engines News Updates

Registrations of new Class 8 trucks in the United States totaled 25,635 in the first quarter, a 2.5% increase from a year earlier, R.L. Polk & Co. reported.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Mack Trucks CEO Dennis Slagle said he is reinvigorating his company and willing to take on any rival, and he promptly picked fights with Navistar Inc. and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — This year’s version of the Mid-America Trucking Show here cast a bright light on the ongoing fractious debate over which engine technology makes the most sense for fleets that operate heavy-duty trucks in North America.