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Navistar recalls certain severe duty trucks over steer axle issue
The recall affects model year 2020 International HV trucks. Navistar says the steer axle hubs may be insufficiently lubricated or not lubricated at all, which could cause wheel bearing damage. Wheel bearing damage could cause the wheel to separate from the front axle spindle.
July 8, 2019
Business
Autocar unveils new severe-duty refuse truck
The truck is the company’s first new conventional truck in 31 years. Autocar Trucks Managing Director Eric Schwartz says the workspace of the cab maximizes productivity for drivers of all body types, with everything visible and within easy reach.
May 8, 2019
Business
Nearly 20,000 Freightliner, Western Star trucks impacted by steering shaft recall
Daimler says an improperly installed steering shaft assembly can cause a loss of connection between the steering wheel and front wheels of the trucks.
October 15, 2018
Business
Daimler recalls approximately 1,550 severe duty trucks
Affected trucks include 2015-2017 Freightliner 108SD, 2015-2017 Freightliner 114SD and 2015-2017 Freightliner Business Class M2 models built between Dec. 16, 2014, and April 27, 2017.
July 18, 2017
Channel 19
Stories from MATS: Perkins on a heavy haul
Perkins Specialized Transportation has launched the biggest series of hauls in its history. The Northfield, Minn.-based company specializes in super loads — the biggest, longest, heaviest cargo allowed on the nation’s highways. Over 40 years the firm has grown from a dozen workers and trucks to 65 employees and 22 heavy-haul rigs. It hauls everything from steam turbines and […]
March 23, 2012
Channel 19
Vids of the new Caterpillar truck — the CT660
“No one knows heavy-duty like Caterpillar,” says the official promo vid for the new Class 8 from Caterpillar, the CT660. Long-awaited in the wake of Cat’s announcement that the company was getting out of the on-highway engine market, and entering the truck market, the new truck is here (pictured), built in partnership with Navistar. For […]
March 29, 2011
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