EPA to weigh toughening pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks

“This is a positive step and may be the first thing this EPA has done that will actually reduce air pollution,” said one environmental advocate......»»

Whenever pollution regulations change for heavy trucks, lubricant makers head to the lab to figure out how to compensate for hotter-running engines and other variables. read more.....»»

Testing by federal regulators in 2017 that found air pollution from glider kits to be "many times" the level generated by new heavy-duty truck engines complied with approved standards, a government watchdog agency has found. read more.....»»

Amazon is reportedly ordering hundreds of heavy-duty trucks that use natural gas as part of.....»»

Russian company Bremach, a builder of heavy-duty construction vehicles, plans to bring a lineup of trucks and SUVs to the U.S. in 2022......»»

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) is recalling 7,238 recently built 2021 heavy-duty trucks across four model lines in the U.S. and Canada because the parking brake can inadvertently set. read more.....»»

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), the largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks in North America, resumed production at its U.S. plants this week, albeit with plant-specific worker protections in place. read more.....»»

Daimler and Volvo Trucks have agreed to join forces to develop, produce and sell fuel cell systems for heavy-duty vehicles, in a sign that the coronavirus crisis is accelerating consolidation......»»

Swedish truck maker Volvo said on Tuesday it had signed a deal with German rival Daimler to set up a joint venture to develop and produce fuel cell systems for heavy-duty vehicles......»»

March Class-8 Heavy-Duty Truck-Orders Collapse To Worst In A Decade Preliminary orders for Class 8 trucks in March plunged to their lowest levels since February 2010. And to make matters worse, one could argue that March wasn't.....»»

Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) is recalling 13,570 newer model LT and HX heavy-duty trucks because a brake light malfunction could confuse following drivers about whether an affected truck is slowing or not. read more.....»»

Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) and its Hino heavy-truck subsidiary are working together on fuel cell trucks for Japan in a project similar to one Toyota is undertaking with PACCAR Inc.'s Kenworth Truck Co. read more.....»»

Ford Super Duty: Heavy-duty pickup Base price range: $35,300 to $92,125 Mpg range: Heavy-duty trucks are not rated Manufactured: Louisville, Ky., Avon Lake, Ohio National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Not tested; www.safercar.gov Website.....»»

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Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) will provide integrated electrification on PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) heavy-duty trucks as more of its traditional business evolves to battery-powered trucks. 0 read more.....»»

Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) will provide integrated electrification on PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) heavy-duty trucks as more of its traditional business evolves to battery-powered trucks. The nonexclusiv.....»»

Japan's Honda Motor Co and Isuzu Motors Ltd on Wednesday said they would jointly research the use of hydrogen fuel cells to power heavy-duty trucks, looking to expand fuel cell use by applying the zero-emission technology to larger vehicles......»»

Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) is regaining chunks of market share in medium- and heavy-duty trucks, winning back customers who walked away several years ago because they could not rely on the company's products. Navistar has averaged .....»»

Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 262,000 heavy-duty pickup trucks in the U.S. and Canada because the tailgates can open unexpectedly......»»

Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems unveiled its next-generation heavy-duty rubber suspension for the vocational truck market, the Haulmaax EX, at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in Atlanta on October 29. read more.....»»