Inceptio: Trucking Tech Trailblazers

Inceptio, a dynamic Chinese startup specializing in driver-assist technology for trucks, is poised for remarkable expansion and innovation in the years ahead. Currently serving approximately 600 trucks in China, the company has set its sights on an audacious goal: to quadruple the adoption of its driver-assist technology by mid-2024. This technology harbors the potential to […]

2020 Nissan Titan

2020 Nissan Titan First Drive

With sales of about 25,000 so far this year, the second-generation Nissan Titan is the worst-selling full-size pickup in America. And it’s in last place by a large margin. How large? Well, lets put it this way, Nissan sells fewer Titans than Ford F-150s fall off the proverbial truck. Even the Toyota Tundra, the country’s […]

2020 Chevrolet Silverado

2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Duramax First Drive

While diesel engines have continuously been a presence in heavy duty pickups for decades, their availability in half-ton models haS been limited and sporadic. It was only recently that Ram’s EcoDiesel engine ignited substantial, prolonged interest among consumers who see value in their V8-matching capability and V6-beating fuel economy. Ford was the next to step […]

2019 Ford

2019 Ford Ranger Makes 270 Hp, 310 Lb-Ft Of Torque

Ford is slowly releasing more details on its new small truck due to enter production later this year. The 2019 Ford Ranger will make 270 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque from its turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder, the automaker revealed today. The Ranger produces more torque than any other gas-powered midsize pickup truck on the market. […]

Freightliner Cascadia Evolution

Daimler Makes Three-millionth Commercial Vehicle In North America

The wholly-owned Daimler commercial vehicles subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is celebratingthe production of its three-millionth vehicle in Cleveland. The anniversary truck Freightliner Cascadia Evolution is going into customer operations at “Schneider”, one of the largest logistics and transportation service companies in North America with around 80 years of business history. Schneider’s fleet of […]

Hybrid Transit Buses

BAE Systems and Cummins Collaborate to Reduce Idling for Hybrid Transit Buses

For the first time in North America, transit bus operators will be able to employ engine stop/start technology to shut off bus engines as passengers board and disembark, reducing air and noise pollution as well as fuel consumption. This advancement, the result of collaboration between BAE Systems and Cummins, is now available for all buses […]

Fuso Canter E-Cell

Eight New Fuso Canter E-Cell In Customer Trials

The cleanest technology, whatever the application: Fuso is a pioneer of “green” drive systems in the commercial vehicle sector. The Daimler subsidiary in Japan is the home of Daimler Trucks’ centre of competence for hybrid technology, and with this experience behind it, Fuso has also been responsible for developing the new battery-electric-powered “Zero Emission” Canter […]