Category: Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
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Volvo Trucks North America Unveils Volvo D13 Variable Geometry Turbo Engine
Volvo Trucks North America has revealed its new Variable Geometry Turbo engine. This launch is meant to pair with and improve the new Volvo VNR truck. The new Volvo D13 VGT engine will be standard in the all-new Volvo VNR and customers will also be able to select in the all-new Volvo VNL day cab.…
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Ford Pro Launches New Tool, LocateFordWorkTrucks.com
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in Attachments, Business, Business Services, Construction Technology, Dealers, Equipment, Equipment Management, Featured, Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8, Medium Duty Trucks: Class 4 – 6, Pickup Trucks & Vans, Service Centers, Truck Accessories, Truck Parts & Components, Trucks, Trucks & Accessories, Utility Vehicles, Worksite EquipmentFord Pro —the commercial division of Ford Motor Company— has announced its open marketplace between upfitters and vehicle owners with the launch of LocateFordWorkTrucks.com. Ford Pro teamed up with Work Truck Solutions to provide customers with a new tool to search the nationwide inventory of upfitted versions of a variety of Ford vehicles. “LocateFordWorkTrucks.com helps…
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Why Ammonia Engines Haven’t Taken the Lead Yet
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in Business, Business Services, Construction Safety, Construction Technology, Diesel Engines, Equipment, Equipment Management, Featured, Fleet Maintenance, Gasoline Engines, Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8, Management Standards, Medium Duty Trucks: Class 4 – 6, Other Components, Trucks, Trucks & Accessories, Utility Vehicles, Worksite EquipmentStarting from 1933, ammonia engines began to be made. While slight advances were made before the 2000s, there was not the same motivation to have a working and efficient ammonia engine as there is now. Although there is an incentive to improve the ammonia engine and fuel capabilities and to create a better ammonia engine…
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Waabi and Volvo Partner to Create Autonomous Transportation Solutions
Waabi, a company that creates generative AI for the physical world, has entered a strategic partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions for the joint development and deployment of autonomous trucks. The partnership combines Waabi’s generative AI with Volvo’s automation and safety design to unleash autonomous trucking and usher in a new era of safer, more efficient, and sustainable…
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Take a Spin in High-Tech Vehicles at Work Truck Week 2025 Ride & Drive
Get on-road experience in a wide range of commercial vehicles with the latest fuel, propulsion, and other advanced technology at Work Truck Week Ride & Drive. Held in downtown Indianapolis as part of Work Truck Week 2025, Ride & Drive is free and open to all event attendees on a first-come, first-served basis from 11 a.m. to…
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How the California Emission Laws Affect Diesel Vehicles
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in Batteries, Business Services, Construction Technology, Dealers, Diesel Engines, Equipment, Equipment Management, Featured, Fleet Maintenance, Gasoline Engines, Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8, Management Standards, Medium Duty Trucks: Class 4 – 6, Pavement Maintenance, Pickup Trucks & Vans, Service Centers, Sustainability, Sweepers, Trucks, Trucks & Accessories, Utility Vehicles, Worksite EquipmentWhile the United States as a whole is shifting toward being more environmentally friendly with new rules and regulations on diesel and commercial vehicles, California is the state most known for its strict emissions laws. With the harsher rules in place, California has been able to address issues that the federal rules were not likely…
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Class 8 Truck Orders End 2024 on High Note
FTR reported preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in December totaled 31,900 units, down 7% month-over-month (m/m). However, there was a 23% increase year-over-year (y/y). This figure slightly outperformed seasonal expectations, surpassing the seven-year December average of 29,716 net orders. Despite a sluggish truck freight environment, the 2025 order season (September through December 2024)…