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Jake Brake update enhances PACCAR engine lineup

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, manufacturer of engine retarding and valve actuation systems for the commercial vehicle industry, has upgraded the company’s engine brake on model-year 2021 PACCAR MX-11 heavy-duty diesel engines. The electronically controlled engine brake now includes a new high-flow solenoid to facilitate faster, smoother gear shifting, resulting in simplified and smoother vehicle operation, as

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Dana earns PACCAR performance an quality awards

Dana Incorporated has announced that it has been recognized by PACCAR as a recipient of its 2021 North American Supplier Performance Management (SPM) Achiever Award and its 2021 10 parts per million (PPM) Quality Award at four manufacturing facilities. The PACCAR SPM Award evaluates suppliers on cross-functional key performance indicators in the areas of product

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Testing the new PACCAR TX-18 Automated Transmission in a Peterbilt truck carrying 140,000 lbs.

Hi! David here, and this week we’re on the road again, as Peterbilt invited us out to experience the all-new PACCAR TX-18 and TX-18 Pro automated transmissions at the Eaton Proving Grounds up in Marshall, Michigan. And they did this by letting me get behind the wheel of one of their heavy-duty trucks carrying a

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U.S. used truck retail sales close 2021 with 6% increase

Preliminary used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) grew 4% month-over-month and ended 2021 with a 6% YTD increase, despite dropping 30% y/y in December, according to the latest preliminary release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks published by ACT Research. Other data released in ACT’s preliminary report included

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Used truck retail sales close 2021 with 6% increase

Preliminary used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) grew 4% month-over-month and ended 2021 with a 6% ytd increase, despite dropping 30% y/y in December, according to the latest preliminary release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks published by ACT Research. Other data released in ACT’s preliminary report included

PACCAR Parts breaks ground on Louisville parts distribution center

PACCAR Parts recently broke ground on its new parts distribution center (PDC) in Louisville, Kentucky. The company says new 260,000-sq.-ft. PDC will increase parts availability for dealers and customers in the central, mid-Atlantic and southeastern regions of the U.S. and provide parts capacity to support new truck and engine models. The distribution center will be

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Peterbilt unveils new Class 5-8 medium-duty trucks, PACCAR TX-8 transmission

Peterbilt Motors Co. has unveiled the new medium-duty Model 537 and Model 548, designed for the Class 7/8 segment, as well as the medium-duty Model 535 and Model 536, designed for the Class 5/6 non-CDL lease and rental markets. Each new model is available for order with deliveries starting in July. Model 537 and Model

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PACCAR Parts releases new TRP all-makes grilles

PACCAR Parts is expanding its line of TRP all-makes grilles with two new grilles for trucks and buses. The company says TRP all-makes grilles include mounting hardware and a bug screen. The grilles are made from high-impact resistant plastic that allows them to perform in demanding environments, the company says. TRP all-makes grilles come with

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PACCAR Parts introduces charging stations for all electric vehicles

PACCAR Parts is introducing new electric vehicle charging stations to support the global launch of electric vehicles (EVs). The company says the chargers are designed to be compatible with Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF electric trucks and work for other EV commercial vehicles. Customers can purchase the chargers from Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF dealers and TRP

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PACCAR Parts celebrates 10th anniversary of MX engine

PACCAR Parts is celebrating ten years of providing support to customers of PACCAR MX engines, the company says. In 2010, PACCAR expanded its MX engines to North America and opened the PACCAR Engine Plant in Columbus, Mississippi, to manufacture proprietary engines. Since then, the company says 220,000 engines have been built at the PACCAR Engine

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