transition from […]

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