Medium Duty

Medium Duty
Used Class 8 truck sales show little change month over month
Used Class 8 retail volumes were 1 percent higher month-over-month, according to the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks by ACT Research.
July 26, 2022
Customer shaking hands with truck sales rep.
Medium Duty
Test drive: Peterbilt Model 536 with Cummins L9N natural gas engine
Electrification and hydrogen are clearly the ways of the future, but natural gas is a right-now solution for motor carriers seeking to shrink their carbon footprint.
July 6, 2022
Peterbilt Model 537
Medium Duty
New Luverne grille guard for Chevy medium duty trucks
Chevy medium duty trucks can now be optioned with Luverne's new grille guard which features a convenient tilt-down design.
July 6, 2022
Fontaine Modification and Lippert Components developed Luverne's new two-inch Tubular Grille Guard for Chevy medium duty trucks.
Medium Duty
Einride autonomous electric Pod drives through vases, rain and fog
The autonomous and electric Einride Pod shows just how delicate it can be navigating around vases before taking on rain and fog.
June 1, 2022
Einride Vase Run
Medium Duty
3PL GoBolt expands to US with goal to reach 12.75M households with EVs
The company has ordered 170 electric vehicles to service its existing markets New Jersey and Los Angeles and its upcoming operations in Houston, Miami, Dallas, Austin and Atlanta. The company plans to eventually be in every major U.S. city.
May 17, 2022
GoBolt's electric van
Medium Duty
Peterbilt expands natural gas lineup with Cummins B6.7N
Peterbilt's latest medium-duty trucks can now be spec'd with Cummins B6.7N natural gas engine.
March 30, 2022
Peterbilt Model 536
Vans
Google launches integrated last-mile delivery platform
The pandemic accelerated e-commerce and the number of deliveries and increased the strain on delivery networks.
March 17, 2022
Google Last Mile dashboard
Medium Duty
Isuzu, Cummins to collaborate on electric prototype
Following a successful demonstration and pilot phase, Isuzu plans to explore opportunities to commercialize medium-duty battery electric trucks.
January 20, 2022
Isuzu battery electric truck
Powertrains
Cummins, Daimler Truck formally sign joint medium duty engine agreement
Cummins' Euro VII-complaint platform will be used globally, eventually replacing the Detroit DD8 and DD5 engines as available powerplants in North American trucks.
August 5, 2021
box truck unloading
Medium Duty
Exhaust induction boosts MPG, reduces emissions and maintenance
Leonard's Express sees high fuel economy gains with SPIER System that cuts emissions and DPF maintenance with exhaust induction.
April 21, 2021
white semi truck parked getting fuel
Medium Duty
Isuzu working to bring self-driving to medium-duty
The effort will integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology into several Isuzu medium-duty N-Series trucks to produce SAE Level 4 delivery vehicles.
April 7, 2021
The two companies hope the collaboration will accelerate the commercialization of autonomous delivery fleets while contributing to a safer and more sustainable logistics community in the future.
Medium Duty
Kenworth's all-new medium duty lineup has automotive vibe
Kenworth's production-ready trucks are purposefully built to fully address critical medium-duty market needs of fleet customers and drivers.
April 5, 2021
kenworth truck
Pickup Trucks
Truck fires lead to Ram HD diesel recalls
A defective heater relay has been blamed for starting truck fires in certain 2021 Ram heavy-duty trucks. Ram recommends parking affected trucks outside while waiting on a repair.
March 24, 2021
2021 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab tow upfit
Medium Duty
Isuzu adds more power to Class 6 FTR, new FVR model
The company believes the Cummins B6.7 will appeal more broadly to fleets that need more power.
February 12, 2021
Availability of the B6.7 – the most popular diesel engine ever built by Cummins – marks the first time Isuzu has ever offered any engine other than its own on any of its models.
Powertrains
Daimler, Cummins partnership puts writing on the wall for DD5, DD8 engines
DTNA will wind down production of its DD5, DD8 engines through medium-duty partnership with Cummins.
February 23, 2021
eM2 medium-duty electric truck
Medium Duty
lsuzu announces new cabover and Cummins diesel
Cummins 6.7-liter diesel will be finding a new home in Isuzu trucks including their new Class 7 cabover
February 15, 2021
Isuzu Class 7 Truck
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2023 Ford Super Duty F-350 Lariat
Pickup Trucks
2023 Ford Super Duty gets big boost in diesel power
Highlights for the 2023 Ford Super Duty include a new high-performance diesel option, a new 6.8-liter gas engine, interior and exterior changes and more driver assist features than ever before.
It's hard to get bored with the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X which has mastered on- and off-road travel in style.
Pickup Trucks
2022 GMC Sierra AT4X is the whole package
Cummins X15H hydrogen engine on display at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo this past May in Long Beach, Calif.
Alternative power
Werner aims to buy 500 Cummins hydrogen engines as station options grow
Texas-based Quantix is putting its electric Peterbilt 579s to work in South Carolina and Georgia.
Battery electric
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Hydrogen fuel cell
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