Chevrolet and GMC extended cab heavy-duty pickup trucks with a bi-fuel option will sell for $11,000 above the suggested base-vehicle price. Fleet and retail customers can place orders for the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD beginning Thursday (April 19). The pickups, which run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline, have [...]

Renault Trucks is at the Intermat show in Paris (Villepinte) from April 16-21, the trade show for construction professionals, presenting the whole of its Construction range. Customers can see the manufacturer’s latest additions, such as the Premium Lander OptiTrack 6×2, the Renault Kerax XTREM 8×4 and the Premium Lander Tridem 8×4, fitted with a fourth [...]

Medium and heavy truck sales were up 4% in March over the same period a year ago and up 28% for the first quarter, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications.
Dealers sold 43,813 trucks with GVW ratings above 10,000 pounds during the month, up from March 2011 (42,188). For the quarter, the total was 133,311, [...]

In a letter to WSIB President & CEO David Marshall and WSIB Chair Steven Mahoney, Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) President David Bradley offered his association’s expectations following the imminent release of the WSIB Funding Review conducted by Dr. Harry Arthurs. Bradley made clear that OTA expects the WSIB Board to engage in meaningful and substantive [...]

“March 2012 sale figures witnessed another dip in the overall commercial vehicle market after a period of strong recovery in 2011. While truck registrations continued to rise, up 25.6% in March, van registrations fell by 11.1%.” said Sue Robinson, Director of the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association which represents commercial vehicle and franchised car retailers [...]

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, launched its economically enhanced 2012 model Super Great heavy-duty truck and Fighter medium-duty truck incorporating the latest safety technologies for the Japan market.
Both latest models comply with the latest safety regulations which will become effective in July 2012 and are equipped [...]

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, unveiled its advanced engineered “Fuel Efficient Truck” and its “FUSO-Concept II” next-generation product design concept.
“Our representation here, is our commitment to leading the industry in fuel efficiency,” said Mr. Gustav Tuschen, MFTBC Vice President of Product Engineering. “We definitely continue [...]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced its intention to restructure the company’s forklift truck production in Europe. Under the restructuring plan, the manufacture of battery-powered forklift trucks at Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe B.V. (MCFE) in the Netherlands will be transferred to Rocla Oyj in Finland, in which MCFE owns nearly 100% of equity. For engine-powered [...]

After a year of quarterly increases, the turnover rate for truck drivers at large truckload fleets unexpectedly dipped one percentage point to an annualized rate of 88% American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said.
“This reprieve, while surprising, is likely temporary,” Costello said. “As the economy continues to recover, freight volumes should continue to grow, [...]

When it gets stuck in a traffic jam, even the best truck in the world cannot complete its assignment. In 2011, Renault Trucks began to play a pioneering role in reducing congestion by developing applications for smartphones such as Nav’Truck, the first HGV dedicated GPS application for the iPhone. Building on this experience, Renault Trucks [...]