KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Company and PACCAR Financial is offering an Extended Warranty Program through March 31, 2012, for U.S. customers who purchase new Kenworth Class 5-7 factory or dealer stock units that meet eligibility requirements.
Kenworth customers may receive a 2-year / 200,000-mile basic vehicle extended warranty by choosing PACCAR Financial to finance purchases [...]

In Germany, Renault Trucks has densified its network since the summer of 2011, with four new service partners. In the south of the country, two outlets have been inaugurated: one near Ulm (Ludwig Kurz Autohaus Gmbh) and the other in the suburbs of Regensburg (Hackl Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh). Renault Trucks has also raised its visibility in [...]

Vilvoorde - Komatsu Europe International introduces the HM400-3 articulated truck. With a unique and completely redesigned traction control system, automatic retarder and Komatsu’s new engine emission technology, combined with an optimized cabin layout and increased durability, the HM400-3 is a comfortable, highly productive and low cost production unit.
The HM400-3 features a gross vehicle weight of [...]

Stuttgart/Lienz – A million kilometres, accumulated in short-radius distribution work on Austria’s Alpine roads – no problem at all for the Mercedes-Benz Atego 917, as our example from the company BS Transport in the Austrian village of Tristach shows. Still with its original engine and never having needed repairs other than as required during regular [...]

ROSEBUD, Mo. – Tracy Bogler remembers the stories. How his grandfather started the family’s delivery business with a one horsepower machine. “Well, if you consider horses as machines, you’re accurate,” said Bogler with a smile. “My grandfather started his delivery business with horse and wagon delivering clay from Chamois, Mo., to Farbar, Mo. – a [...]

Renault Trucks will be presenting its Optifuel Solutions, designed to reduce Diesel vehicles’ consumption, as well as its Clean Tech offering of vehicles running on alternative energies (electricity, hybrid and CNG), at the second “ECO, Transport and Logistics” tradeshow.
In response to the environmental challenge road haulage is now facing, Renault Trucks offers customers a whole [...]

Urban Lab 1 is a new Renault Trucks project designed to improve goods distribution in towns. Developed with the bodybuilder Gemco E-Trucks B.V, this experimental vehicle opens up new possibilities in the field of urban distribution by bringing the loading sill down to ground level.
For, on this vehicle, electrifying the transmission from the powertrain actually [...]

DUECO, Inc. Waukesha, WI - A family-owned and operated company, has been selling and servicing customized equipment for utility trucks for more than 57 years. Recently, DUECO built four trucks for Milwaukee County with corner-mounted Venturo HT25KX cranes. The trucks are operating throughout Milwaukee County to maintain traffic signals, signage and street lighting.
The County fleet [...]

Hino Trucks (Novi, MI) announced two new accolades from J.D. Power and Associates. Hino Trucks ranks highest in customer satisfaction with conventional medium duty engines, four years in a row, and Hino Trucks ranks highest in customer satisfaction among conventional medium duty trucks, two years in a row, according to the J.D. Power and Associates [...]

The Suez Environment Group has been won over by the variety of vehicles available in Renault Trucks’ urban range. This autumn, the Group signed a three year framework agreement - renewable for two additional years - for the supply of 7.5 to 26 t vehicles. Refuse collection vehicles, sweepers and other urban applications offered by [...]