Hino Trucks delivers 10,000th truck to Penske Truck Leasing
Hino Trucks held a ceremony to commemorate the delivery of the 10,000th Hino truck to Penske Truck Leasing (PTL). The ceremony took place at Hino’s Williamstown, W. Va. plant in front of assembly team members and top management from Hino and Penske Truck Leasing. “We congratulate the entire team at Hino and Toyota on this significant
Women In Trucking Association names 2023 Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation
WIT says it created the award in 2018 to promote the accomplishments of companies that are focused on the employment of women in the trucking industry.
United Natural Foods to deploy eCascadia and VNR Electric trucks
UNFI will combine these trucks with refrigerated trailers cooled by Carrier’s all-electric Vector eCool TRU.
Penske Automotive Group acquires commercial truck dealerships in Canada
The acquisition is expected to add 73 service bays, 59 technicians and approximately 200 new members to the team.
Daimler Truck N.A. commemorates 750,000th vehicle at Mt. Holly manufacturing facility
Freightliner Trucks opened the Mt. Holly truck plant in May 1979. Recently, DTNA celebrated its 750,000th vehicle produced there.
Penske expands used truck center footprint
In response to continued industry demand for used vehicles, Penske has increased the footprint of its network of used truck centers with four recently opened locations in Kansas City, Missouri, Chicago, Miami, and Tampa, Fla. “While the majority of our used vehicle sales continue to take place online, our physical used truck centers also remain
Navistar to meet sustainability challenges head-on with truck solutions, support
The image on the screen behind Navistar President and CEO Mathias Carlbaum during his ACT Expo keynote address was eye opening. It displayed the top 25 countries that use clean energy. Iceland was in pole position with nearly 100% clean energy usage, followed by Sweden and Norway. Even our neighbors to the North were in
Navistar touts International eMV Series electric truck achievements
Navistar recognizes numerous customer and partner milestones achieved with its International eMV Series battery-electric medium duty truck. In full production since August 2021, the eMV Series provides a flexible design that has offered customers a wide variety of specification options to serve various markets, the OEM noted in a press release. Recent vehicle deliveries over
Ford F-150 Lightning trucks charge into electrify vocational applications in California
At a recent event held in Sonoma, Calif., Ford showed off the workhorse capabilities of the Ford F-150 lightning. Wilbur-Ellis, a global distribution leader in sustainable agriculture products and consulting, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), an electricity provider serving northern and central California, are announcing plans to add Wilbur-Ellis plans to add F-150 Lightning Pro
Penske orders 750 Ford E-Transit electric cargo vans for its rental, leasing fleet
Penske Truck Leasing announced it has ordered 750 all-electric Ford E-Transit cargo vans. The company is taking delivery of its first several vehicles in the next several weeks. The move follows successfully piloting the vehicles late last year. Penske’s first Ford E-Transit vehicles will be made available in Southern California with other locations around the U.S. phased
