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Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 30: Eric Turnerâs 2015 Peterbilt 389 car hauler
Weâre kicking off the 30-week video series, which will publish every Monday, with Eric Turner Sr.âs 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider and Wally Mo car hauler.
February 3, 2020
Equipment
Power options chip away at big-diesel marketshare
Engines greater than 10 liters will account for more than 85% of Class 8 production between 2020 and 2024, predicts the âN.A. Commercial Vehicle On-Highway Engine Outlook,â published by ACT Research and Rhein Associates. At the same time, a trend toward smaller-displacement engines is expected to continue.
January 20, 2020
Pride & Polish
Missouri haulerâs special edition Pete 379X
The rig is the only 379X with this exact color, Farley says, because the color came out with the Pride & Class special edition 389s in 2015. He says Peterbilt wasnât going to let them use the color, but after sending the VIN and title to Peterbilt to prove it was a special edition 379X, they sent CEI the paint codes.
December 12, 2019
Business
November recall roundup: More than 4,000 Western Star, 2,200 Volvo and 200 Peterbilt trucks included in four recalls
Four recalls include approximately 2,725 model year 2016-2020 Western Star 4900 and 5700 tractors, approximately 1,331 model year 2020 Western Star 4700 trucks, approximately 2,287 model year 2020 Volvo VNL and VNR tractors, and approximately 248 model year 2020 Peterbilt 579 trucks.
November 29, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 29: New regional Volvo tractor, pay-as-you-drive leasing program from Daimler, more
The North American Commercial Vehicle Show is ongoing this week in Atlanta. News from the show includes a new regional tractor from Volvo, a pay-as-you-drive financing program from Daimler, new Bendix Fusion features on Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks and other equipment-related news.
October 29, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 17: Peterbilt delivers first electric medium-duty truck, raises $20k for United Way
Peterbilt raised more than $20,000 in donations for the United Way Denton County campaign in its fourth annual Pride and Class Parade in downtown Denton, Texas, on Oct. 11. Also, the company delivered its first medium-duty electric truck Wednesday to Frito-Lay.
October 17, 2019
Business
September recall roundup: Medium-duty Peterbilt tractors, vocational Autocar trucks, more
A recent recall announced by Paccar affects a small number of medium-duty Peterbilt trucks for issues related to steering components, while an Autocar recall includes a small number of vocational trucks for a potential steering issue.
September 30, 2019
Business
Paccar, Autocar issue recalls for certain medium-duty, vocational trucks
Paccarâs recall affects certain model year 1990-2020 Peterbilt model 320 and 520 trucks with rear amber turn signals that may light up when the brakes are applied. Autocarâs recall affects certain 2013-2018 Xpeditor trucks in which the drive shaft support cross member could fail.
July 22, 2019
Custom Rigs
âBig Birdâ â57 Pete spreads its wings
During the six-month rebuild, Ronnie Jordan and company tore it down to the frame, sandblasted the frame, added new fenders, tanks, step boxes, headache rack and new stacks, in addition to plenty of chrome.
June 20, 2019
Business
Mirror issue prompts recall of 4,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt tractors
The recall from Paccar includes approximately 4,051 model year 2020 Peterbilt 520 and 579 and Kenworth T680, T880 and W990 tractors.
June 10, 2019
Custom Rigs
Truckerâs âExcessive Behaviorâ yields one-of-a-kind 1999 Peterbilt 379
Lawson, Missouri-based owner-operator Gary Jones wanted to do something with his 1999 Peterbilt 379 EXHD that hasnât been done before. That desire resulted in the airbrushed smoky flames that cover his rig and trailer.
May 23, 2019
Business
Paccar recalls nearly 7,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks over various issues
A parking brake issue has prompted Paccar to recall more than 1,800 Kenworth tractors, while an electrical system issue resulted in a recall of more than 5,000 vocational Peterbilt trucks, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents.
May 20, 2019
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