Peterbilt Motors Co. News Updates

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Peterbilt Announces New Medium-Duty Trucks and Transmission, Updated Engines

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced two new medium-duty box truck models 鈥 the 535 and 536 鈥 aimed at the lease and rental segment; and two other models 鈥 the 537 and 548 鈥 intended for the vocational 鈥淐lass 7/8 market鈥 that allow for multiple body builder integrations.

April 7, 2021
BusinessEquipment

Paccar Q4 Earnings, Revenue Drop

Paccar Inc. posted lower fourth-quarter net income and revenue while achieving record quarterly parts revenue and notching its record market share for medium-duty vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada.

January 26, 2021
Business

Peterbilt Photo Gallery

Peterbilt Motors Co., a Paccar company, is headquartered in Denton, Texas, where its primary manufacturing facility is also located. Here are photos of Peterbilt trucks.

September 16, 2020
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Peterbilt Offers Lease Deal on New 220EV

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced an introductory lease offer on its Model 220EV through PacLease. The zero-emission cabover truck is intended for the Class 6 and Class 7 segments.

September 8, 2020
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Paccar Recalls 35,671 Peterbilt Trucks for Fire Risk

Peterbilt Motor Co. is recalling 35,671 trucks to repair an issue with battery cables on certain models, according to a March 18 notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

March 24, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Peterbilt Launches Top Customer Service Designation for Dealers

Peterbilt Motors Co., a unit of Paccar Inc., announced the first 71 dealers to earn its Platinum Service Center certification.

February 20, 2020
BusinessTechnology

Peterbilt Adds Technician Institute Campus

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the opening of its fifth Peterbilt Technician Institute campus, in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

August 20, 2019
BusinessEquipment

Peterbilt Standardizes Jost Air Slide Fifth Wheel

Peterbilt has named the Jost JSK37 12-inch inboard air slide fifth wheel as standard on its Model 579 Class 8 truck, according to a Jan. 22 press release from Jost. The standardization became effective Jan. 1.

January 30, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Peterbilt Plans Enhancements to SmartNav

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced that its SmartNav communications system will soon offer the capability to install and operate the PeopleNet app directly from the truck鈥檚 in-cab display.

September 10, 2018
BusinessEquipment

Peterbilt Begins Production of 579 UltraLoft Model

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced it has begun production of its Model 579 UltraLoft with a high-roof, integral cab-and-sleeper design for its flagship on-highway model.

July 9, 2018