NextTruck Blog & Industry News – Trucker Information

Demonstrating its relentless commitment to maximize customer Uptime, Navistar announced new initiatives that will enhance customers’ ability to keep their trucks on the road and improve their bottom line. To expedite parts deliveries to customers, Navistar is establishing a new Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Memphis, Tennessee, while also enhancing its dealer parts inventory management […]

 This week, Navistar recognized 35 of its top-performing suppliers with its annual Diamond Supplier Awards. Exclusive to the top two percent of the company’s supplier base, this select group has helped Navistar deliver uptime to its customers and has exceeded performance expectations in four key metrics: quality, delivery, technology and cost. “The companies we recognize […]

Navistar has launched a new application, OnCommand® Connection electronic Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (eDVIR), which enables school bus operators to digitally capture and share pre- and post-trip and child check inspections, streamlining the inspection process and enabling faster repairs. “Our Android tablet-based eDVIR app is the most feature-rich, cost-effective approach to bus inspection on the market,” […]

Building on its commitment to offer customers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO), International Truck is introducing the International® LT® Series MPG Package for Fuel Efficiency. “At a time when every one-percent improvement in fuel efficiency can save customers hundreds of dollars per truck per year, this new fuel efficiency spec package can help customers achieve […]

Navistar has launched the Navistar Service Essentials Program, a partnership program designed to help qualified technical schools prepare the next generation of truck and bus technicians. “As we focus on growing customer Uptime, Navistar and our International® Truck and IC Bus® dealers are all committed to combating the industry’s growing technician shortage,” said Michael Cancelliere, Navistar president, Truck […]

Symbolizing Navistar’s commitment to customer uptime, technicians from Florida, West Virginia and Arizona took home first place in the three categories of the 2018 Technician Rodeo – a competition hosted at the company’s Woodridge, Illinois facility that tests the skills and speed of service professionals from throughout its dealer networks. Michael Irvin of Sun State […]

OnCommand® Connection telematics has been integrated with the software of Axis TMS, a leading provider of transportation management software, which will also act as a reseller of OnCommand Connection telematics devices. “Working closely with our truck customers, we are keenly aware of the added value a leading fleet management software provider like Axis TMS can deliver […]

Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) announced that its Spicer® single drive axles will be standard equipment on International MV® Series medium-duty trucks and IC BusTM CE Series and RE Series models.  The standard-product position is effective immediately and includes Dana Spicer S110, S130, S140, S170, and S190 models, as well as the 060 Series.  “Our medium-duty trucks and buses are […]

OnCommand® Connection Advanced Remote Diagnostics has been integrated with the software of Fleetsoft, a leading provider of fleet maintenance and inventory management software. The integration will immediately provide Fleetsoft’s customers in the school bus industry with OnCommand Connection’s actionable, real-time insights into vehicle health and maintenance requirements, enabling a proactive maintenance approach that delivers increased reliability, […]

International Trucks announced that effective immediately, all new on-highway International® trucks sold in the U.S. and Canada will be equipped with an OnCommand®Connection telematics device with two free years of service included. The OnCommand Connection device integrates a cellular-enabled hardware platform with a range of technology solutions, including telematics and the OnCommand Connection Advanced Remote Diagnostics platform. The […]

Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies has announced the new Endurant™ 12-speed automated transmission – the lightest, most efficient 1,850 lb.-ft. capable heavy-duty transmission – is now available on International® LT® Series and LoneStar® trucks. Endurant is designed for long haul and regional haul applications where weight savings and efficiency can add to a fleet’s bottom line. Featured as a part […]

International® Truck today announced that it is creating an industry forum, UPNEXT, where visionaries of the commercial trucking industry can come together to discuss emerging trends and topics that are driving industry change. “There’s a clear need for concerted industry dialogue on the new technologies that everyone is discussing and that will revolutionize the way we […]