Vehicle Research

TORRANCE, CA - It's the last chance to vote for the 2012 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year. The ballot closes Friday, Feb. 3.

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COLUMBUS, IN - Production of medium-duty commercial trucks is slowly climbing and will be up 12 percent this year vs. 2009, according to ACT Research.

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WASHINGTON - At a White House Rose Garden ceremony, President Obama signed a policy calling on two federal agencies to develop national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for medium and heavy trucks.

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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA - Four medium truck tires will be introduced by Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. in 2010. One is the KMA02, a wide-base, on/off-road mixed service tire.

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TORRANCE, CA - Online voting for the 2010 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year is now open. Professional fleet managers are encouraged cast their ballots for one of 19 nominated medium-duty work trucks.

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DENTON, TEXAS - Peterbilt Motors Company achieved the highest ranking in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Medium Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study in the conventional medium-duty truck segment.

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COLUMBUS, IN - Class 5-7 commercial vehicle net orders for July 2009 were off 51 percent from 2008, influenced by the cancellation of orders due to General Motors exit from the segment.

Tags: ACT Research, Class 8, heavy-duty trucks, medium-duty trucks

DETROIT - General Motors Corp, which filed for bankruptcy protection a week ago, said in a statement June 8 that it would cease production of medium-duty trucks by July 31.

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WARRENVILLE, IL - As part of Navistar's commitment to meeting the highest standards in the industry, International DuraStar and WorkStar medium-duty and severe service trucks now offer the latest advancements in electronic stability control technology

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FORT MILL, SC - Continental Tire North America Inc. (CTNA) has joined the ranks of medium truck tire manufacturers offering their own retread products.

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KIRKLAND, WA – Kenworth Truck Company gave participants a close look at its lineup of medium-duty, diesel-electric hybrid trucks during the 8th annual Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) in South Bend, Ind.

Tags: Class 6, Class 7, HTUF, hybrid, Kenworth, medium-duty trucks, T270, T370

TOKYO – The president of the Tokyo-based OEM, Susumu Hosoi, reinforced that his company is on the verge of staging “an aggressive offensive” to increase its medium-duty marketshare in North America

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LEBANON, MO - Kenworth Truck Company recommends that companies know their payload, terrain conditions, and body requirements to better spec medium-duty trucks for business applications.

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LOS ANGELES – Electrorides Inc. of Laguna Niguel, Calif., is setting up production to roll out this fall a fully electric zero emission medium-duty truck branded ZeroTruck.

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AUBURN HILLS, MI – Dodge now offers a full line of Class 2-5 commercial vehicles. Led by the Dodge Ram 3500, 4500, and 5500 Chassis Cabs the brand’s commercial program is anchored by the Dodge Sprinter and the Dodge Grand Caravan cargo van.

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PHOENIX – Now that hybrids have a firm green foothold on the market for cars and light trucks, they are moving into medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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PHOENIX – Now that hybrids have a firm green foothold on the market for cars and light trucks, they are moving into medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Tags: diesel-electric, heavy-duty trucks, hybrid, Kenworth, medium-duty trucks, Navistar, Peterbilt

PARKER, CO – The new DAMAR Truck Deck Workman Series features up to six lockable storage compartments, depending on bed length, and is constructed of durable aluminum diamond plate in varying thicknesses from light-duty .080” to super-duty .1875.”

Tags: light-duty trucks, medium-duty trucks

PORTLAND, OR – Daimler Trucks North America's strong performance in the U.S. Class 6/7 medium-duty commercial vehicle segments resulted in it surpassing its competitors in overall market share in 2007 for the first time in the company's history.

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TORRANCE, CA – Online voting begins Monday, Jan. 28, for the first-ever Work Truck magazine Medium-Truck of the Year.

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