John O’Leary, the new chief at Daimler Trucks North America, talks about the challenges of a booming truck market, the launch of new vocational and electric trucks, its parent company, and more.
Minnesota-based Zeus Electric Chassis specializes in designing and manufacturing Class 3-8 severe-duty electric vocational work trucks.
All-aluminum bodies will be built and available as an upfit solution for all-electric utility vehicles at DuraMag's Waterville, Maine, facility.
Volvo Trucks North America isn’t letting the COVID-19-related drop in truck sales and corporate layoffs keep it from moving ahead with its electric truck development and its latest vocational truck models.
Ford is offering flex-fuel capability and an integrated air compressor for its 7.3L V-8 gasoline engine. The new 2021 F-600 Super Duty chassis cab is now available to order as well.
The Canadian based Lion Electric Company is developing various types of fully electric specialized Class 8 urban trucks, in collaboration with six partners and with a contribution of $5.9 million from the government of Quebec – but expect to see these trucks offered in the U.S. as well.
Projecting to end 2019 with near-record Class 8 market share and record-setting medium-duty market share, Peterbilt is looking to the strength of the vocational market for 2020 to help it continue that success, while adding new uptime-related initiatives and planning to have electric trucks in production by the end of next year.
International Truck introduced a new configuration for its all-wheel drive International HV Series at the 2019 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, featuring a high-visibility hood and set-back axle.
Truck OEMs across the board are offering fleet managers a solution for nearly every vocational need whether they’re in Atlanta or the Arctic Circle.
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