Medium-duty trucks

Workhorse Group merges with Motiv, becoming a leading OEM for medium-duty electric trucks in North America.

In this edition: Two major announcements for medium-duty temperature-controlled trucks and another new type of ice cream.

Quiet and zero tailpipe emissions battery-electric trucks are gaining popularity across the industry for parts shipment to assembly plants.

After a week of striking by 3,900 workers in three states, bargainers at Mack Trucks and the UAW will resume talks Thursday.

Mack Trucks and the United Auto Workers union reached a settlement on a new five-year agreement, avoiding a walkout like four years ago.

Martin Weissburg is retiring as president of Mack Trucks after five years. He is being succeeded by Stephen Roy.

Quarter after quarter, Paccar Inc. points to parts sales as driving its revenue and profits. Rush Enterprises deserves some of the credit.

Does a comfy ride that resembles what they drive off duty keep a truck driver happier? OEMs seem to think so.

The Freightliner M2 and SD Plus medium-duty trucks coming in 2023 draw a family resemblance to their Class 8 sibling Cascadia.

Mack Trucks left the medium-duty market for two decades. The initial reaction to its return suggests people missed the bulldog.

PACCAR siblings Kenworth and Peterbilt regularly yield the spotlight to each other when it comes to product reveals.

Kenworth spent five years preparing a new range of medium-duty trucks, its first all-new lineup in three decades.

March Class 8 truck orders fell slightly from February, but still added to an industry backlog that manufacturers are struggling to reduce.

The first Mack medium-duty trucks in nearly 20 years are finding favor with customers.

Cummins will build a plant within a Daimler complex in Germany and become the sole supplier of medium-duty engines for the truck maker globally.

Isuzu will launch new Class 6 and 7 low-cab-forward trucks later in 2021 with Cummins B6.7 engines.

Rush Enterprises sold Class 8 trucks at a level reflecting the industry’s overall COVID-impacted decline in 2020. It expects better results in 2021 and beyond.

Large truck sales are on the rebound after months of declining sales.

Daimler Trucks North America is expanding a recall of medium-duty models because the engine harness could chafe. If the wires are damaged and short, some of the 10,500 recalled trucks may stall and not restart.

One engine oil for all engine types? Whether it’s diesel, gas or natural gas, Valvoline says its new oil simplifies maintenance and reduces costs through extended drain intervals.