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Western Star 4700 SF to premier in test drive challenge

December 30, 2011

Western Star’s new 4700SF dump truck, equipped with a 450-hp Detroit Diesel DD13 and Allison 4500 RDS transmission, will make its debut in the Serious Trucks Challenge in January at ...

Power to win: Do you have it?

November 30, 2011

We know Sugar Ray Leonard's got it. He delivered a "Power to Win!" keynote (pictured) to the 2011 VIPAR Heavy Duty Annual Business Conference, held in October in Tuscon. The network ...

Titan serves power lifter contest

November 28, 2011

Winner Hapfor Julius Bjornsson pulled a Mack Titan faster than the nine other power lifters in the truck-pull event of the Met-Rx World’s Strongest Man contest, the Greensboro, N.C.-based truck ...

Two calls this week highlight driver advocacy efforts in D.C.

November 2, 2011

Scott Grenerth with Trucking Solutions Group today Those of you who've read this blog with any regularity are probably well familiar with Fikes-leased owner-operator Scott Grenerth (pictured with a new ...

J.D. Power: Truck quality improves but at what cost?

June 30, 2011

Among trucks in service between 13 and 18 months, problems have decreased by 23 percent during the last six years, the J.D. Power study finds.

TRP alternators

April 20, 2011

New alternators for medium- and heavy-duty trucks feature the RE022 brush series with 150 amps of power and the RE 555 brush series with 160 amps of power, both with ...

SpeakOut

January 5, 2011

Drivers weigh in on issues such as greenhouse gas emissions, low per-mile pay, CSA regulations and much more.

Kenworth opens Pa. dealership

July 16, 2010

Kenworth opened a new full-service dealership in Shartlesville, Pa., the truck maker announced.

Report: Class 8 production projected to increase 26%

July 12, 2010

ACT projects full-year production of Class 8 vehicles will be up 26 percent compared to 2009.

California awards $200M to cut diesel emissions

June 25, 2010

The Los Angeles/Inland Empire, Central Valley, Bay Area and San Diego/Border regions received the Proposition 1B funds.
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