Over its 70-year run, Thomas the Tank Engine has doled out life advice to generations of children from the gentle railways of fictional island Sodor. But the $1 billion franchise, created in 1946 by a ...

This story appears in the Dec. 19 & 26 print edition of Transport Topics. This year was the first in which all truck manufacturers had their “vertical integration” model up and running, offering ...

Rear-engined car models have been rare across automotive history, but many of them are historic and iconic. It's important to understand the difference between mid- and rear-engine placement and how ...

One of the smartest ways to cut weight and cost out of a new truck is to specify an engine that's smaller than what's always been used. But it's smart only if it works the way the operator wants. Some ...

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) is launching exciting new power, torque and fuel efficiency enhancements to its MX-13 and MX-11 engines for North America. The new engines will ...

The dust has settled, and two engines dominate today’s North American heavy-duty truck market. Which one is right for you? For all the styling cues and creature comforts manufacturers design into ...

Phoenix Fire Department has taken delivery of its first Pierce Velocity pumper with the delivery of Engine 13. Previously, the city used Pierce Quantum cabs and chassis for its engines. It currently ...

Engine 13-1 is a 8 man rised roof cab with 750 gallon tank. Some equipment includes 1750' of 5" supply hose, 2- 1 3/4" preconnects 200', 1- 2 1/2" preconnect 200', 300' 3" hose, 300' 1 3/4" hose, ppv ...

It’s midday on Grant Avenue in Chinatown and passersby are turning their heads to gawk at Fire Engine 13. Firefighter Truc Nguyen smoothly guides his ride from Commerce Street to Grant beneath ...

When Ford introduced the single overhead cam 5.4L 3V Modular V-8 in 2004 in the redesigned F-Series trucks and the 4.6L 3V in the all-new ’05 Mustang GT, it was viewed as an upscale compromise between ...