PacLease, Kenworth Sales and Blu LNG offer LNG rentals
Through a new program from PacLease, its Salt Lake City-based franchise Kenworth Sales Co. and Blu LNG, also known as TransFuels, fleets operating along the I-84 and I-15 corridors from Las Vegas through Utah, Idaho and eastern Oregon can now rent Kenworth trucks fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Peterbilt introduces new medium-duty hybrid electric tractor
Peterbilt Motors Co. has introduced a new Peterbilt Model 335 hybrid electric tractor ideally suited for applications such as beverage and regional-haul deliveries that require a trailer. According to the company, it is available for immediate order through Peterbilt’s dealer network.
Daimler Trucks North America shows off new truck and engine technology
Sterling’s new NightShift integrated sleeper cab fills niche
Order books open for new MaxxForce 11/13 Class 8 diesel engine
Order books have opened for the advanced Class 8 integrated diesel powertrain at International dealerships across North America. The maker said the new MaxxForce 11 and MaxxForce 13 big-bore engines now offer heavy commercial truck buyers a fuel-efficient, powerful, durable and startlingly quiet powerplant in an integrated truck-engine package backed by the largest channel of commercial truck service locations in the United States and Canada.
International to build new engines in Alabama
International Truck and Engine Corp., the principal operating subsidiary of Navistar International Corp. announced it will build new Class 8 “big-bore” diesel engines in Huntsville, Alabama.