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Class 8 truck makers extend production halts (Update)
Major truck manufacturers extend production suspensions as the coronavirus pandemic worsens. J.P. Morgan upgrades PACCAR and holds a neutral rating on Navistar.
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Equipment
Daimler, PACCAR join rivals in suspending truck production
All four major heavy-duty truck manufacturers now have suspended production for at least two weeks, with market leaders Daimler Trucks North America and PACCAR Inc.…
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Energy
Toyota and Hino work on fuel cell heavy-duty trucks
Toyota and Hino, its heavy truck subsidiary, are offering few details on an Asian heavy-duty truck fuel cell program that complements Toyota’s Oceans 10 project…
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Equipment
Truck product enhancements flow amid order trough
Steering advances, integrated steps over DEF tank among enhancements truck makers are bringing to market amid a continuing slowdown in new equipment orders
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Energy
TMC20: Penske buys three Class 8 electric hybrids from Hyliion
Diesel-electric hybrids get less attention than pure electric Class 8 trucks, but niche leader Hyliion Inc. is selling them to Penske Truck Leasing with partner…
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Equipment
Volvo, Mack will let truckers activate over-the-air updates
Volvo Trucks North America and its sibling Mack Trucks later this year will allow individual truck drivers to schedule over-the-air updates typically handled by fleet…
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Unsold Class 8 truck inventories second highest since Great Recession
Swollen inventories of heavy-duty trucks must shrink or manufacturers will need to cut production further to keep the industry order bank from declining further, ACT…
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Energy
PACCAR aligns Kenworth and Peterbilt electrification system suppliers
As Daimler and Volvo leverage their global capabilities for battery-powered trucks in California, PACCAR picks Dana and Meritor as systems suppliers for its medium- and…
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Company earnings
Meritor wins heavy-duty truck electrification business from PACCAR
As more of its drivetrain business moves to electrification, Meritor focuses on integrating recent acquisitions TransPower and AxleTech.
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Today’s Pickup: Trucker recounts harrowing bald eagle strike on I-95 — and miraculous outcome (with video)
Scott Burke expected the worst when the bird of prey hit his fully loaded Kenworth tractor-trailer going 50 mph. Instead, he got his rig to…
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