Volvo’s 2024 VNL: Surprising Electrical, Mechanical Changes
There’s a synergy among driver comfort, simplicity of maintenance, better fuel economy and fleet operating ratio. Several significant changes in these areas are seen in Volvo’s 2024 VNL.
March 29, 2024Driver Support Is Key to Electric Powertrain Adoption
As a diesel lover, John Baxter expected that driving a Class 8 truck with an electric powertrain to rank between boredom and dreadful. A trip to Gothenburg, Sweden, changed his thinking.
February 2, 2024Freight Industry Confronts Climate Change
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency coined the term “Messy Middle.” It refers to the fact that there is more than one way to attack the problem of climate change.
October 6, 2023Technology Fuels a New Future for Internal Combustion Engine
Industry leaders have been working to give the basic piston engine an extended life using greener fuels as they allow reduced cost of fuel while at the same time reducing greenhouse gases.
July 31, 2023Natural Gas Truck Engines Could Reduce Fuel, Maintenance
By the middle of next year, Cummins will be offering a full-size truck engine that runs on natural gas, called the X15N.
July 14, 2023New Oil Standard Will Help Fleets
The Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Trucks Plan, to take effect by 2027, is targeting a 75% reduction in nitrogen oxide.
April 7, 2023Traton, Navistar Challenge Other Truck Makers’ Emission Systems
The recent introduction of the Navistar S13 engine with no EGR cooler and much less reliance on any form of EGR is remarkable.
October 7, 2022The News of the Internal Combustion Engine’s Demise May Be Exaggerated
At the Low net-GHG Fuel and Engine Technologies Symposium at the University of Wisconsin in June, researchers noted that the life of familiar internal combustion engines may be extended. This will happen via the use of fuels created from renewable crops, agricultural waste, and even solar energy.
July 22, 2022Will the Diesel Engine Ever Be Perfected?
The California Air Resources Board has approved for 2027 what the Engine Manufacturers Association refers to as “sweeping new regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks sold in the state.”
April 29, 2022Mack Trucks, Military Team Up to Create Combat-Ready Dump Truck
Mack Trucks Inc. is manufacturing a four-axle, heavy-duty dump truck for the U.S. Army that is offered with either a standard cab with a special, poison gas-resistant coating or a heavily armored cab.
January 28, 2022