T
hough 2015 will go down as a
modest year for trucking industry
growth, it was not without action.
The independent aftermarket landed
a huge win in the Right to Repair debate
with the announcement of a nationwide
heavy-duty access to information Memo-
randum of Understanding in September.
That was followed by a win for fl eets in
December when Congress passed a new
highway bill eliminating most publicly
visible DOT Compliance, Safety, Ac-
countability (CSA) carrier rankings and
requiring major revisions to the current
program.
In the OEM sector, the biggest news
of 2015 came from assembly lines.
There are a lot of new tractors and
trailers about to enter North America's
roadways.
By taking time now to get familiar
with these vehicles, distributors and
service providers can ensure they are
prepared to service these units when they
age into the aftermarket later this decade.
February
The fi rst new vehicle announcement of
2015 came in early February when Volvo
Trucks North America introduced its
Volvo VAH 630. Available with Volvo's
D11 or D13 engine, Volvo said the VAH
630 sleeper confi guration was released
to complement the day cab and smaller
sleeper cab within the company's auto
hauler family.
March
The fi rst quarter closed a fl urry of new
truck announcements at the Mid-Amer-
ica Trucking Show as Peterbilt, Kenworth
and Freightliner introduced new tractors
at the Louisville event.
Peterbilt's newest entrants to the
marketplace were a pair of compressed
18
Sales & Marketing
T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | J a n u a r y 2 0 1 6
By Lucas Deal, Editor
lucasdeal@randallreilly.com
News
Volvo Trucks North
America's VAH 630
makers
A look
at new trucking
equipment introduced in 2015
Peterbilt's Model 337
