When Peterbilt debuted its refreshed Model 579 last year it marked a fairly significant revamp – at least for Paccar, which has historically favored small refinements over full-blown reinvention. The ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Peterbilt Motors Company announced the addition of a mid-length BBC configuration to the all-new Model 579 product line up. The new lightweight 117-inch BBC design ...

During a Feb. 3 YouTube launch, Peterbilt unveiled its New Model 579. The new truck is the first significant upgrade of the Model 579 aerodynamic tractor, which was ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Peterbilt Motors Company is expanding its portfolio of natural-gas powered vehicles with the introduction of its Models 579 and 567 in LNG configurations, the company ...

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'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 announced Sept. 23 it is offering a new anti-theft system for its Models 579 and 567 equipped with the Paccar MX-13. The system will integrate with the MX-13 and will require operators to ...

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 ...

The urge to compare is great, but I will resist. Both Peterbilt's Model 579 and Kenworth's T68O were introduced with much fanfare at the Mid-America Trucking Show earlier this year. I have already ...

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 ...