Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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46 commercial carrier journal | june 2018 EDITOR'S NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS A ROUNDUP OF NEW TRUCK AND PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE AT THE WORK TRUCK SHOW, TMC'S ANNUAL MEETING & TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION AND THE MID-AMERICA TRUCKING SHOW. THIS ROUNDUP ALSO SERVES AS THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF A THREE- PART SERIES ON "MEDIUM-DUTY TRUCKS." APRIL'S STORY ADDRESSED ELECTRIC TRUCK ADOPTION, AND MAY'S INSTALLMENT FOCUSED ON REGIONALIZATION TRENDS. BY JASON CANNON, JEFF CRISSEY, LUCAS DEAL, MAX HEINE, TODD DILLS AND MATT COLE THE WORK TRUCK SHOW INTERNATIONAL DEBUTS MV SERIES WORK TRUCK INTERNATIONAL officially launched its Class 6/7 MV Series truck that features an improved cab design and other driver- centric enhancements already found across the company's Class 8 trucks. Redesigned features include new cab doors with a lower bottom glass edge and a removed vent window, which gives the driver a single large piece of glass to look through. The MV features a 4 percent visibility improvement over the company's DuraStar, and a 50-degree wheel cut provides a 40-foot curb-to- curb turning radius. A new premium gauge cluster with a digital driver display offers up to 15 customizable digital gauges. The new premium instrument panel features a customizable digital display, and the flat-panel dash contains space for up to 30 customizable large backlit switches that drivers can use while wearing gloves. A new HVAC system includes a Max defrost feature. MV Series features Diamond Logic, International's advanced electrical system that streamlines chassis and body equipment integration, as well as the OnCommand Connection platform with Advanced Remote Diagnostics and Over-The-Air program- ming. The MV Series is available in regular, extended and crew cab and can be spec'd with Cummins' B6.7 or L9 engines. The stan- dard transmission is the Allison 1000 HS automatic with Allison FuelSense 2.0, with DynActive Shifting available as an option. The MV Series, the eventual successor to the DuraStar, com- pletes International's Project Horizon product refreshing. 2018 HINO TO MAKE CLASS 7, 8 DEBUTS IN 2020 TOYOTA entered the heavy truck market with the debut of the Hino XL Series. The Class 7 XL7 and Class 8 XL8 will be available in wheelbases of up to 304 inches, and both will be powered by Hino's 8.9-liter A09 engine with up to 360 hp and 1,150 lb.-ft. of torque. The 4x2 and 6x4 XL Series will be offered in several straight truck and tractor configurations with GVWRs ranging from 33,000 to 60,000 pounds and a GCWR of up to 66,000 pounds. Both the Class 7 and Class 8 trucks come standard with Dana axles and drivelines, Wabco brakes and a Hendrickson suspension. Tractor configurations come standard with Wabco's stability control platform, with its OnGuard Active avail- able as an option. Hino Insight, the company's telematics platform, will be standard. Inside, the trucks feature an automotive-grade interior with a larger bench seat and a cockpit-style dash. Dealers can place orders for the trucks during the last quarter of 2018. Production of the 4x2 is expected to kick off early next year, followed by the 6×4 by midyear 2019. Hino's Class 7 and 8 4x2 and 6x4 XL Series will be offered in several straight truck and tractor configurations.