Eight Kenworth T800 trucks running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) are the first alternative fuel vehicles to work the Clean Trucks Program at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. The fuel is cleaner and costs less than diesel.
A recent J.D. Power study measured the satisfaction of primary maintainers of two-year-old Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. Kenworth ranked highest in heavy-duty truck customer satisfaction in the over-the-road segment for a fourth consecutive year and in the vocational truck segment for a second consecutive year.
Rear-end crashes make up 17% of all fleet accident claims, costing over $13,000 per claim, according to Risk Management News. A recent analysis by DriveCam, Inc. revealed that vehicles were much more likely to be involved in a collision if the vehicles maintained less than a 2-second following distance.
A deal for GM to sell its medium-duty truck business to Navistar has fallen through for the moment. Tough economic conditions likely kept the companies from reaching an agreement. Other auto-industry deals have also faltered due to the economy.