Paccar News Updates

Aurora’s trucks will be truly driverless, although a roadside assistance specialist may sometimes sit in the back seat to assist with issues on longer routes.

However, the start of production at the site remains up in the air, said Daimler Truck North America CEO John O’Leary.

EPA has proposed ending diesel exhaust fluid-related engine derates, replacing the gradual dialing back of truck performance with visual or audible notifications.

Cummins and Paccar are rolling out software updates tied to revised EPA guidance on DEF inducement. The changes aim to improve uptime and maintain missions compliance.

Truck and bus makers built 14,543 heavy-duty vehicles in Mexico in May, an 18.2% jump from April, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

Ahrens takes the helm at Kenworth as the truck maker and sister company Peterbilt push to increase their share of the North American heavy-duty truck market.

Amplify Cell Technologies’ planned battery cell production facility in Mississippi is facing more delays, one of the joint venture’s shareholders said May 6.

North American Class 8 truck sales and production levels are set to accelerate significantly in the second quarter of 2026, according to Paccar executives.

Decisiv unveiled an alliance of industry partners to collaborate on developing the next generation of service-management technology and standards March 15 at TMC 2026.

Kenworth introduced the C580 heavy-haul truck to replace the C500, pairing a proven severe-duty chassis with a new cab. The Paccar unit has set production to begin in January 2027.