Peterbilt

A reporter's notebook from the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, California Like coins dropped into a jar at the end of the day, the number of heavy-duty electric trucks continues to grow by nickels, dimes, and quarters. But measuring success requires more than counting up pocket...

Ten Class 8 Peterbilt Model 579EVs running drayage in the Port of Oakland illustrate two facts of heavy-duty electrification: Class 8 Battery-electric trucks are for real. They only work where infrastructure is in place to charge them. Shippers Transport Express (STE) has both working for it in...

Heavy equipment seller Cervus Equipment, which owns a large Peterbilt dealer network in Canada, has agreed to be acquired by Brandt Tractor for CA$302 million ($240 million) in a deal that will take the company private.  The deal, announced Monday, has Alberta-based Brandt Tractor paying CA$19.50...

Romeo Power Inc (NYSE: RMO), the electric vehicle battery maker which went public recently via a special purpose acquisition company, saw its shares close 59.60% higher on Tuesday. What Happened: The California-based company has signed a long-term contract with medium- and heavy-duty truck maker...

PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) reported slowing but solid revenue and profits in the first quarter despite shuttering its truck manufacturing plants in late March because of the coronavirus pandemic. The parent company of Kenworth Truck Co., Peterbilt Motors and DAF Trucks earned $359.4 million, or $1...

In a split decision, PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) is counting on major automotive suppliers Dana Inc. (NYSE: DAN) and Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) for its medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Kenworth confirmed Wednesday that Meritor would provide the electric power system for the  Kenworth T680E, a...

Peterbilt Motors Co. will set prices for deliveries of battery-powered, zero-emission trucks by the middle of next year with limited sales by year-end. The Paccar Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) unit is showing its three electric vehicle configurations for refuse, regional haul and city delivery at the North...

Theresa De Santis never thought about competing in truck beauty contests until a fellow female trucker told her how great her 1985 Peterbilt 589 looked and persisted until De Santis entered the Great West Truck Show in Las Vegas in 2010. "We didn't know what to think," De Santis said. "There was a...

Peterbilt Motor Company has pledged at least $25,000 in support of the Women in Trucking Association (WIT), becoming the organization's newest gold member and expanding the existing partnership between the two. Since joining in 2016, Peterbilt has actively participated in the association as a...

PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) shares, despite trading at a multiple above the five-year historical average, still offer room for further upside, Argus said in a Monday morning note. PACCAR outperformed over the past quarter, adding 6 percent compared to the S&P 500's 4 percent, said analyst John...