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NewsJanuary 29, 2016

Commercial Truck Demand to Slow, Parts Remain Stout

Commercial fleets will register a lower growth percentage of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in 2016, but feed strong demand for aftermarket parts, according to a new forecast from IHS Automotive.

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NewsJanuary 23, 2016

Class 5 Powers 4% Medium-Duty Order Increase in 2015

Orders of medium-duty vehicles in Classes 5-7 increased 4% to 226,800 in 2015, and truck manufacturers built 237,100 units, according to ACT Research.

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ArticlesJanuary 15, 2016

Impact of Regulatory Issues on Medium-Duty Truck Fleets

With the start of the New Year already behind us, truck fleets are facing the possibility of even more regulations. The new rules are designed to make truck fleet operations more efficient and safer.

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NewsJanuary 15, 2016

Medium-Duty Orders Remained Strong in December

Orders of medium-duty vehicles in classes 5-7 surpassed the 20,000-unit level in December for the third time in the past four months with 21,600 units, according to preliminary data from ACT Research.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Lauren FletcherJanuary 5, 2016

2016 Isuzu NPR Diesel Steps it Up a Class

The new low-cab forward diesel truck was built specifically for fleets looking for a Class 3 truck with Class 4 capabilities.

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NewsDecember 29, 2015

Top Medium-Duty News and Articles of 2015

General Motors' re-entry into the medium-duty truck market earned top billing at the most popular medium-duty related news item or article of 2015, and readers were also highly engaged with articles about Ford's redesigned vocational trucks and 2017 Super Duty models.

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NewsNovember 30, 2015

Rollover Protection added to Peterbilt Vocational Trucks

Now in production for Peterbilt’s vocational Model 567 and on-highway Model 579 is the RollTek protection system integrated with the premium Atlas II driver seats

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 27, 2015

Class 3-6 Truck Forecast: Operating Costs Stable in 2015

Although the largest operating cost continues to be fuel, the No. 1 challenge facing medium-duty truck fleets is cost containment. There is always pressure to reduce costs, but management is exerting even more pressure than in recent years.

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Newsby Paul ClintonNovember 24, 2015

Ford Shows 2017 Super Duty Trucks in L.A.

Ford gave an early glimpse of its redesigned 2017 Super Duty pickup at the Los Angeles Auto Show, by showing a white F-450 Platinum dual-rear-wheel pickup and F-350 King Ranch.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Lauren FletcherNovember 2, 2015

Hino Brings Class 4 Cabover to Fleets

Introduced earlier in 2015, the 155 model Class 4 truck is a perfect fit for light delivery, as well as such vocational segments as landscaping fleets.

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