Category: Cab, Trailer & Body

Used Truck Sales Decline in September a Conundrum

Used Truck Sales Decline in September a Conundrum

| October 19, 2023

ACT Research reports preliminary Class 8 same dealer used truck retail sales volumes suggest buyers tightened their belts in September, down 5% m/m Preliminary Class 8 same dealer used truck retail sales volumes suggest buyers tightened their belts in September, down 5% m/m, according to the latest preliminary release of the State of the Industry: […]

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Food Express Welcomes Truck Equipped with the New Cummins 15-Liter Natural Gas Engine into Fleet

Food Express Welcomes Truck Equipped with the New Cummins 15-Liter Natural Gas Engine into Fleet

| October 18, 2023

Clean Energy to Supply Ultra-low Carbon Renewable Natural Gas Food Express, Inc. announced has begun operating a Class-8 tractor fitted with a Cummins X15N, the highly anticipated engine which will be commercially available in 2024. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) is providing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the new Kenworth truck at its fueling station in Fontana, […]

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Navistar Celebrates the Start of the International® S13 Integrated Powertrain Production at Huntsville Plant

Navistar Celebrates the Start of the International® S13 Integrated Powertrain Production at Huntsville Plant

| October 18, 2023

Overall, Navistar has invested more than $200 million in the Huntsville plant, which was established in 2008 and employs more than 230 skilled workers in the area Navistar Inc. announced the start of production on the new International® S13 Integrated Powertrain at the company’s Huntsville, Alabama, production facility. The International S13 Integrated Powertrain—composed of the S13 Engine, T14 Transmission, and Dual Stage Aftertreatment […]

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Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Post Seasonal Spike in September

Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Post Seasonal Spike in September

| October 18, 2023

ACT Research reports September’s preliminary net trailer orders increased sequentially, to 31,300 units September’s preliminary net trailer orders increased sequentially, to 31,300 units, against a very easy August comp, and were notably higher compared to last September, up 19%. As the opening month of peak order season, seasonal adjustment (SA) lowers September’s SA tally to […]

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United Natural Foods Deploys New Zero-Emission Refrigerated Delivery System at its West Sacramento Distribution Center

United Natural Foods Deploys New Zero-Emission Refrigerated Delivery System at its West Sacramento Distribution Center

| October 17, 2023

United Natural Foods, Inc. is taking its next steps toward a zero-emissions future by deploying two battery-electric semi-trucks and five regenerative electric refrigerated trailer systems. UNFI is deploying the trucks and trailers in the Sacramento and Gilroy, California markets, just in time for the peak holiday selling season. UNFI worked with Penske Truck Leasing to […]

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Readying the Northeastern U.S. for Electric Trucks: National Grid to Build DOE Funded Roadmap

Readying the Northeastern U.S. for Electric Trucks: National Grid to Build DOE Funded Roadmap

| October 17, 2023

New study to inform planning and investment for truck charging infrastructure across thousands of miles of highways in the Northeast National Grid is announcing the kickoff of a landmark study to support the electrification of commercial fleets, mapping out truck charging needs across nearly 3,000 miles of major highways in the U.S. Northeast. Funded by […]

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