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2026 Vehicle Guide: Heavy Duty
The 2026 heavy-duty truck lineup highlights refined diesel engines, improved aerodynamics, and advanced safety features for fleets.
Here's What The Inside Of A Semi Truck Sleeper Cab Looks Like
There are approximately 3.5 million semi truck operators in the U.S., according to Truck Info. Regional drivers can be on the road for much of the week, while over-the-road (long-haul) routes can last ...
2013 Peterbilt 367 Semi Truck Is a Rare Custom Rig, Packs Tri-Drive Setup and Sleeper Cab
This bright red 2013 Peterbilt 367 will be up for grabs to the highest bidder featuring a 915 ci Cummins ISX engine and an Eaton-Fuller RT-18 transmission. Thanks to its tri-drive setup, it looks as ...
This 2025 Peterbilt 589 Semi Truck Costs $209,000, High-Roof Sleeper Packs Bed and Fridge
What you’re looking at here is a 2025 Peterbilt 589, featuring a Sleeper configuration to go with a Cummins X15 turbodiesel engine and an 18-speed manual transmission. It’s currently up for grabs and ...
Engine block heater controllers can save money and energy
RC Willey has over 60 vehicles at their distribution center in Salt Lake City and does hundreds of deliveries a day. Rocky Mountain Power's Wattsmart Business program helped them install engine block ...
This 2025 Peterbilt 589 Looks Like Something out of 1975, Has Zero Miles and All the Swag
This 2025 Peterbilt 589 semi features a Sleeper Cab configuration, a Cummins X15 turbodiesel engine, and a gorgeously retro White and Baffin Blue exterior. It’s currently for sale with zero miles on ...
Modern cab designs evolving with technology, driver needs
Truck manufacturers are rethinking cab design as they look to appeal to the next generation of professional drivers – those who are tech-savvy, diverse and innovative. This means bringing greater ...
Test Drive: Nikola Tre BEV Truck is Off to an Exciting Start
It’s a long climb up into the cab of the Nikola Tre, but oh, so worth the effort. The cab floor is nearly 5 feet off the ground, and the roof stands a little over 13 feet high. In between is a vast ...
What Is an Engine Block Heater and Do You Really Need One?
Humans use hot cocoa, coffee, tea, whiskey, and chicken noodle soup to warm up their insides and defrost from the cold abyss known as winter. Cars use engine block heaters. For the most part, modern ...
Volvo adds regional sleeper cab to its truck offerings
Volvo Trucks’ new Volvo VNR 660 is designed for regional customers looking to meet length requirements, increase payload capacity and improve driver comfort. ATLANTA — Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA ...
Ford Recalls F-Series for Engine Block Heater Cable
Ford Motor Co. is recalling an estimated 327,000 2015 to 2019 F-150 and 2017 to 2019 Super Duty vehicles with engine block heaters that had been inspected in accordance with a previous recall, ...
Peterbilt’s no-idle heater system now available in 579, 567 models with 44-inch sleepers
Peterbilt is making available its factory-installed, no-idle fuel-fired heater for Model 579s and 567s that are equipped with 44-inch sleepers. With this addition, the heaters can now be spec’d in the ...
Solving The Idling Problem
Each year U.S. fleets use about 3 billion gallons of diesel fuel idling. That equates to 8% of total fuel burned. Sadly as much as 2 billion gallons were unnecessarily used because the industry failed ...