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Three Truck Tire Tests Are on NHTSA's Table, and Fleets Get No Reserved Seat
NHTSA will negotiate changes to the plunger, bead-unseat and endurance tests in FMVSS 109, 119 and 139. Comments and nominations close Nov. 27.
Anastasiia Dziuban
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Cummins Recalls 39,052 L9 Engines Over a Fuel Hose It Already Fixed Three Times
Cummins' fourth recall of the same L9 remote fuel filter hose covers 39,052 engines, and trucks repaired under the earlier three need the parts again.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Volvo Rationed Its 2027 Build Slots While Fleets Run Trucks 6.7 Years Old
Volvo capped 2027 order slots over unfinished EPA NOx rules as North American deliveries jumped. Fleets that miss a slot keep aging trucks running.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Hyundai Translead Goes to $600M and a Third Shift as Trailer Orders Hit 42,700
The largest US trailer builder added 1,250 jobs and a third shift in Illinois days after ACT logged 42,700 September orders and backlogs set to climb 18,000.
Anastasiia Dziuban
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Paccar Can't Use the Clean Air Act to Kill the MX-13 Fuel Injector Class Action
A federal judge let 31 Kenworth and Peterbilt owners pursue warranty claims over deposit-fouled injectors on EPA 2021 MX-13 engines.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
First Heavy-Duty Parts Price Index Puts Driveline Up 12.9% While HVAC Sits Flat
FinditParts' inaugural Heavy-Duty Price Index reads 105.7 against a January 2024 baseline, but category spreads run from flat HVAC to 12.9% on driveline.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Cable Ties and New Bezels: Mack Recalls 3,096 Pioneer and Anthem Trucks
NHTSA campaign 26V631 covers 2,868 Pioneers and 228 Anthems whose intake and grille bezels can detach in service. Owner letters don't go out until Nov. 30.
Anastasiia Dziuban
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Volvo and Mack Recall 4,338 Trucks; the Tanker Braking Fix Is to Turn It Off
Three NHTSA campaigns hit 2025-2027 Volvo VNL and VNR and Mack Anthem and Pioneer trucks over trailer braking software and grille bezels that can detach.
Anastasiia Dziuban
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International Puts 400,000 Parts Online, Selling All-Makes Beside Its Own OEM
Fleetrite.com opens International's full parts catalog to self-service buying, mixing OEM, all-makes and third-party brands on a single invoice.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
ITC Clears Final Duties Over 260% on Chinese Van Trailers and Subassemblies
The ITC's final injury vote clears Commerce to issue duty orders above 260% on Chinese van trailers and subassemblies. Mexico and Canada follow in 2027.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Cummins Shelved a Two-Year AI Spec Tool as TMC Panels Push AI Onto the Shop Floor
At ATA's TMC Fall Meeting, panelists pitched AI compressing the two-hour repair-estimate window while Cummins described shelving its own spec tool.
Raúl Berna
- Industry
Reefer Trailer Fleet Is the Oldest on Record as New Builds Run Years Behind
ACT Research says the US refrigerated trailer fleet has never been older, and new reefer capacity is years out — so fleets will repair, not replace.
Anastasiia Dziuban
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GM's 6.6L Duramax Is Gone for 2027, Replaced by an All-New 555-HP 8.3L
GM retires the L5P 6.6L Duramax for a clean-sheet 8.3L V8 rated 555 hp and 1,230 lb-ft. What the RPO change means at the parts counter.
Anastasiia Dziuban
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Newsom Signs Truck Price Disclosure Law as Electric Class 8 Hits $411,200
SB 1213 makes published MSRPs a condition of California ZEV truck incentives from Jan. 1, after US electric Class 8 prices rose 27% while the EU's fell.
Anastasiia Dziuban
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Driverless Truck Inspections Go Multi-State, and 95% of Defects Were on Trailers
PrePass and Kodiak are wiring CVSA enhanced inspections into state roadside screening in Texas and Louisiana. Pilot data says trailers carry the defects.
Raúl Berna
- Industry
House Votes 343-79 to Revive DERA, Restoring $100M a Year for Diesel Repowers
The House passed H.R. 2140 on Sept. 15, extending EPA's diesel retrofit and repower funding through fiscal 2029. The Senate companion is still pending.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Costco Rations Motor Oil as Finished Lubricant Prices Run 15% Over Last Year
Group III base oil is up 235% since winter. Federal data puts finished lubricants 14.9% above last August — and September's crude spike is not in it yet.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Volvo Switches On Unattended Truck Software Updates; Mack's Version Lands This Fall
Volvo finished its North American rollout of unattended over-the-air updates Sept. 10, with Mack's due this fall. What it changes for maintenance planning.
Raúl Berna
- Industry
Mexican Class 8 Output Doubles in August, but Year-to-Date Is Up Just 2.6%
Mexico's plants built 16,389 trucks in August, double a year ago, and exported 14,130 of them, over 90% to the US. The year-to-date figure is calmer.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Wrong-Size Brake Valve and Hoses Put 58 New Peterbilt 548s Outside FMVSS 121
PACCAR recall 26V-567 covers 58 model year 2027 Peterbilt 548 trucks whose front brake valve and hoses slowed service brake and gladhand timing.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Diesel Hits Another Record at $5.90 a Gallon, Up 59% From a Year Ago
AAA put the national diesel average at $5.9015 on Sept. 7, a fresh record. What a 59% fuel increase does to a fleet's cost per mile.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
EPA Comment Window Closes on Rule Cutting 2027 Emissions Warranty to 100,000 Miles
More than 13,500 comments landed before the Aug. 29 deadline on an EPA proposal that would hand aftertreatment repair costs back to truck owners in year two.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Autel Paper Would Make Every Truck Wheel Alignment an ADAS Calibration Trigger
A new white paper argues forward-facing ADAS on Class 8 trucks should be recalibrated after every alignment, glass or bumper job.
Raúl Berna
- Industry
Detroit Gen 6 Order Book Opens Sept. 1 With 75% Carryover Parts, No 48-Volt Heater
DTNA opens Detroit DD13 and DD15 orders Sept. 1. Most components carry over, but the pre-SCR canister and new injectors are all-new part numbers.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Oil in the Power Box: Paccar Recalls Nearly 6,000 New 2027 Trucks
NHTSA campaign 26V485 covers 12 Kenworth and Peterbilt models built June 9 to July 13. A contaminated power box can kill ABS, lights and drive power.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
US-Canada Deal Collapsed Over Heavy Trucks; 50% Parts Tariff Threatened Jan. 1
Trade talks broke down Aug. 21 over medium- and heavy-duty vehicle tariffs. Now 50% duties on Canadian trucks, parts and steel are threatened for Jan. 1.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Hankook US Truck Tire Line Runs at 30% as Replacement Demand Drops 1.7 Million Tires
The Clarksville TBR plant is months into production and will not hit full output until late 2027, while US replacement truck tire demand falls 7.1%.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Trailer Orders Jump 130% in July While Production Falls 9% Year Over Year
FTR counted 16,862 net US trailer orders in July, up 130% year over year, while plants shipped 16,195 units, down 9%. Fleets keep running what they have.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Volvo and Mack Recall the Same Roof Marker Lamp Again, Now on 2,364 2027 Trucks
NHTSA campaigns 26V513 and 26V515 cover 2027 VNL, VNR, Anthem and Pioneer cabs — the second time in ten months that center roof marker lamps have failed.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Used Class 8 Prices Fall 4.4% in July Even as Inventory Sits 36% Below Last Year
ACT Research says used Class 8 retail prices fell 4.4% in July and sales dropped in every channel, even with used inventory down 36% year over year.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Trade Court Upholds De Minimis Suspension, Keeping Duty on Sub-$800 Parts Imports
The Court of International Trade upheld the end of duty-free entry for shipments under $800, closing the cheapest channel for imported truck parts.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Daimler Recalls 3,189 Grote Headlamps Sold as Freightliner M2 Replacement Parts
NHTSA equipment recall 26E052 covers 3,189 aftermarket Grote headlamps for Freightliner M2 trucks. No remedy yet, and shelf stock is in scope.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Daimler Commits to EPA 2027 Engines Only as Cummins and Paccar Keep 2026 Alive
DTNA will drop parallel engine programs on Jan. 1 while Cummins and Paccar keep building 2026 engines. What the split means for fleets and parts buyers.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Class 8 Orders Hit a Wall of Sold-Out 2026 Build Slots as 2027 Boards Stay Shut
July Class 8 orders fell 30% from June — not on weak demand, but because 2026 production is sold out and OEMs have not opened 2027 order boards.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Federal Highway Shield Sweep Puts 766 Trucks and Drivers Out of Service in Three Days
A three-day DHS and FMCSA sweep logged 3,487 stops and 766 out-of-service orders across four Midwest states. What it means for fleets and parts buyers.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Preliminary Trailer Duties Reach 79.92% on Mexico but Just 4.29% on Canada
Commerce set preliminary antidumping rates on van-type trailers July 30: up to 79.92% from Mexico, 4.29% from Canada. What it means for fleets buying trailers.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Daimler Ends 84 Years of Portland Truck Building, Shifting Western Star and eCascadia East
Daimler Truck North America will close its Portland assembly lines and move Western Star X-Series and electric Freightliner production to the Carolinas.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Mack and Volvo Join the DEF Derate Software Rollout, Giving Fleets More Time Before a Truck Slows Down
Mack and Volvo are updating DEF inducement software under new EPA guidance, raising derate speeds from 5 to 25 mph and extending repair windows to 160 hours.
Anastasiia Dziuban
- Industry
Freight Supply and Demand Find Balance in June, but Spot Rates Keep Sliding Through July
U.S. trucking supply and demand balanced in June, but spot rates kept sliding through July even as diesel prices spiked. Inside the 2026 freight market split.
Anastasiia Dziuban
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Aurora Rolls Out Second-Generation Driverless Trucks as the Industry Shifts From Proof to Production
Aurora launches second-generation driverless trucks built for production scale, as autonomous freight moves from proof of concept to commercial reality in 2026.
Raúl Berna
- Product Updates
PartsNow Introduces Photo Match: Identify a Truck Part From a Picture
Snap a photo of any heavy-duty part and Photo Match identifies it and finds matches in the PartsNow catalog.
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PartsNow Adds Enriched Specs to 10,000+ SKUs Across Its 50,000+ Part Catalog
A catalog-wide enrichment pass added structured specs, weights and cross-references to over 10,000 heavy-duty SKUs.
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PartsNow Buying Guides Rank Heavy-Duty Parts With Live Catalog Pricing
Ten buying guides for Class 8 essentials — air dryers, brake chambers, filters and more — ranked with live prices from the PartsNow catalog.
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PartsNow Adds Free Cross-Reference Lookup for 43,000+ Part Numbers
Type any OEM or aftermarket part number and get its interchange options with live PartsNow pricing — free at partsnow.ai/cross-reference.
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PartsNow Publishes Free Heavy-Duty Truck Encyclopedia Covering 24 Makes
A free reference covering 24 truck makes with model specs, comparisons and parts fitment — no signup required.
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PartsNow Launches Mobile App for iOS and Android
The PartsNow mobile app brings the full heavy-duty parts catalog, AI part lookup and order tracking to iOS and Android.
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