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Johnson Truck Center Offers Redesigned Western Star 49X Truck
Western Star Trucks, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, has released the all-new 49X truck. Five years in redesign, the 49X was planned and engineered to incorporate state-of-the-art technology for improved driver safety and comfort, durability, upfit adaptability, and maximum uptime. “The truck cab has moved from steel to aluminum so it is lighter [...]
Freightliner offering updated this year
Freightliner Updates Safety and Comfort Features This year, Work Truck Week went virtual! Freightliner announced a collection of exciting interior and exterior upgrades including safety enhancements in its vocational trucks. New Seating Means Increased Driver Safety Rolltek seating will be an option on the Freightliner M2 in the second quarter of 2022. Not only does […]
Why ReTran®?
As with any vehicle component, transmissions may fail and if that happens, one economical option is to purchase a remanufactured transmission. The Allison ReTran® program adheres to strict, original factory guidelines and is an excellent choice when selecting your replacement transmission. Johnson Truck Center’s factory-trained technicians are able to install your remanufactured transmission, delivering a […]
Autocar Terminal Tractor — A Good Move
“It was our busy season so we had to do something pretty quickly. We had one terminal tractor that already had some issues. Our backup was not worth fixing, so we decided to rent an Autocar terminal tractor through Johnson Truck Center,” said John Tate, day lead man, Pepsi-Cola Company. Johnson Truck Center began selling [...]
DTNA Introduces Detroit ePowertrain
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced their Detroit ePowertrain will power the upcoming Freightliner eCascadia and eM2 This is part of Daimler’s uniform basic architecture that will be used for battery-electric vehicles built and sold around the world. By using shared components, economies of scale should reduce the price of these vehicles. The company also [...]
December Truck Orders Close 2020 With a Bang
New truck orders collapsed during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but orders of Class 5 through 8 trucks bounced back at the end of the year, nearly breaking sales records. Preliminary North American Class 8 sales numbers from FTR and ACT Research estimate between 51,000 and 52,000 trucks were sold in December. This is [...]
Manassas Move
SAME PEOPLE. SAME SUPPORT. ONE LOCATION. On January 18, 2021, Johnson Truck Center’s and Western Branch Diesel’s respective Manassas, VA branch locations will merge into one location, running out of the current Western Branch Diesel facility at 12011 Balls Ford Road in Manassas, VA. This location will be rebranded as Johnson Truck Center. The current […]
Trucking After the Pandemic: Lessons from Homebuilders
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has highlighted the resilience of the human spirit, but it has also shined a spotlight on many of the vulnerabilities hidden beneath the surface of various industries across the planet. Trucking, which has suffered its own setbacks in recent years due to changing regulations and driver shortages, has been affected [...]
