AuctionTime Conventional Trucks Blog Archive

The food transportation specialist sticks with the Peterbilt brand and this specific model because it helps recruit drivers and ultimately results in better service for the customer. ...

Peterbilt showcased three electric vehicles based on its 579, 220, and 520 trucks on display at this year’s North American Commercial Vehicle Show. ...

At the North American Commercial Vehicle Show, Mack Trucks announced the availability of 500 limited edition Mack Black Anthem models, all of which feature “blacked-out” exteriors and interiors. ...

Mack Trucks recently revealed the models it’s bringing to this year’s ExpoCam, which runs April 11-13 at Place Bonaventure in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Kenworth is bringing several trucks to this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), which runs March 28-30 in Louisville, Kentucky, including a special Kenworth T680 model and three W990s. ...

Kenworth now offers a twin steer option for the T880S truck. ...

At a recent ceremony in New Orleans, Mack Trucks received a Silver International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) from the Industrial Design Society of America for its Anthem line of trucks. ...

Kenworth recently revealed its new W990 long-hood truck at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in late-September, and the company delivered the first handful of vehicles to eager customers at the same event. ...

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has a Freightliner EconicSD, Freightliner 114SD, and Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley all-electric school bus on display alongside other Daimler vehicles at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018. ...

Freightliner is debuting two new Freightliner Cascadia compressed natural gas (CNG) models at this year’s Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo Conference. ...

Volvo’s Integral Sleeper is particularly important in the pantheon of trucks because it was among the first to offer a fully integrated sleeper cab with a sleek, aerodynamic design in North America. ...

Volvo Trucks takes a well-rounded approach to its rugged, heavy-duty VNX series of trucks by not only going for maximum power and durability, but also making sure to cover comfort and safety. ...

Mack recently announced new updates coming to its Mack Granite Medium Heavy Duty (MHD) truck line. ...

It’s always exciting when advanced features become standard for a given truck model, and that’s exactly what’s happening for the Freightliner Cascadia line. ...

Okay, 3-year-old avowed truck enthusiast Joel Jovine is the one who actually performs the unboxing, but Volvo Trucks representatives were on hand to capture the excitement on video. ...

In this era, there is sometimes just as much emphasis placed on design and driver comfort as there is on power and performance under the hood. ...

Kenworth is always looking for new ways to make its trucks more energy efficiency and environmentally friendly without sacrificing power, and that’s exactly what it plans to achieve with its zero-emission Kenworth T680 day cab truck. ...

It used to be that the main focus for truck manufacturers was on pure power. ...

When you’re driving a truck, visibility is one of the biggest challenges you face, not only in terms of staying in your lane or keeping your cargo safe, but also in watching out for other drivers on the road, pedestrians, bicyclists, and more. ...

One of the biggest challenges of driving a semi-truck is bringing it to a stop, especially when trying to avoid a collision. ...

It used to be, when truck manufacturers were designing features for their vehicles, that the focus was primarily on vehicle performance. ...