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Peterbilt offers teaser lease on medium-duty electric truck
Peterbilt is offering a discount on the first year of a six-year lease for its Model 220EV medium-duty electric truck, hoping to entice non-commercially licensed…
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Kenworth honored for error-proofing cabs and taking guesswork out of bolt tightening
The National Association of Manufacturers recognized Kenworth’s Chillicothe, Ohio, plant for taking the guesswork out of bolt tightening and error-proofing truck cabs.
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Kenworth retiring K500 severe-service truck after 14 years
Kenworth is retiring its off-highway severe-service K500 cabover model after 14 years and just 283 units – all of them exports.
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Equipment
Cummins gets long-term engine supply deal with Navistar
Diesel engine leader locks up engine supply agreement with Navistar through 2026.
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Peterbilt proves adage that everything is bigger in Texas
Peterbilt’s Denton, Texas, plant marks its 40th anniversary, evidence of the adage that everything is bigger in Texas — or grows to become that way.
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Autonomous Vehicles
The Daily Dash: Knight-Swift Q2 earnings; TuSimple revenues; and settling a New Prime driver misclassification suit
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, autonomous-truck startup TuSimple may not be meeting revenue projections, Knight-Swift reports strong Q2 earnings, and a driver misclassification…
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Company earnings
PACCAR beats estimates with solid Q2
PACCAR beat the consensus estimate of analysts, posting second-quarter profits of nearly $148 million despite U.S. plants being closed for five weeks because of the…
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Tesla tops Toyota as world’s most valuable transportation company
Tesla’s six-month stock price runup helped the company eclipse Toyota as the world’s most valuable transportation company. Reported orders for 650,000 CyberTruck pickups match 2018…
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Company earnings
Major truck suppliers bank on electrification in COVID-19 triage
From slashing salaries to borrowing money to get to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, suppliers Meritor and Dana are keeping electrification programs on…
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PACCAR generally upbeat despite pandemic
Market share gains, growing order backlog and record sales of parts buoy truck maker PACCAR despite lower first-quarter revenue and profits
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