OEM News Updates

Business, Technology, Equipment

OEMs Form Consortium to Standardize EV Truck Charging

The U.S. doesn’t have a standard testing protocol for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), but dialogue between charging equipment providers and OEMs has to happen.

September 23, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

What's In Store for the 2023 Truck Market?

Class 8 truck production and sales increased in 2022 and won’t fall off a cliff in 2023, industry experts said, but 2023 still promises some uncertainty, of course.

January 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Top 100

Class 8 Truck Makers, Buyers Struggle to Get in Sync on Orders

No one asked for these challenges: not the truck buyers staring at a rising tide of freight demand, and not truck makers delivering as many new heavy-duty trucks as they can to customers, but still way too few.

February 28, 2022
Business, Equipment

Equipment Manufacturers Shift to Counter Supply Chain Uncertainty

Some major equipment manufacturers said they are rethinking their operations and taking new steps to confront volatility in the supply chain.

November 9, 2021
Business

Quest Global Acquires Dakota Moon

Quest Global acquired Dakota Moon Enterprises LLC, a Nevada-based engineering and supply chain services provider to the aerospace industry, according to a Quest news release.

July 3, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Molex Enhances Ethernet Network Platform for Autonomous Vehicles

Molex announced the next evolution of its 10 Gbps Automotive Ethernet Network Platform designed to support OEMs in the development and design of autonomous vehicles.

December 13, 2018
Business, Equipment, TCA

Mack Trucks Adding 400 Jobs at Pennsylvania Assembly Plant

Mack is back, upshifting into hiring mode for its massive Lower Macungie Township, Pa., assembly plant that already employs about 2,000 people.

December 13, 2017
Business, Equipment

Inaugural NACV to Focus on Equipment Sales — And Being a Different Show From MATS

The inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show is due to open later this month in Atlanta and is shaping up to be very different from the rival Mid-America Trucking Show: smaller but richer — and with an obsessive focus on equipment sales.

September 7, 2017
Business, Technology

International Makes Bendix Air Disc Brakes Standard on LT Series

International Truck announced its International LT Series in 6x4, 6x2, and 4x2 configurations now feature Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes as a standard offering on all axles.

June 19, 2017
Business

Navistar Loses $80 Million in Fiscal 2Q

Navistar International Corp. lost $80 million, or 86 cents a share, during the fiscal second quarter as the manufacturer set aside $60 million for its reserve fund to deal with used trucks with troubled engines that are largely exported.

June 12, 2017