In an effort to support customers in the western U.S. and Canada, as well as battery-electric vehicle training efforts for the Volvo VNR Electric and Mack LR Electric, Volvo and Mack Trucks announced the companies are opening a state-of-the-art training facility in Hayward, California.
Isuzu, Hino and Toyota have agreed on a new partnership to integrate Toyota’s CASE technologies with commercial vehicles from Isuzu and Hino.
A vehicle maintenance coding system used by repair shops across the trucking industry is receiving an update that has been years in the making, and is also evolving to include the burgeoning electric vehicle segment.
Quality Custom Distribution will deploy 14 Volvo VNR Electric models in its Southern California last-mile delivery routes over the next two years.
Several OEMs have unveiled plans to begin production on electric trucks in 2021/22, expanding beyond the limited number of units in today’s test fleets.Before you plug in to the excitement, here are 10 things we know – and a few things we don’t know – about electric trucks.
The strategic alliance between both companies — which will have a minimum duration of 20 years — is intended to address possibilities and challenges of the logistics industry of the future.
Because most fleets conduct robust brake maintenance, brake issues are more likely to be discovered by a roadside inspector than at any other time, resulting in totally inconvenient, largely unnecessary, expensive service delays. But if brake maintenance processes are solid, why are so many trucks being sidelined by inspectors?
Mack Trucks customers can now make unlimited parameter updates through the Mack Over The Air (OTA) remote programming solution.
While mistakes may not often happen when maintaining upfits, they can occur. Having the right “tools” for the job is essential.
It is absolutely crucial to ensure that your technicians have all the information they need to safely and properly work on an electric truck.
The tailwinds for continued commercial battery electric vehicle adoption seem to be picking up. Stirrings of these changes, though, have been brewing for some time.
It’s easy to focus on the maintenance shop when looking to reduce maintenance-related expenses. But there are many factors beyond the shop that a fleet manager should look into. Beyond focusing on cost savings in the shop, there are several ways fleets can reduce their truck fleet maintenance costs.
The latest release of the Mitchell 1 Manager SE TruckEdition truck shop management software adds the capability to access select shop reports from the cloud.
Hino Trucks announced its will produce medium- and heavy-duty Hino trucks with Cummins engines for sale in North America and accelerate its development of battery-electric trucks.
With paperless processes and advanced management technology, the steadily growing Vision Truck Group dealership service operation is driving up efficiency and proficiency.