International Truck introduces high-visibility HV Series
International Truck introduced a new configuration for its all-wheel drive International HV Series at the 2019 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, featuring a high visibility hood and set-back axle that allows for improved visibility and maneuverability.
The right solutions: Manufacturers providing medium-duty trucks designed for fleet customers’ applications
Growth in the medium-duty truck segment continues to lead fleets to look for new vehicle capabilities and options that can be used in specific and dedicated applications. Across the board, truck manufacturers are responding to those needs with a range of vehicles.
Volvo Trucks’ Active Driver Assist 2.0 system available in VNR, VNL and VNX models
Volvo Active Driver Assist (VADA) 2.0, a comprehensive collision mitigation system, will be made standard in the new Volvo VNR and VNL models, and available on VNX models, later this year.
Actively reducing risk: Taking stock of the safety systems available for medium-duty trucks
In medium-duty commercial operations, safety systems are becoming more important and prevalent as fleets seek to reduce the risk of their trucks being involved in accidents, to improve the safety of drivers and to potentially lower insurance costs.
Jacobs Engine Brake now standard on International A26 engine
Jacobs Vehicle Systems has released the engine brake model 5783A as standard equipment on the International A26 engine.
FlowBelow offers tractor Aerokit for International LT Series ‘MPG Package’
FlowBelow Aero Inc. announced that its fuel saving Tractor AeroKit system will be offered as a factory-installed option on the International LT Series MPG Fuel Efficiency Package, effective this spring. The products will also be factory-installed options for any new LT and RH Series trucks through International dealers. In October, International Truck announced the FlowBelow
Jost air slide fifth wheel now standard on Peterbilt Model 579 trucks
Peterbilt has selected the Jost JSK37 12-in. inboard air slide fifth wheel as standard on its Model 579 Class 8 truck. The standardization is effective Jan. 1, 2019. “In addition to the weight savings Peterbilt customers will realize, they will also experience other benefits of Jost fifth wheels that include ease of use, infinite adjustment
Photo gallery: International CV Series test drive
At a launch event held in Chicago, International Trucks put Fleet Equipment Editor Jason Morgan behind the wheel of the new CV Series. Check out the test drive video above with Mark Stasell, Navistar’s vice president of the vocational truck business, riding shotgun, and then peruse the photos below. Click here for all the CV
International drops the curtain on its Class 4/5 commercial-grade CV Series
International Truck launched the International CV Series, a Class 4/5 truck that is designed, distributed and supported by a manufacturer specializing in commercial vehicles—which the manufacturer says is a big differentiator in the market. The CV Series sports a gear-driven transfer case, a high-strength, low-alloy steel frame rail and a painted chassis for enhanced longevity
FlowBelow wheel covers now featured on International LT Series ‘MPG Package’
FlowBelow Aero Inc., a Tier 1 supplier of tractor-mounted aerodynamic products, announced that its quick-release wheel covers are now offered as a factory option on all International LT and RH Series trucks effective immediately. The products can be ordered with any new LT and RH Series trucks through International dealers with the following feature codes:
