Category: Trucks
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Volvo and Daimler Launch Coretura for Truck Software Platform
Volvo Group and Daimler Truck have officially launched Coretura AB, a joint venture focused on developing a standardized software-defined vehicle platform for the commercial vehicle industry. The new company, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, aims to support future digital applications across trucks and buses by separating core software infrastructure from brand-specific features. The venture follows binding…
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Kenworth Introduces New L770 and L770E Trucks
Kenworth has announced its newest Class 8 vocational trucks — the Kenworth L770 and the battery-electric L770E. These models represent Kenworth’s first vocational low-cab forward offerings, which are engineered to excel in specialized vocational applications, such as concrete pumping, crane and paint striping. The Kenworth L770 and zero-emission L770E are now available for order and…
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Volvo Appoints New VP to Lead Aftermarket Parts Sales
The Volvo Group has named Richard Simons as the new Senior Vice President of Aftermarket Parts Sales for both Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks, effective June 30. Simons brings three decades of experience in the commercial transportation industry, having held senior roles in parts, service, and remarketing with other major equipment manufacturers. Originally…
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International Introduces the Next Evolution in Electric Vehicle Offering
International Motors, LLC introduces the newest addition to the company’s electric vehicle lineup — an all-electric Class 8 regional haul tractor, the International eRH Series. The eRH Series is available in 4×2 and 6×4 axle configurations, and offers a range of up to 300 miles, depending on configuration, battery capacity and use. Built on the…
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Why the Trucking Industry is Short on Drivers
Rarely has a single issue in trucking permeated every aspect of the industry’s successes and failures as has the truck driver shortage. While the issue is a perennial “Top 10” issue on the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) annual survey of critical issues in trucking, the truck driver shortage has experienced the perfect storm of growing…
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Bobcat Company Extends Heavy Construction Equipment Lineup
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in Business, Business Services, Compact Wheel Loaders, Construction Safety, Construction Technology, Dealers, Earthmoving – Compact, Earthmoving Equipment, Equipment, Equipment Management, Excavators, Featured, Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8, Loaders, Service Centers, Trucks, Trucks & Accessories, Worksite EquipmentBobcat Company has announced the expansion of its portfolio by adding new heavy construction equipment. Bobcat is adding four new large wheel loaders and two new large excavators will be available at select North American Bobcat dealerships in mid-Q2 2025. Large Wheel Loaders New to the Bobcat lineup are the L205, L235, L255, and L285…
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Making Moves: Equipment Trailering Today
Heavy-haul trailers such as flatbeds, step decks and goosenecks are essential to the construction industry, ensuring that heavy machinery, equipment and materials are transported safely and efficiently. Over the past decade, these trailers have undergone significant changes driven by technological advancements, regulatory updates and evolving customer demands. Changes in Heavy-haul Trailers and Their Impact on…
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Diversifying the Workforce With Women in Construction
It is common knowledge for anyone in the construction industry that there is a labor shortage. The 300,000 unfilled construction jobs in the United States are looming large, and with only one in seven construction jobs filled by women, they are still an underutilized asset. These low women-in-construction stats should not discourage construction business owners…
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Diversifying the Workforce With Women in Construction
It is common knowledge for anyone in the construction industry that there is a labor shortage. The 300,000 unfilled construction jobs in the United States are looming large, and with only one in seven construction jobs filled by women, they are still an underutilized asset. These low women-in-construction stats should not discourage construction business owners…
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Top 5 Takeaways from ASCE’s 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
Just as our education networks use an A-F grading system and hand out a report card at the end of the term, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) uses the same system and presents a periodic report card on America’s infrastructure. The ASCE has released its grade for the 2025 Report Card for America’s…