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Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8

Mack Truck and Volvo Trucks Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Samsara

Volvo Trucks North America

An agreement with Samsara will investigate providing a single-source telematics service including compliance services, cameras, trailer sensors, safety, maintenance services and more.

Mack Trucks announced today it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Samsara, a leader in industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions designed to increase the efficiency, safety and sustainability of commercial fleets and industrial operations.

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FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for August Continue to Climb - Reaching 20,500 Units

August order activity was very consistent with July, up 3% m/m, and up 90% y/y. Class 8 net orders for the last 12 months now total 177,000 units.

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Vehicle testing begins at Allison Transmission’s newly opened Indianapolis facility

Allison Transmission

Allison Transmission’s Vehicle Environmental Test Center is now available for Allison and its partners to conduct consistent and repeatable testing in real-world and extreme conditions.

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Volvo Trucks Unleashes Redesigned VHD Vocational Truck

The VHD incorporates structural upgrades and advanced technologies.

Safety and productivity features being introduced on the VHD include Volvo Dynamic Steering (VDS) and the next generation of Volvo Active Driver Assist (VDS).

[TRANSPORTATION CHAIN] Emerging Technologies and Trends in Trucks, Trucking and the Supply Chain

Here's the technologies and trends that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic and their effects on the freight and transportation industry.

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Kenworth T880 and W990 Add WABCO OnGuardACTIVE as Option

Kenworth Truck Company

OnGuardACTIVE is an advanced driver assistance system that helps drivers mitigate or avoid rear-end collisions and provides adaptive cruise control (ACC).

Model T880 now available with WABCO OnGuardACTIVE.

North American Class 8 Net Orders for June Rebound to 15,500 Units

Class 8 net orders for the last twelve months now total 158,000 units.

Hours of Service Revisions Increase Flexibility for Construction Fleets

The expanded short-haul exemption and 30-minute rest revisions benefit the construction industry by increasing flexibility for vocational truck drivers.

Hours of Service Changes Add Flexibility

Nick Goldstein, VP of Regulatory and Legal Issues for ARTBA discusses how the changes in HOS regulations impact construction contractors.

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Daimler Trucks North America Resumes Production in Mexico, Restarting All Manufacturing Operations

Nearly three months after the first effects of the COVID-19 pandemic suspended manufacturing operations, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has reopened all nine of its manufacturing locations in North America.

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FTR Reports North American Class 8 Net Orders Remain Subdued in May at 6,600 Units

Class 8 net orders for the last twelve months total 155,000 units.

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Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8

PACCAR Parts Opens New Parts Distribution Center in Las Vegas

The 250,000 sq. ft. parts distribution center , which includes a 20,000 sq. ft. small parts mezzanine, became operational in May and has increased parts availability and uptime to dealers and customers.

PACCAR Parts’ new state-of-the-art distribution center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Servicing dealers in the Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico, the new 250,000 square-foot parts distribution center (PDC) is three times the capacity of its predecessor built in 1995.

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