Category: Trucks
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Equipment Today Announces Winners of the 2025 Contractors’ Top 50 New Products Award
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in Asphalt, Asphalt Pavers, Attachments, Awards, Compact Excavators, Compact Track Loaders, Compaction Equipment, Construction Safety Technology, Construction Technology, Contractors’ Top 50, Crane, Crawler Dozers, Crawler Excavators, Earthmoving – Compact, Earthmoving Equipment, Equipment, Equipment Management, Equipment Monitoring & Logistics, Excavators ||Attachments, Featured, Fleet Maintenance, GPS, Laser & Other, Lifting Equipment, Machine Grade Control, Pavement Maintenance, Rental, Skid Steer Loaders, Top Story, Track Loaders, Trucks, Trucks & Accessories, Wheel Dozers, Wheel Excavators, Wheel Loaders, Worksite EquipmentFor 15 years, Equipment Today’s Contractors’ Top 50 New Products Award has served as the voice of the industry, representing your equipment priorities and preferences when it comes to exploring new market offerings. The annual Contactors’ Top 50 New Products Award is designed to recognize the best new product introductions and enhancements throughout the construction…
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Chicago Deploys First Electric Garbage Trucks with Republic Services and Mack
Republic Services has deployed Chicago’s first electric garbage trucks with the addition of two Mack LR Electric vehicles. Executives and partners gathered Aug. 14 at Navy Pier to celebrate the milestone, including representatives from Republic Services, Mack Trucks, ComEd and the Respiratory Health Association. The Mack LR Electric is built for residential and commercial waste…
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U.S. Army Awards Five-Year Contract for Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks
The U.S. Army has awarded Mack Defense a five-year contract worth up to $221.8 million for continued production of the M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck (HDT). The agreement, announced June 24, 2025, covers up to 450 vehicles and follows the completion of the initial 2018 contract. The M917A3 HDT supports the Army, Army Reserve, and National…
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U.S. Army Awards Five-Year Contract for Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks
The U.S. Army has awarded Mack Defense a five-year contract worth up to $221.8 million for continued production of the M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck (HDT). The agreement, announced June 24, 2025, covers up to 450 vehicles and follows the completion of the initial 2018 contract. The M917A3 HDT supports the Army, Army Reserve, and National…
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Mack Delivers First Electric Refuse Truck for Clean Transportation Project in the Bronx
Mack Trucks has delivered its first electric refuse vehicle to Royal Waste Services, Inc. as part of The Bronx Is Breathing: Reimagining a Cleaner Hunts Point initiative. The deployment marks a key milestone in bringing zero-emission transportation to a historically overburdened area in New York City. The delivery is part of a $10 million award…
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Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) Market Poised for Major Growth Through 2034
The global Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) market is projected to grow more than fivefold over the next decade, rising from approximately $29.5 billion in 2025 to $161.76 billion by 2034, according to a report from Towards Automotive. TaaS refers to a logistics model where businesses rent or lease trucks as needed, rather than investing in their own…
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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…