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Workhorse puts e-Drive to work
May 2, 2018
Dana and Workhorse Group have joined forces to develop a city delivery vehicle featuring Dana Spicer’s electrified integrated e-Drive axle....
Eaton EverTough now tougher
March 27, 2018
Eaton has enhanced its aftermarket line of EverTough Self-Adjust and Manual-Adjust clutches. The release bearing has been upgraded with wider...
T680 sheds weight with MX-11, AMT
March 20, 2018
Kenworth’s T680 can now be ordered with the Paccar MX-11 engine and proprietary automated transmission designed to support linehaul and...
Volvo launches over-the-air updates
March 6, 2018
Volvo Trucks North America has announced it has commenced over-the-air remote updates for engine software and parameter updates. The company...
Mack unleashes the bulldog
March 6, 2018
Mack Trucks has officially begun over-the-air engine updates, just a year after unveiling the underlying technology. So far it has...
DD8 engine ready to roll
February 21, 2018

by Rolf Lockwood

The new Detroit DD8 engine, first hinted about in 2015 and formally introduced a year ago, has been in production...
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New axles for Kenworth T270 and T370
December 20, 2017
Kenworth T270 and T370 trucks are now available with Dana Spicer S140 single-reduction, single-drive axles, with Gross Axle Weight Ratings...
T-680 gets 12-speed automated
December 19, 2017
Kenworth will now be equipping T680 linehaul and regional-haul tractors with 12-speed Paccar automated transmissions and right-hand column-mounted shifters.
Top 10 of 17 — Paccar’s 12-speed automated transmission
December 19, 2017

by John G. Smith

Paccar updated its MX-11 and MX-13 engines this year, shedding weight and extending oil drains in the process. But it...
Top 10 of 17 — Over the Air engine programming
December 19, 2017

by John G. Smith

My first choice for the year comes in the form of technology that supports streaming data - specifically in the...
On the Spot with Volvo’s SuperTruck
October 27, 2017

by Jim Park

The $40 million Volvo Trucks spent on its SuperTruck project was an investment in near- and distant-future truck technology that...
Natural gas for Mack refuse vehicles
October 27, 2017
NIAGARA FALLS, ON - Mack LR and TerraPro refuse vehicles are now available with the Cummins Westport L9N natural gas...
Joint venture releases automated transmission
October 6, 2017

by John G. Smith

ATLANTA, GA - The first product unveiled through a joint venture between Eaton and Cummins has officialy emerged in the...
Allison launching 9-speed in 2020
October 6, 2017
ATLANTA, GA- Allison Transmission plans to release the first nine-speed fully automatic transmission in 2020, replacing its existing six-speed transmission.
Test Driving Paccar’s New Automated Transmission
October 3, 2017

by Jim Park

Paccar is the latest OEM to claim its own proprietary integrated powertrain. For Paccar, it began with the MX-11 and...

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