Category Archives: Industry News

The Age of Classics

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Eric

You may not  know this but right now we are living in the age of classic trucks.  According to Business Week the U.S. truck fleet is the oldest it has ever been since they year of 1980. A majority of … Continue reading →

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Pardon the Interuption

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Eric

There is an old saying, variety is the spice of life.  So today I am going to take a break from talks about snow plows and diesels and venture off road.  Consider yourself warned, things are about to get spicy.  Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Trucks For The Home – Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Eric

Continuing the Trucks for the Home series I bring you this Waste Management Peterbilt setup to collect the “bagster”.  The bagster looks like a dumpster made out of canvas.  Because it is made out of a flexible material you can … Continue reading →

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More MATS 2012 Stuff

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Eric

Here is a neat time lapse video of the Navistar Display. Outside of the display hall Freightliner had a historic lineup of their trucks over the past 70 years. Source: Freightliner Facebook

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MATS 2012 – Freightliner Revolution Innovation Truck

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Eric

About a month ago Freightliner kicked of its 70th anniversary celebration with this nostalgic website.  On this same website we were also teased with a the outline of concept truck to be revealed at the Mid American Truck Show.  I know many … Continue reading →

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MATS 2012 – The Peterbilt 579

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Eric

The Peterbilt 579, another new product revealed at the Mid American Truck Show. Hit the link below the photo for the full spec sheet. Source: Peterbilt 579

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MATS 2012 – The Loadstar Returns

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Eric

The Mid American Truck show is about to hit full swing and already the web is full of new products and trucks.  Some truck builders couldn’t contain their excitement and began releasing information about new products yesterday.  Case in point the new … Continue reading →

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Grand Theft Engine?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Eric

Last week someone drove a tractor trailer to the Mack truck factory in Macungine PA and stole twenty brand new engines.  Pennsylvania State Police report a truck entered the factory in the early evening of March 6th and dropped of a … Continue reading →

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Industry Heavy Weights Challenge EPA

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Eric

More than a few lines of code on Daily Diesel Dose have been spent discussing the emerging saga of Navistar and their non EPA 2010 compliant diesel engines. As a quick recap, Navistar was using EPA credits to continue the … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse of Things to Come

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Eric

Is the future of truck design upon us?  What is the mystery product below?  Will it truly revolutionize the industry as Freightliner claims?  The answer to these questions and more will be answered in a less than a month’s time … Continue reading →

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