From this year’s NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Fleet Equipment caught up with Roy Horton, Mack Trucks’ director of product strategy, to ask: “What is the No. 1 feature requested by fleet managers for medium-duty trucks, and how is Mack addressing that?”
The 2024 Saddle and Lo-Side truck boxes include the one-key Ultralock security feature.
Work truck equipment manufacturer Weather Guard has introduced new truck boxes and headache racks. The 2024 Saddle and Lo-Side truck boxes include the one-key Ultralock security feature, which Weather Guard says combines maximum security protection, ability to manage keys to multiple boxes and new visual locking cues. A new red push button lock mechanism lets end-users know at a glance if the box is locked or not—if the red button is popped up, the box is unlocked.
Ryder says it intends to give customers an “end-to-end” solution by adding thousands of GM BrightDrop EVs to its lease and rental fleet.
Navigate the EV funding maze.
Mack and Coastal Waste & Recycling developed a route to favor for the LR Electric’s range, so it can complete a full day’s work.
The inaugural Trailer Tech Expo is slated for February 25-27, 2025 in Reno, Nevada.
Volvo expects the plant to be operational in 2026.
Tested in its Mullen One Class 1 EV cargo van, Mullen says the integrated battery pack performed better than expected.
Mack says this will help customers test Class 6-8 trucks in the real world, to see if the vehicles can function in their fleet.
The company says it released more than 200 light-and heavy-duty aftermarket parts in February, developed for technicians and DIY customers.
