Ford Transit celebrates record sales
Ford Transit celebrates its first full year of U.S. production with a record-setting sales month, selling 12,134 units in June and leading Ford to the company’s best first half van sales performance since 1988. June is the eighth straight month that Transit has been the best-selling van in America. Transit is new to the North
PERC joins task force supporting alternative fuel emergency vehicles
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has joined a national task force promoting the addition of alternative fuel vehicles to emergency response fleets. The Initiative for Resiliency in Energy through Vehicles is one of 11 projects funded by the Department of Energy Clean Cities program to accelerate the growth of the alternative fuel vehicles
Chevrolet re-enters low cab forward market with 2016 models
Chevrolet will offer low cab forward medium-duty trucks in the U.S. in 2016, returning the brand to a growing segment of the commercial vehicle market. The six new models – Chevrolet 3500, 3500HD, 4500, 4500HD, 5500 and 5500 HD – are based on the Isuzu N-Series, which General Motors will procure from Isuzu and distribute
No small task: Mitsubishi Fuso focuses on TCO, driver performance
Total cost of ownership (TCO) isn’t just an on-highway, long-haul issue. It’s a concern that all fleet managers have regardless of the truck and application. In the medium-duty world, the application can range from start-and-stop pick up and delivery to construction and landscaping to municipal duties. The one constant is keeping an eye on the
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Ranger Design partners with Legend Fleet Solutions, offers Legend UltraGrip floors
Ranger Design Inc. and Legend Fleet Solutions have entered into a partnership that will now see Ranger Design stock and ship Legend UltraGrip floors. This will now allow Ranger Design to offer customers a durable flooring option that is compatible with Ranger’s full range of commercial van products. Ranger Design is known as an innovative
Ongoing commitment: UPS, partners continue deployment of alternative fueled vehicles
Behind the recent announcement that UPS plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations is that the company is also planning to deploy 1,400 new CNG vehicles over the next year. The purchase represents a nearly 30% increase in UPS’s alternative fuel fleet of 5,088 vehicles worldwide. In the United States, UPS plans to
XL Hybrids expands product line with GM cutaway, cab chassis
XL Hybrids Inc., provider of fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, announced its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is now available for the GM 3500/4500 Cutaway/Cab Chassis beginning with MY2011 vehicles. This new product would allow universities, transit agencies and for-hire transportation companies that use small shuttle buses to cut fuel costs while supporting
Isuzu delivers 500,000th N.A.-built truck
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc., distributor of low-cab-forward trucks, announced that it has delivered the 500,000 Isuzu-built truck since the Isuzu brand entered the North American market in 1984. The N-Series truck was sold to Farmers Home Furniture in Dublin, GA. The unit marked the 235th Isuzu truck the home-furnishings retailer has purchased. “We are
Tightening the focus on torque specs
Today’s complex medium-duty, vocational engines require the same attention to detail when completing a repair.
Kenworth offers Eaton UltraShift Plus transmission for select medium-duty trucks
Kenworth now offers the 10-speed Eaton UltraShift Plus VAS transmission for the Kenworth T370, T440 and T470 equipped with the 8.9-liter PACCAR PX-9 engine. The Eaton UltraShift Plus provides operators of select Kenworth medium-duty trucks with an alternative to traditional manual or automatic transmissions while expanding available application use. Recommended for construction, refuse, municipal pickup
PACCAR debuts medium-duty leasing program
PACCAR Leasing Co. debuted a new medium-duty leasing program called the PacLease Value Spec at the National Private Truck Council convention in Cincinnati. “We’re seeing continued growth in the U.S. and Canadian medium duty lease market—especially in the Class 6 segment—since drivers are not required to have CDLs,” said Rick Walden, PacLease’s director of sales.
Geny Industries provides hitch solutions overview
Bremen, Ind.-based Geny Industries was formed in 2011 by Carl Borkholder, who was in the recreational vehicle industry, providing commercial tree care services. His involvement in the commercial tree care business drove home the inconvenience of not having a hitch system that was compatible with all the trucks and towable units necessary for the company’s
