Dana named Ryan Laskey to lead the company's commercial vehicle drive and motion systems business, succeeding Mark Wallace, who has accepted a CEO position outside the company.
Eaton Cummins has introduced its Endurant XD series of high-performance automated transmissions designed for on-highway applications with high gross combined weight ratings.
The top most-viewed news items in 2019 were all about new trucks. It’s clear work truck fleet managers care about what’s new and fresh and continually work on updating their vehicle selectors and specs.
The medium-duty truck market is healthy, ready for continued growth, and currently impacted by several outside factors including emissions regulations and fleet needs.
Cummins and Hyundai are teaming up to develop and commercialize electric and fuel cell powertrains, starting with the North American commercial vehicle market.
American Powertrain added XL Wide Universal Crossmembers to their X-Factor product offerings. This new X-Factor crossmember, available in silver or black, adjusts from 40- to 46-inches wide for wider full frame cars and trucks
AxleTech is reinventing itself with a focus on electrified vehicle solutions. By focusing on a “power-agnostic” between-the-wheels electrification technology, it believes it can provide integrated, in-axle systems that provide the same power and efficiency as conventional diesel powertrains – and maybe even better.
Kenworth has made the T680 available for order with a combination of the Paccar MX-11 engine and the new Paccar Automated Transmission, designed for linehaul and regional haul applications up to 110,000 pounds GVWR.
Cummins continues to embrace a “buffet” of power sources for the marketplace as it prepares for a future that includes diesel, hybrids, electric powertrains, and fuel cells, the company told trucking reporters in Atlanta Sunday prior to the opening of the North American Commercial Vehicle Show.
When it’s all said and done, there usually is a right answer for a particular fleet and the best person to make that decision is a well-educated fleet manager.