Heavy Duty Trucking, April 2018

HDT APRIL 2018 96 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM Chevrolet medium duty Silverado Chevrolet has re entered the medium duty commercial truck market with three Silverado HD chassis cab trucks the 4500HD 5500HD and 6500HD with GVWs from 15000 pounds in Class 4 to 22900 pounds in Class 6 Chevrolet hasnt offered a medium duty chassis cab truck since 2009 The trucks will be powered by a standard Duramax 66L turbodiesel engine and mated to a choice of Allison transmissions The engine will achieve 350 hp at 700 lbs ft of torque They will be offered in seven wheelbase options two trims WT and LT and a Crew Cab and Regular Cab variant Peterbilt 579 UltraLoft Peterbilts Model 579 UltraLoft is an integrated high loft sleeper truck designed to give driver teams and solo truck drivers extra space and amenities The 80 inch sleeper features a new HVAC system bunks that Peterbilt says are the largest in the industry including space to sit on the lower bunk without bumping your head 4x2 configuration and a tractor configuration The MHD is equipped with the Cummins L9 engine which now features another horsepower option allowing customers to spec an engine with 330 hp and up to 1000 lbs ft of torque 2019 Ford Transit Connect Fords 2019 Transit Connect compact cargo van is adding a diesel engine option a fleet version that can be easily converted to run on gaseous fuel and an array of driver assist features The upgraded model will offer three engines capable of running on five different fuels It will be offered with a standard 20L inline four cylinder a 15L EcoBlue diesel and a 25L inline four cylinder exclusively for fleets The diesel should achieve an EPA estimated 30 mpg on the highway according to Ford The exclusive fleet model pairs its engine with a 6 speed automatic transmission Ford is offering a factory gaseous fuel package that allows fleets to more easily convert it to run on compressed natural gas or propane autogas more storage space more accessible power ports a hideaway ladder to climb into the upper bunk and other interior improvements The UltraLoft also provides an estimated 2 aerodynamic improvement while maintaining the styling of the Model 579 including a sun visor that helps airflow rather than hinder it International MV Series International Truck launched a new medium duty Class 6 7 vehicle called the MV Series It is available in regular cab extended cab and crew cab and with the choice of the Cummins B67 or L9 engine The standard transmission is the Allison 1000 HS automatic with Allison FuelSense 20 with DynActive Shifting as an available option It features many of the same driver oriented improvements as the rest of Navistars Project Horizon trucks and its designed for easy upfitting Mack Granite MHD enhancements Mack Trucks added new features to its Granite Medium Heavy Duty MHD truck aimed at increasing its versatility and enabling more cost effective choices for customers that need a durable and light work truck The enhancements include a new horsepower rating under frame exhaust system a shorter wheelbase in the Hino heavy duty XL Series Hino Trucks announced a new lineup of Class 7 8 trucks called the XL Series bringing the company into the heavy duty market in the U S for the first time Both the Class 7 XL7 and Class 8 XL8 models are powered by Hinos A09 89L inline 6 cylinder diesel engine which the maker says has a B10 life of 1 million miles It will be offered in both straight truck and tractor configurations with both single and tandem axles with wheelbase selections of up to 304 inches Models will range from a GVWR of 33000 to 60000 pounds and a GCWR of up to 66000 pounds Max performance will top out at 360 hp and 1150 lbs ft of torque For more details on these and other new products see our online Product News section at www truckinginfo com Sign up for weekly new product e newsletters at www truckinginfo com newsletters PRODUCT UPDATE