Category: Trucks & Accessories
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Trends and Innovations Shaping the Future of Work Trucks at WTW 2025
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in Batteries, Business, Business Services, Construction Safety, Construction Technology, Dealers, Diesel Engines, Equipment, Featured, Fleet Maintenance, Gasoline Engines, GPS, Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8, Laser & Other, Machine Grade Control, Medium Duty Trucks: Class 4 – 6, Other Components, Service & Fuel Trucks, Service Centers, Sustainability, Training & Education, Truck Parts & Components, Trucks, Trucks & Accessories, Utility Vehicles, Worksite EquipmentRunning from March 4-7, Work Truck Week 2025 came to a close last week. During the Green Truck Summit event, many trends emerged and attendees were educated on the various topics coming to light in the construction industry. Here is a round-up of just a few of the trends we saw at Green Truck Summit.…
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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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Morgan Truck Body Launches New Online Parts Store at WTW 2025
During Work Truck Week 2025, Morgan Truck Body, a North American manufacturer of light- and medium-duty freight and refrigerated van and truck bodies, announced the launch of its new online parts store. The store will serve customers nationwide, providing a wide selection of parts for box truck fleets, owners, and operators. Some of the components offered include:…
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VMAC and Stealth Power Launch New Electric Powered Air Compressor at WTW
VMAC, a compressed air manufacturer, teamed up with Stealth Power and has launched the VMAC e30, a compact and lightweight battery electric powered 30 CFM rotary screw air compressor. Attendees of NTEA’s Work Truck Week can see it unveiled on Wednesday, March 5th, at 1:45 p.m. (Booth #743). Designed specifically for next-generation electric and hybrid…
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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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The Impacts of Trump Ramping Up Fossil Fuel Production
Since the United States inauguration day, Jan. 20, 2025, there has been a lot of uncertainty. The Trump administration has come into office with big ideas and ways that it would like to fix the problems it sees in the country. One of those problems is the climate and fossil fuels — President Trump has declared a…
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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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5 Things You Should Know About Renewable Diesel
For construction fleets, vehicles have historically run on diesel. As the world has shifted towards more sustainable and renewable energies, options like hydrogen and electricity have been offered as solutions. The problem is that these solutions tend to entail an uprooting of the fleets you have in order to get the vehicles or engines that…
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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…