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Peterbilt Motors Co. will start producing in September a special Heritage version of its Model 567 tractor and is taking orders now.

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced that it has expanded its refuse truck lineup with the new Model 520 featuring new seating configurations, enhanced styling and availability of the MX-11 engine from Paccar Inc., Peterbilt’s parent company.

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the introduction of a newly formulated paint for heavy-truck cabs and sleepers that is designed to enhance coating color and durability.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Peterbilt Motors Co. introduced new chassis routings for Models 579 and 567, which run the length of the truck and organize air, electrical and fuel lines into individual bundles to allow quick identification and servicing of the systems.

Peterbilt Motors Co. has received a multiyear order from TMC Transportation, for 1,500 of its Model 579 Class 8 trucks equipped with premium 80-inch sleepers.

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced a major truck sales agreement with Prime Inc., one of the nation’s largest trucking companies.

Peterbilt Motors Co. said it has begun a new program, dubbed Red Oval, to provide customers with certified pre-owned trucks through its dealer network and Paccar Financial Used Truck Centers.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. is the latest truck maker to demonstrate that the future of trucking is already with us, albeit in prototype, showing off Class 8s where the driver is often a spectator, cameras replace mirrors and infrared capability lights up a deer or a person on a dark night. (See photo gallery.)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Peterbilt Motors Co. unveiled a series of truck improvements and customer-convenience options in the middle of what executives said could be the second- or third-best sales year ever.