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Discussion of various Light & Heavy Duty Chassis Manufacturers.
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PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) is recognizing its Columbus, Miss., engine factory for 10 years of manufacturing excellence and a strong commitment to its community. Planning for the engine plant started in 2006 when an international PACCAR team of managers and engineers from Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF were tasked with laying the groundwork for a state-of-the-art factory. PACCAR chose Columbus, Mississippi due to its proximity to important transportation logistics networks, talented people and the ability to partner with nearby educational institutions that complement the workforce. A groundbreaking ceremony in 2007 marked the start of construction for the $400 million facility…
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Daimler Trucks and Waymo have signed a broad, global, strategic partnership to deploy autonomous SAE L4 technology. Their initial effort will combine Waymo’s automated driver technology with a version of Daimler’s Freightliner Cascadia to enable autonomous driving. Waymo brings over a decade of experience building the World’s Most Experienced Driver, having driven over 20 million miles on public roads across 25 U.S. cities and 15 billion miles in simulation. Daimler Trucks North America, Daimler Trucks’ U.S. subsidiary, parent company of the Freightliner brand and the U.S. market leader in commercial vehicle manufacturing, provides their experience in developing state of…
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Peterbilt has announced that its Model 579EV is now available for customer orders. Customers can spec a 579EV using Peterbilt’s SmartSpec® sales tool at any Peterbilt dealer location across North America, with production expected to start by Q2 2021. Designed for optimal weight distribution and performance, the fully integrated, all-electric powertrain in the Model 579EV uses thermally-controlled Lithium Iron Phosphate battery packs to provide a range up to 150 miles. When used in conjunction with a recommended DC fast-charger, the state-of-the-art, high-energy density battery packs recharge in 3-4 hours, making the 579EV ideal for regional haul, drayage, pick…
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Had programmed computer (deleted egr), also got more power through programming. but now my check trans is on after reinstalling the brain. Any ideas check trans was never ion till egr/boost of power was installed
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On October 30, the Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors signed binding agreements to form a strategic alliance within commercial vehicles in order to capture the opportunities in the ongoing industry transformation, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2019. The agreements include Isuzu Motor’s acquisition of UD Trucks from the Volvo Group for an enterprise value of JPY 243 billion (approx. SEK 20 billion). The transaction is subject to certain conditions, including approval from regulatory authorities. The Alliance between the Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors is set to a build long-term relationship that will encompass but not be limited to: • Form…
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Among the new features offered with the new Western Star 49X truck is the Detroit Assurance suite of active safety systems. Detroit Assurance uses fused radar and high-definition camera technology to activate its features including: · Side Guard Assist (SGA): Radar technology detects moving objects and pedestrians on the passenger side of the 49X that may otherwise fall in the operator’s blind spot and alerts them with both auditory and visual warnings, providing game-changing technology for safety on the job-site and on the road. · Active Brake Assist 5 (ABA 5): Always on, ABA 5 detects the distances to objects in its path, calculating speed,…
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Peterbilt’s Denton, Texas, manufacturing plant is celebrating its 40th year of operation. The plant began operation as a 435,000 sq ft facility with 81 employees on 80 acres of land. Today it sits on 238 acres, employs over 2,500 people and has over 700,000 sq ft of space spread out over multiple buildings. Of those original 81 employees Peterbilt would like to congratulate Susan Bishop and Ken Montgomery who are still working at the plant today. “During the past forty years Peterbilt has built over 629,000 trucks in the Denton plant and we’re constantly investing and implementing new technologies and processes to improve our quality and efficiency for the fut…
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September 2020 marks one year of Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics partnering as a team after the U.S. based automated driving technology company became part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group. One year together, collaboratively pursuing a common goal of bringing series-produced highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) to the roads within the decade; including on-road deployment of a Level 4 test fleet, initiation of redesign of truck chassis, adoption of a hub-to-hub model, formalized rigorous testing protocols, formal truck safety driver certification process, and extended software capabilities. Now, the Autonomous Technology Group will extend its testing to Ne…
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How many remember Mick O'Sullivan back when he was selling Tow Trucks. Well, Mick has continued selling trucks since leaving the tow truck market. Now it seems Micko is back into the online media market. Who agrees that Micko has been the most liked salesman in the towing industry?
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Source: Western Star Press Release: Western Star will release its all-new vocational truck on September 29, 2020, after being subjected to extreme testing conditions designed by the Product Validation Engineering (PVE) team of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). When it arrives, the next Western Star will be the most tested truck in Western Star’s history, the company says. The structures lab at DTNA houses both full vehicle and cab-only shaker tables to accelerate durability testing and find breakage in the lab years before vehicles get to testing on the road or in the field. Capable of violently manipulating the vehicle on both X- and Y-axes to simulate a lifetime of…
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From TowTimes.com - Peterbilt Wins Two Prestigious Manufacturing Leadership Council Awards
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Peterbilt Motors Company has received two Manufacturing Leadership Awards from the National Association of Manufacturers in recognition of the plant’s leadership in manufacturing and Peterbilt’s efforts in diversity. Peterbilt was awarded Operational Excellence Leadership for its night shift production initiative and for talent management as a result of the Peterbilt Women’s Initiative (“PBWin”), a part of Peterbilt’s Diversity Council. “Peterbilt is proud to be recognized for our ongoing initiatives to optimize our manufacturing processes while continuing to build the industry’s highest quality trucks,” says Jason Skoog, Peterbilt general manager and PACCAR v…
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Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., has welcomed its newest dealership, located in Casper, Wyoming. With the addition of Isuzu Truck of Wyoming, the company now has dealerships in all 50 states. The dealership, located at 4113 W. Yellowstone Highway in Casper, is owned and operated by William F. and R. Fred DeVore. “We are thrilled to welcome the DeVore brothers and Isuzu Truck of Wyoming to the Isuzu family,” said Shaun C. Skinner, president of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America. The DeVores already have a strong truck presence throughout the state and are actively involved in the communities they serve. They will represent Isuzu well in the Equality State. “We ar…
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Kenworth now offers WABCO OnGuardACTIVE as an option for the Kenworth T880 and W990. According to WABCO, OnGuardACTIVE is an advanced driver assistance system that helps drivers mitigate or avoid rear-end collisions and provides adaptive cruise control (ACC). The 77Ghz radar-only, advanced emergency braking and ACC system detects moving, stopped and stationary objects and provides visual, audible and haptic warnings. If necessary, OnGuardACTIVE will apply the brakes to avoid or mitigate a forward collision. “Kenworth continues to introduce systems that can assist drivers to maintain safe distance, mitigate collisions and operate safely in rapidly changing and challengin…
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Murphy-Hoffman Company (MHC) has opened a new location in Murfreesboro, Tenn., to offer increased support to customers operating in Nashville’s metropolitan area. MHC Kenworth – Murfreesboro features a 12,000-square-foot parts warehouse. The facility offers parts for all truck makes that are rigorously tested to ensure quality and backed by an industry standard warranty. “The new location is conveniently located off Highway 231, and will save many of our customers in that area hours of driving time,” said Regional Vice President and General Manager Scott Trichel. “We’re invested in helping customers reduce downtime and keep their trucks on the road. MHC has quickly adap…
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You Just Don't Find This Much These Days. Jack Taul shares memories of 50 years with Kenworth Sales Company.
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Due to popular demand, Peterbilt Motors Company has announced the return of the Model 389 Pride & Class package. The Model 389 Pride & Class package was introduced with a limited production run in 2014 and 2017. Key external features of the package include a highly polished hood crown surrounding a classic style louvered grille sheet, a polished hood spine, chrome hood side accents and polished hood fenders. The side of the truck is accentuated with polished rocker panels, bright cowl skirts, battery box, fuel tanks and trimmed mud flaps. The exterior look is finished off with a polished exterior sun visor, bumper, exhaust stacks and a Pride & Class emblem on…
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Tesla Cybertruck competitor Bollinger has a new electric pickup that can be customized for any kind of work use The B2 Chassis Cab is based on the Bollinger’s flexible E-Chassis platform that can be equipped with front-, rear- or all-wheel-drive. Plus its wheelbase can also be adjusted to suit different body types. Battery sizes also range from 120-180 kWh and it comes with a 10 kW on-board charger. Look at all of the possibilities. Bollinger has plans for an all-electric, chassis-cab truck platform. It can be used as a tow truck, a box truck, or a bucket truck. The possibilities are endless. The world needs mo…
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Autocar Press Release: We are proud to announce the delivery of the first production model DC™-64R conventional roll-off to WCA Waste Corporation of Houston, TX. DC-64R In May, 2019, Autocar partnered with WCA Waste Corporation to produce our first collaborative effort; a result of careful planning and production. “The three C’s of a healthy relationship are communication, compromise and commitment. WCA Waste was the right partner, and we learned to communicate, to compromise, and to stay committed so that trust was established and extraordinary results were created. This has been a long time coming.” - Jimmy Johnston, Autoc…
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Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) has announced the Cummins X15 Performance Series and the Endurant XD 18-speed transmission for high-horsepower applications. Building upon the powertrain integration of the Cummins X15 Efficiency Series and Endurant powertrain, the X15 Performance Series and Endurant XD powertrain is optimized for high gross combined weight on-highway and severe on and off highway applications, with full application coverage to be announced at a later date. Available starting in 2021, the Cummins X15 and Endurant XD is currently going through field tests and validation. “The newest integrated powertrain from Eaton Cummins Automated Transmissions Technologies del…
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Looking to buy new truck as owner operator wondering what truck have the smoothest ride from driver point of view. 1) Hino 2) Freightliner 3) International Thank you
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A message to our customers from Jonathan Randall (Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing at Mack Trucks)
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Looking to buy a Pete, Kenworth or Freightliner. Not too familiar with these chassis.. Any major issues on 1 particular chassis ? Looking for suggestion based on usage and less down time
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Looking to purchase a CV515. Would like to get some feedback/impressions from any current owners. Pros and Cons. From everyday use to general reliability. Also interested in hearing if anyone has moved 20' shipping containers with one yet?
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In my fleet, I have two 4x4 F550's. One's a '17 wrecker. The other, an '18 rollback. So far, I'm fairly pleased with the rollback (although the deck and winch speed leave a LOT to be desired). The wrecker, on the other hand, I wouldn't recommend. The rear "helper" springs are only one per side and are constantly against the bumper, even without a vehicle being towed. When we load a vehicle, the helpers flatten, have zero affect, and the front wheels lift off the ground (or at least mostly, making steering nearly impossible). I spoke with "Ford Fleet", after being on-hold 45 minutes. Their response? "It's a body upfitter issue." Nope. The upfitter di…
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Peterbilt Motors Company has been recognized by Women In Trucking as a top workplace for women in the transportation industry. “Peterbilt is committed to championing the development of women leaders and cultivating a diverse workforce. We are honored to receive recognition from Women In Trucking for our efforts,” said Jason Skoog, PACCAR Vice President and Peterbilt General Manager. This is the second time Peterbilt has received the award, which promotes the accomplishments of companies that are focused on the employment of women in the trucking and transportation fields. Through its Diversity Council created in 2016, Peterbilt committed to recruiting, developing and p…
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Peterbilt Motors Company and Dana have announced their collaboration on electric powertrain development for Peterbilt Model 220EV battery electric vehicles. Peterbilt will integrate Dana’s Spicer® Electrified e-propulsion system into its 220EV chassis. The truck will also be equipped with two battery packs and an on-board charger. The 220EV features a range between 100 and 200 miles. Using the vehicle’s DC fast-charging system, the high-energy density battery packs can recharge in about an hour, enabling the 220EV to be used for local pickup and delivery as well as short regional haul operations. “By using the Dana electric powertrain for the Model 220EV in the Medium …
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The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the intent to form a strategic alliance within commercial vehicles. In a first step, the intention is to establish a global technology partnership and to create a stronger, combined heavy-duty truck business for Isuzu Motors and UD Trucks in Japan and across international markets. This will entail transferring ownership of the complete UD Trucks business globally from the Volvo Group to Isuzu Motors in order to accelerate growth by leveraging greater volumes and complementary capabilities. The enterprise value for the complete UD Trucks business is JPY 250 billion (approx. SEK 22…
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Kenworth has introduced the Kenworth TruckTech+® Over-The-Air program, which enhances truck uptime by making it convenient for customers to load PACCAR MX engine and aftertreatment software updates. The program began in December 2019 for select customers with full roll out in early 2020. Kenworth Class 8 trucks equipped with 2017 or later model year PACCAR MX-13 and PACCAR MX-11 engines can receive software updates remotely. Active Kenworth TruckTech+ customers can access these updates on the PACCAR Solutions online portal, or through the PACCAR Over-The-Air mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. “The new Kenworth TruckTech+ Over…
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