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CALENDAR: FALL 2024 CVB SUMMIT

The Commercial Vehicle Business Summit Is Your Key To A Wealth Of Insight The Commercial Vehicle Business Summit (CVBS) is a premier live virtual event featuring two days of comprehensive presentations and discussions led by numerous experts from the commercial vehicle industry. CVBS delves into the latest trends, technologies, and strategies driving the sector forward. It’s a must-attend for dealers, manufacturers, suppliers, fleet managers, and other industry stakeholders, offering unparalleled opportunities for networking, learning, and collaboration among peers. CVBS Spring 2024 sessions are now accessible...

ISUZU IS AWARDED CARB AND EPA CERTIFICATIONS FOR ZERO-EMISSION NRR-EV

July 30th, 2024 CARB and the EPA have certified the new Isuzu NRR-EV as a zero-emissionvehicle. These certifications allow the NRR-EV to be sold nationwide. ANAHEIM, Calif.—Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America’s best-sellinglow cab forward trucks, has been awarded zero-emission certifications by the California AirResources Board (CARB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Isuzu NRR-EV.CARB and the EPA have been accelerating the adoption of zero-emission vehicles across theUnited States to combat climate change, reduce air pollution, and promote sustainabletransportation solutions...

Daimler Truck North America and Daimler Truck Financial Services collaborate with Salem Carriers and Electrada for a new logistics electrification solution

PORTLAND, Ore. (June 25, 2024) — Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA) and Salem Carriers, Inc., a dedicated contract logistics company, today announced their collaboration to electrify DTNA’s inbound logistics operations at the Salem Carriers hub near Charlotte, North Carolina. This initiative is the latest effort in DTNA’s journey to electrify its logistics operations, building on previous integrations in the Pacific Northwest and Mexico. Daimler Truck Financial Services (DTFS) is involved in the project, partnering with Electrada, a fleet electrification solutions company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Together, they provide...

Q2 2024 Commercial Vehicle Market Analysis: Evolving Inventory and Alternative Fuel Trends

Q2 2024 Commercial Vehicle Market Analysis: Evolving Inventory and Alternative Fuel Trends Work Truck Solutions®, the leading commercial vehicle authority, released its Q2 2024 Commercial Vehicle Market Analysis today. The Q2 data for new and used vehicles highlights that inventory levels, pricing, and sales numbers are, for the most part, following persistent trends. In contrast, the landscape of alternative fuels in the commercial vehicle market remains in flux. Sales Average movement of new hybrid/electric work trucks and vans increased significantly, up 35.0% QoQ and 28.6%...

CALENDAR: NTEA COMMERCIAL VEHICLE UPFITTING SUMMIT

NTEA Commercial Vehicle Upfitting SummitSandusky, OH — October 15-16, 2024Registration ››› NTEA’s Commercial Vehicle Upfitting Summit brings together the vehicle upfitter community with chassis manufacturer technical and engineering experts. This annual conference offers work truck industry professionals the chance to

Mack Trucks Historical Museum Celebrates 40 Years

ALLENTOWN, PA (July 2, 2024) – The Mack Trucks Historical Museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024, marking decades of documenting and chronicling the Mack Trucks legacy. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the nonprofit museum is a 15,000-square-foot Mack-themed exhibition housed at the Mack Experience Center. About 10,000 annual visitors are drawn to the museum’s vintage Mack® trucks and detailed archives on display. “Since its inception in 1900, Mack Trucks has been involved in everything from World War I to major infrastructure projects such as the construction of the Hoover...

Amplify Cell Technologies, a joint venture between Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck and PACCAR, begins construction of Mississippi battery cell factory

Byhalia, Mississippi –  July 1, 2024 – Amplify Cell Technologies, a joint venture between Accelera™ by Cummins, the zero-emissions business unit of Cummins Inc. [NYSE: CMI], Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding LLC [a Daimler Truck Group Company; DAX: DTR0CK; “Daimler Truck”] and PACCAR [NASDAQ: PCAR], recently broke ground at its new battery cell manufact uring plant in Marshall County, Mississippi. The 500-acre site will be home to a two million-square-foot, energy efficient facility with an annual manufacturing capacity of 21-gigawatt hours (GWh) for the production of lithium-ironphosphate...

CALENDAR: NTEA EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Plymouth, MI — September 24th, 2024Registration ››› The commercial vehicle community will gather at Saint John’s Resort in Plymouth, Michigan, for NTEA’s Executive Leadership Summit, featuring a full-day program Sept. 24, 2024, and an evening reception Sept. 23. This annual conference addresses marketplace dynamics currently impacting work truck industry companies. During this event, chassis OEMs, economists, data analysts and industry leaders will share targeted information, including key trends, forecasts and insights.

WATCH + LISTEN: Omnichannel Communication | Kathryn Schifferle, CVO, Work Truck Solutions

Kathryn Schifferle, CVO, Work Truck Solutions sat down with Commercial Vehicle Business Network to give us insight into the exciting new directions – and opportunities –  marketing is going in the Commercial Vehicle Business World.