Work Truck Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

News

Safety & Compliance•by Staff•December 16, 2019

Ford Recalls 230,000+ Super Duty Trucks for Tailgate

Ford is recalling certain 2017 to 2019 F-250, F-350, and F-450 trucks equipped with an electric tailgate latch release switch mounted in the tailgate handle.

Read More →
Safety & Compliance•by Staff•December 16, 2019

Navistar Trucks Recalled for Unintended Vehicle Movement

Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain 2019-2020 model-year International MV and HV, 2018-2020 model-year Workstar, and 2018-2019 model-year Durastar vehicles equipped with feature codes 12VXT and 12VXU.

Read More →
Maintenance & Uptime•by Staff•December 16, 2019

Instructional Technologies Adds New Courses to Pro-Tread

New ITI Pro-Tread courses include intermodal equipment inspections, rear-end collision avoidance for medium-duty trucks, and transporting lithium batteries.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Utility Fleet•by Staff•December 14, 2019

How Fleets Can Boost Safety In the Field

Utility fleets often have workers stationed along the side of the road or off-road. But a few strategically placed lighting options can help increase safety. Does your fleet use all of them?

Read More →
Safety & Compliance•by Staff•December 13, 2019

Ford Recalls Super Duty Trucks for Fire Risk

Ford Motor Co. will recall more than 500,000 model-year 2017 to 2019 Super Duty extended cab trucks with carpeted flooring due to an increased risk of a fire after a crash.

Read More →
Vehicle Insights•by Staff•December 13, 2019

GM Invests $1.5B in Next-Gen Midsize Pickups

The automaker plans to use $1 billion of the investment in upgrades to the Wentzville, Mo., truck plant, including new machines, conveyors, controls, and tooling.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Sustainability•by Staff•December 12, 2019

8 States Sign Statement to Accelerate Transition to Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses

A Memorandum of Understanding to form a strategy to accelerate the zero-emission truck market is expected in the summer of 2020.

Read More →
Utility Fleet•by Staff•December 12, 2019

N.C. Utility Testing Plug-In Hybrid in Fleet

The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority is testing a Kia Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to explore the use of electric cars in its fleet

Read More →
Vehicle Insights•by Staff•December 12, 2019

Workhorse Officially Names Electric Delivery Truck the C1000

Previously known as the Workhorse N-GEN, Workhorse's electric delivery vehicle has officially been named the C1000, with a more compact C650 model coming soon.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Maintenance & Uptime•by Staff•December 11, 2019

U.S. Tire Shipments Inch Higher in 2019

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) projects 2019 U.S. tire shipments will increase to 333.1 million units compared to 330.4 million units in 2018.

Read More →