Light & Medium Report
Light & Medium Report
Changes ahead for midrange trucks
There's a lot of change going on across the midrange spectrum home to Class 3 through 7 trucks serving a broad range of applications, from landscapers...
Batteries included
Vantage Vehicle International, based in Corona, CA, is rolling out nationwide a line of all-electric, light-duty utility trucks and vans powered by quick-charging...
Smoother tire service
Manager: Susan McCarthy Title: Procurement administrator Fleet: Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Norwell, MA Operation: Hazardous waste disposal...
Going with the flow
Interest is running at an all-time high when it comes to trailer aerodynamics these days. After suffering through one of the worst oil price shocks in...
Mitsubishi Fuso consolidates operations
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. (MFTBC) is consolidating its North American operations at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA), based in Logan...
Busted deal is no big deal
In the eyes of some industry experts, the scuttling by Navistar of its deal to purchase the medium-duty truck operations of General Motors is no big deal....
Virtual paint from Ford
Ford Motor Co. is developing a new virtual paint simulation tool called EPD (electrocoat paint deposition) to help ensure vehicle body panels for its...
Wabash completes purchase of Benson International
Wabash National Corp. has completed the acquisition of Benson International-a manufacturer of flatbeds, dump trailers and other truck bodies-for approximately...
Parts rebates up to $100 available
Thermo King Corp. is offering instant cash rebates of up to $100 to customers who purchase qualifying parts for Thermo King and Carrier units from participating...
Bendix air disc brakes available on Mack, Volvo models
Bendix ADB22X heavy-duty air disc brakes will be available on the Mack Pinnacle Axle Forward and Axle Back models as well as Volvo VN and VT model trucks,...
Light-duty, plug-in pickup
Building on the success it says has been achieved in building a prototype electric SUV, Provo, UT-based Raser Technologies has announced it will build...
GM lightens pickups
General Motors announced it will improve fuel mileage by as much as 7% on its full-size pickups and sport-utility vehicles through a combination of aerodynamic...
Zero emissions for ZeroTruck
Electrorides Inc., based in Laguna Niguel, CA, has announced that it hopes to have the first models of its ZeroTruck on the road in November. The ZeroTruck...
GM to shutter four truck plants
General Motors has announced it will close four plants in North America that produce pickups, SUVs and light- and medium-duty trucks. According to GM,...
Sprinter allowance
Dodge is providing a $1,000 allowance towards the purchase of an upfitter body on all 2007, 2008 and 2009 Dodge Sprinter chassis-cab models. The program...
FedEx hybrids run 2-million mi.
Announcing its hybrid-electric fleet of 172 vehicles has run over 2-million mi. in revenue service, FedEx's Mitch Jackson used the milestone event to...
Fuel cell powers GM test fleet
Hydrogen-powered fuel cell SUVs were among the broad lineup of alternative-fuel vehicles General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operation (FCO) offered to...
TRC says Bullet more efficient
Independent testing conducted by Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC) showed the Sterling Bullet is more fuel-efficient than two similarly spec'd...
Plugging in
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has agreed to a three-year deal with Ford Motor Co. to develop ways to integrate plug-in hybrid electric...
New player
Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) has announced it is entering the light commercial vehicle (LCV) arena with vehicles designed specifically for the North...
Silent running
The future isn't as far off as it used to be. That was crystal-clear by just one spin I took in the new-from-the-ground-up Modec...
Diesels for all
While diesel power has long dominated the Class 3-5 heavy pickup and cab-chassis markets, all five auto manufacturers that compete in the full-size pickup...
Flat attack
Switching tires yields $4,000 a month Manager: Mike Esfeller Title: Owner Fleet: Esfeller Construction, Coden, AL Operation: Road building and site prep...
News analysis: The work truck angle
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but trucks designed for work shouldn't be held to the same fuel-economy standards as those marketed for personal...
Going after it
Daimler AG's divestiture of Chrysler isn't impacting the commercial truck financing side of Daimler's business, according to Richard Howard, vp of Daimler...
FleetOwner's new 
