A Lighter, More Fuel-Efficient Future for Truck & Van Bodies

Use of aluminum in light vehicles is anticipated to increase 60 percent by 2025, reducing vehicle weight and increasing safety.

Video: NHTSA to Add Auto Braking to Rating Criteria

The federal agency announces plans to update its vehicle safety rating system to include automatic emergency braking as a recommended technology.

Car-Safety Tests Show Value of Overhauling Auto Designs

Merchants Fleet Hires Truck Equipment Engineer

Merchants Fleet has hired Chris Johnson as its senior truck and upfit engineer to meet the fleet management company's increasing needs for truck equipment expertise, according to the company.

State of the Commercial Truck Tire Industry

With a volatile market impacted by COVID-19, growth in last-mile delivery, and changing needs for alternative-fuel trucks, the truck tire industry is looking forward to a positive future.

NTSB Probes Cell Phone Use in Five-Fatality Auto Crash

Third-Quarter Auto Sales Highest in Diesel Sweet Spots

The rebound in automotive sales of 31% in the third-quarter of 2020 is led by growth in pickup trucks and SUVs, categories with the most advanced, fuel-efficient diesel options, notes the Diesel Technology Forum.

4 Automakers Offer Auto-Braking Standard on Most Cars

Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Toyota already offer automatic emergency braking as a standard feature on most of their vehicles, according to a new progress report.

Toyota-Hino Introduces Commercial Hybrid Truck

Report says hybrid commercial trucks won't sell so much on that appeal as they will from a discernable improvement in the total cost-of-ownership.