Category: Cab, Trailer & Body

Mesa Unveils Arizona’s First All-Electric North American Style Fire Truck by E-ONE

Mesa Unveils Arizona’s First All-Electric North American Style Fire Truck by E-ONE

| January 5, 2024

The new fire truck excels at sustainability and performance with low to no carbon emissions, less noise pollution, range extension for prolonged power needs and life-long batteries Mesa’s all-electric fire truck is officially in service. The pumper truck, stationed at Fire Station 221 in southeast Mesa, will reduce toxin exposure for firefighters as part of […]

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Class 8 Truck Orders Fell in December to 26,500 Units

Class 8 Truck Orders Fell in December to 26,500 Units

| January 5, 2024

ACT Research reports preliminary North America Class 8 net orders fell by 15,000 units from November December preliminary North America Class 8 net orders were 26,500 units, falling by 15,000 units from November. Complete industry data for December, including final order numbers, will be published by ACT Research in mid-January. “After a strong and upside-surprising […]

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Kodiak Robotics Selects Ambarella AI Domain Controller SoC For Next-Generation Autonomous Trucks

Kodiak Robotics Selects Ambarella AI Domain Controller SoC For Next-Generation Autonomous Trucks

| January 3, 2024

Kodiak Moves AI Perception and Machine Learning Systems to Ambarella’s CV3-AD685 AI SoC for Higher AI Efficiency and Performance in Long-Haul Trucking Fleets Ambarella, Inc. edge AI semiconductor company, and Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading autonomous vehicle company focused on trucking and defense, announced that Kodiak selected Ambarella’s CV3-AD685 AI domain control system-on-chip (SoC) as […]

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Used Class 8 Values Declined in November to a Level Not Seen Since 2021

Used Class 8 Values Declined in November to a Level Not Seen Since 2021

| January 2, 2024

ACT Research reports U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks by ACT Research, the used Class 8 average retail sale price fell 6% m/m to $59,300 in November According to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks by ACT Research, the used Class 8 average retail sale price fell 6% m/m to $59,300 […]

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Net Trailer Orders in November Lower Sequentially and Y/Y

Net Trailer Orders in November Lower Sequentially and Y/Y

| December 20, 2023

ACT Research reports November’s preliminary net trailer orders decreased nominally from Oct to Nov. At 20,900 units, orders were lower compared to last November, down 47% y/y November’s preliminary net trailer orders decreased nominally from October to November. At 20,900 units, orders were lower compared to last November, down 47% y/y. As we’re still in […]

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Leading Fleets Adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle to Usher in a New Generation of OEM-Native Connected Vehicles

Leading Fleets Adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle to Usher in a New Generation of OEM-Native Connected Vehicles

| December 20, 2023

Schneider, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, and Covenant Logistics adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle platform for OEM-native connected vehicles Platform Science announced that its Virtual VehicleTM platform is being deployed by many of the world’s largest commercial trucking fleets, including Schneider, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, and Covenant Logistics, as the need for aftermarket in-vehicle tech hardware ends in […]

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