Medium-duty retail truck sales in the United States rose 53.5% in August compared with the same month a year ago, led by strong gains in Classes 3, 5 and 6, WardsAuto.com reported Sept. 13.
Customers purchased 22,720 vehicles in Classes 3-7 during the month, up from 14,805 units last August. Through the first eight months of [...]

Diesel Direct and Freightliner Trucks have combined to develop what they say is the first-ever diesel electric hybrid fuel truck – a Freightliner Business ClassM2 106 Hybrid that will be used to deliver fuel to fleets primarily in Massachusetts.
Boston-based Diesel Direct uses custom-designed delivery trucks to provide on-site diesel refueling services to national, regional and [...]

JAC signed formal Engine joint venture agreement with Navistar International Corporation and medium& heavy-duty truck joint venture agreement with NC2 Global LLC.Though two years negotiation, the two Sino- American cooperative projects of JAC Motors have been settled.
According to medium& heavy-duty truck joint venture agreement, the total investment not less than 3 billion Yuan and its [...]

Saturday was difficult for the Renault Trucks-MKR Technology Team trucks which did not feature amongst the front runners. On Sunday, the team performed more to its usual standard: Markus Oestreich won the first race of the day and Markus Bösiger finished 3rd. During the second race, the two Markuses finished 2nd and 3rd. In the [...]

Hanover – Daimler Trucks is presenting its concept for an electric truck at IAA Commercial Vehicles, where the vehicle is having its world premiere. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC), which is part of Daimler Trucks, is presenting the Fuso Canter E-CELL with battery-electric drive in Hanover from September 21 to 30. With the [...]

Mercedes-Benz Trucks is currently selling more premium trucks in China than ever before. Following last year’s sales of roughly 1,700 trucks in China, sales of Mercedes-Benz trucks here in 2010 are expected to total more than 2,800 units.
Hubertus Troska, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks, is delighted with the business situation in China: “We have been experiencing [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Company has introduced a new front engine power take-off (FEPTO) option for the Kenworth T800.
The Kenworth T800 FEPTO is designed and well-suited for municipal and vocational fleets that require a front engine PTO for snowplow, dump, mixer, refuse, crane and other applications. This T800 configuration also provides a front-frame extension [...]

When it purchased seven trucks from the seven brands active in the market place, German haulier Fehrenkötter wanted to find out which was the best truck and the best brand in terms of reliability and operating costs, but also for customer relations and service.
After operating all contenders over a three-year period, the Renault Premium Long [...]

An extension of the Renault Trucks “Route 66″ operation during which two Magnum vehicles drove the length of Route 66 between Chicago and Los Angeles, the Magnum Route 66 limited edition is proving to be extremely successful with customers. And on Friday 10 September, owner-driver Jean-Pierre Kermarrec received the keys of the very first production [...]

Sun and rain both made their contribution to the Grand Prix weekend in Belgium, the 7th leg of the European Truck Racing Championship on 11 and 12 September. The very pleasant weather on Saturday gave way to constant rain throughout the Sunday. However, this was an excellent opportunity for the Racing Premiums to demonstrate their [...]