Seen at NTEA Work Truck Show
“This is the future,” said Jecka Glasman, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America president & CEO, of the prototype battery-electric Canter FE-Series medium-duty cabover previewed at the show. After a year of European fleet testing, the all-electric truck is slated to enter the Japanese market next year and then to be rolled out here. Photo: David Cullen
Hino showcased its 195h hybrid model. Photo: Lauren Fletcher
Switch-N-Go demonstrated its unique system and compatability with a specific Reading Service Body. Photo: Lauren Fletcher
Fast copy: Shelby Cobra via 3D printer. Photo: David Cullen
Work Truck Editor Mike Antich presents John Ruppert, General Manager of Ford Commercial Vehicle Sales & Marketing, with plaque after announcing the magazine has named the Ford F-650/750 its annual “Medium-Duty Truck of the Year.” Photo: David Cullen
"The B-Series engine is the blue jeans of the American trucking industry,” said Srikanth Padmanabhan, vice president of engine business at Cummins. “And it will never go out of style.” Photo: David Cullen
Holding down center stage at the Chevrolet booth before the show opened to the public was its new low-cab forward truck for Class 3-5 applications. Based on the Isuzu N-Series, the Chevy trucks are being offered in regular-cab and crew-cab body styles. Photo: David Cullen
Alliance AutoGas converted a Ford F-150 using its ‘plug ‘n play’ bi-fuel conversion kit “live” during the show in an attempt to break the world record for the fastest vehicle conversion to propane autogas. Photo: David Cullen
The Buyers Product Snow Dogg was obviously pleased that this year’s show took place while snowplowing is still in season. Photo: David Cullen
Befitting its status as the first new vehicle introduced by International since 2010, this HX Series Class 8 vocational truck garnered a lot of attention on the show floor. Photo: David Cullen
Ram Power Wagon: Its legacy extends back to 1945, when it was rolled out as a Dodge and based on the company's 3/4 ton 4x4 WC Series army trucks of WWII. Photo: David Cullen
Showgoers mob the 2018 Isuzu FTR, the company’s all-new entry in the Class 6 medium-duty truck segment, mere seconds after the big reveal.Photo:David Cullen
Ram 1500, complete with Truck of the Year graphics. Photo: Lauren Fletcher
Ford showed off its 2017 SuperDuty cab/chassis model.
Photo:David Cullen
New for 20017, the SuperDuty frame consists of 95% high-strength steel. Ford said it delivers eight times more torsional rigidity than the previous frame with through-welded crossmembers and fully boxed rails under the cab and forward.
Photo: David Cullen
Nestle Waters announces the purchase of a fleet of propane autogas trucks. Photo: Lauren Fletcher
Sortimo features new shelving units during its press conference. Photo: Lauren Fletcher