What the 2027 prebuy premium will cost fleets per truck
Fleet Advantage warns operators to budget for elevated pricing as OEMs phase in EPA 2027 NOx hardware ahead of the regulatory deadline.
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Used Class 8 Sales Plateau in April as Channels Send Mixed Signals
Retail, auction, and wholesale channels diverged in April as used Class 8 volume flattened, ACT Research reports.
Pedigree Truck & Trailer Opens $7.9M Springfield Dealership in October
The 11,887-square-foot flagship facility marks the company's largest investment in Missouri service capacity.
Summer Cooling System Failures Cost More Than the Tow Bill
Debris-choked condensers and deferred EGR cooler inspections quietly kill fuel economy and uptime long before a truck breaks down.
Paccar Names Peter Ahrens Kenworth General Manager
Ahrens takes the helm as Kenworth and Peterbilt push to grow North American Class 8 market share.
Torc Robotics Joins Mila AI Institute to Advance Autonomous Truck Hardware
Daimler's autonomous trucking unit gains access to machine learning research and academic talent at Quebec's AI center.
K&B Transportation Uses Phone Blockers, Geofenced Speed Caps in Safety Push
Mid-size carrier deploys cellphone-blocking tech, weather-triggered speed limits, bridge-avoidance routing, and multi-camera systems to cut distracted driving…
Cummins X10 Targets Heavy-Duty Market Share With 70 HP, 400 lb-ft Gain
The X10 replaces the L9 and X12 in North America, adds 25,000-mile oil-drain interval, and meets 2027 EPA NOx limits with 48-volt electrical heating.
Tire Failures Cost You Drivers, Not Just Casings
Trailer tire monitoring shifts the conversation from maintenance budget to driver retention. Phillips Connect's Mark Wallin says the data makes tire wear…
Motive AI Dashcam Plus combines telematics and camera in single unit
New horizontal-profile device runs 30 AI models simultaneously on Qualcomm processor, adds stereo-vision collision avoidance and license-plate recognition.
What fuel savings do the 2026 Cascadia and VNL actually deliver?
Daimler and Volvo claim the latest Cascadia and VNL models cut fuel costs through aerodynamics and powertrain updates, but the real-world delta depends on spec…
Hino LE Series Debuts With Accelera e-Axle, 260 kW Peak Power
Hino's new Class 6/7 battery-electric truck uses Accelera's 14Xe Gen 4.5 integrated e-axle with a two-speed automatic transmission. Horizon Motor showed a…