Light Trucks Outsell Cars for the First Time Ever in 2001

Chevrolet's Silverado 4500HD

Chevrolet unveiled three Silverado HD chassis cab trucks -- the 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD -- at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

Lutz Joins VIA Motors, A123 to Supply Battery Packs

WALTHAM, MA - A123 Systems will supply complete lithium-ion battery packs to VIA Motors, an electric vehicle company building next-generation electrified trucks, vans and SUVs. Former GM vice chairman Bob Lutz recently joined VIA as well.

Venchurs CNG Partners With Knapheide to Offer CNG Compatible Service Bodies and Upfitting Solutions

Venchurs has partnered with Knapheide, which will allow Venchurs to offer service bodies and other types of upfitting services for Ford F-250 and F-350 pickup trucks in addition to the CNG conversion that Venchurs already offers.

Vincentric Analysis Tackles Total Cost of Ownership for Diesels

BINGHAM FARMS, MI – The Vincentric 2012 Diesel Analysis determined that of 23 diesels measured, only eight had total cost-of-ownership that was lower than their all-gasoline powered counterparts, despite lower fuel costs for all of the diesels.

Industry-First Hybrid Battery Lease, Other Incentives Power Navistar’s Diesel Hybrid Leadership

DALLAS – Navistar is extending its hybrid leadership among commercial truck manufacturers with new programs designed to further cut the cost of ownership for its hybrid trucks at a time of extraordinarily high diesel prices.

Parker Hannifin's Hybrid Drive System Approaches 1 Million Miles

Parker Hannifin Corporation, a provider of motion and control technologies, has announced that refuse trucks equipped with its RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive System are approaching one million miles of operation.

Mitsubishi Fuso Launches All-New 2012 Canter FE/FG Series Work Trucks

Five all-new models were introduced for the Class 3-5 vocational market under the Canter name for the first time in North America.

ELMS Partners with AI Tech Firm to Advance Driver Safety

Customers of ELMS' electric delivery vans and trucks will leverage Nauto’s predictive-AI fleet safety platform across various use cases and industries, such as parcel delivery, telecom, utilities, hauling, and e-commerce.