DENTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Peterbilt has announced enhancements to the Model 579 EPIQ package that deliver an eight percent fuel economy improvement for the 2018 model year. Peterbilt’s Model 579 ...

Peterbilt delivered the first production New Model 579 to Smith Transport in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania. Smith Transport’s first truck over 40 years ago was a Peterbilt, and the company was an early ...

Peterbilt Motor Co. plans to make the Bendix Wingman Advanced collision mitigation safety system a standard feature on its Model 579 highway tractor starting July 1. April 24, 2017 2 min read ...

Peterbilt has released a free iPad app that allows customers to build and configure a Model 579, choosing specs, colors and other options. Users can choose between a truck or tractor, day cab or ...

Peterbilt Motors Co. has unveiled a restyled version of its Model 579 flagship on-highway truck that offers a 7% fuel economy improvement compared with the truck it replaces, which was launched in ...

Peterbilt Motors introduced enhancements to its Model 579 EPIQ that it says can improve fuel efficiency up to 14 percent. The company also announced new models or expanded versions of existing models, ...

Peterbilt has made some enhancements to its most efficient truck – the Model 579 with the Epiq package – that for the 2018 model year will deliver another 8 percent fuel economy improvement, the ...

Peterbilt Motors Company introduced Thursday the UltraLoft, a new 80-inch sleeper configuration for its Model 579 tractor that brings an integral cab design to the product range to enhance ergonomics ...

Peterbilt's Model 579 has been the company's on-highway flagship since its debut in 2012, but after seven model years even the most cutting edge units lose some of their sharpness. In the automotive ...

Peterbilt Motors Co. has received a multiyear order from TMC Transportation, for 1,500 of its Model 579 Class 8 trucks equipped with premium 80-inch sleepers. Rod Simon, TMC’s vice president of ...

Bendix’s SmarTire Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) has also been available as a factory-installed option on Peterbilt Class 8 tractors since 2014, and the Bendix ADB22X air disc brake has been ...