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Chip supply 'mess' continues as OEMs look to newer tech to help ease production woes

The semiconductor shortage continues to limit vehicle production as OEMs push to build more advanced safety systems and powertrains, like all-electric, which require even more chips. New tech can help, but it won't come soon enough.

April 11, 2022

International LT interior chip production

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Kenworth heavy-duty body builder manual available

The new 2022 Kenworth Heavy Duty Body Builder manual offers detailed information and guidelines useful in the truck body planning and installation processes.

April 8, 2022

2022 Kenworth Heavy Duty Body Builder manual

Utility Trailer hits production milestone

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced this week its Paragould, Ark., manufacturing facility has produced its 200,000th trailer, a 4000D-X Composite dry van.

April 7, 2022

Utility plant milestone

Equipment sales constraints showcase importance of F&I penetration for dealers

With capacity limits on new equipment production and used equipment supply so low, never has there been a better time for dealers to prioritize finance penetration in their equipment sales.

April 6, 2022

Two people going over documents at a desk

Class 8 truck orders maintain steady yet unappealing pace in March

“The March order total reflects a market frozen in place," says FTR's Don Ake. "All the OEMs are evaluating the business environment monthly and only entering enough orders to fill in about a month’s worth of production."

April 5, 2022

Line of commercial trucks

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How leasing companies are responding to increased customer demand

As the 2022 Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) Annual Meeting kicks off Miami, the lease and rental (L&R) market has taken another step forward in its return to normalcy. If only it could get some more trucks.

April 5, 2022

Two leasing trucks parked in a lot

Meritor attains standard position agreement with Extreme Trailers

Meritor will supply MTA and MTA-Tec6 suspensions with its latest generation EX+ LS single piston air disc brakes as well as the Meritor Tire Inflation System.

April 1, 2022

Flatbed trailer from Extreme Trailers

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Aurora launches 2.0 Beta version of its autonomous platform

The updated platform includes new capabilities and improvements to prepare the Aurora Driver for commercial launch.

March 31, 2022

Aurora Peterbilt and Toyota Sienna

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Torc Robotics announces advisory council to investigate autonomous truck rollout

Torc Robotics has announced the launch of the Torc Autonomous Advisory Council (TAAC) in support of its goal to be the first scalable, profitable, commercialized Level 4 truck solution.

March 30, 2022

Torc Robotics introduces advisory council

Peterbilt announces natural gas engine for new MD trucks

Peterbilt Motors Company has announced the availability of the Cummins B6.7N natural gas engine in its new medium duty Models 536 and 537.

March 29, 2022

Peterbilt's new natural gas medium-duty truck

Overdrive survey details purchase preferences among small fleets, drivers

The used truck market might be the preferred source for owner-operators and small carriers, but once a customer decides it’s time to buy another used truck, a franchised truck dealer has little to no advantage in acquiring their business over anyone else.

March 23, 2022

Trucks available through rear mirror

Navistar's latest plant cuts production costs while going green

The plant will serve as Navistar’s benchmark for lean manufacturing principles to eliminate waste, improve product quality, drive operational efficiency and reduce cost and time.

March 23, 2022

Navistar plant San Antonio Texas

Stellar announces service van upfit solutions

Stellar announced Tuesday it now offers products for service van upfits that turn a Transit Van and Sprinter Van into a service van.

March 22, 2022

Stellar service van upfit

Retail used truck prices set another all-time high; auction prices steady in February

Rising sales volumes in the used truck space didn't stop pricing from continuing to rise, J.D. Power reported Tuesday in its March 2022 Commercial Truck Guidelines industry report.

March 16, 2022

Line of trucks on a summer day

Morgan Truck Body and partners debut electric reefer truck body

Morgan Truck Body unveiled its latest body innovation, an electrified refrigerated concept truck body, last week at NTEA's Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

March 16, 2022

Morgan, Lion and Thermo King truck body

Poland may prove pivotal for Ram's ProMaster production goals

Ram CEO Mike Koval talked to Commercial Carrier Journal about finding additional production capacity to help meet strong demand in a "white hot" van market.

March 15, 2022

2023 Ram ProMaster 2500 The Work Truck Show

Used truck sales volumes rise in February

Preliminary used Class 8 retail volumes as same dealer sales grew 20 percent month over month in February but were down 14 percent from the same period last year, ACT Research reported Tuesday.

March 15, 2022

Used trucks on lot

Volvo debuts new fuel efficient powertrain package

The overall functionality of the I-Torque configuration is that it uses Volvo Trucks’ 13-speed I-Shift feature with crawler gear, and combines the fuel efficiency advantages of direct drive with the performance and flexibility of overdrive.

March 15, 2022

I-Torque comprises the D13 Turbo Compound (TC) engine, the I-Shift with overdrive features, adaptive gear shift strategy, a new map-based version of the predictive cruise control Volvo I-See, and exceptionally low rear axle ratios as low as 2.15.

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Electricity from wheel ends routing to batteries

Regenerative braking: Catch up on the future of slowing down

As hybrid and electric truck adoption rates continue to grow, dealers and aftermarket operations soon will be exposed to a lot of unfamiliar systems and technologies they’ll be expected to maintain. One of those innovations is regenerative braking.

Freightliner eCascadia truck

Freightliner unveils new electric eCascadia

Goodyear soybean-oil developed tires

Goodyear integrating soybean oil compound into transit bus tires

Employees looking at computer monitor in warehouse

The importance of e-commerce sites during a parts shortage

Jim Allen's truck at Karmak HQ

Karmak CEO Jim Allen’s unique approach to customer service and engagement

Learn how to move your used trucks faster

With unsold used inventory depreciating at a rate of more than 2% monthly, efficient inventory turnover is a must for dealers. Download this eBook to access proven strategies for selling used trucks faster.

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