Peterbilt has been building medium duty trucks since 1995 and, astoundingly, 95% are still in service.
“Some of these trucks are going into their fourth lifecycle," said Phil Hall, Peterbilt's medium duty product manager.
Durability and longevity are important in a work truck, but a lot of important changes in technology have been made over 26 years that both appeal to driver tastes and enable smarter workflows.
Peterbilt took those changes into account during the last five years it spent working on revamping its medium duty truck lineup and this month debuted four new models that span Class 5 through Class 8.
The new Model 535 and Model 536 trucks are designed for the Class 5 and 6 non-CDL lease and rental market – a segment that makes up almost 40% of the entire medium duty market. In fact, two segments – lease and rental and pickup and delivery (32%) – make up the lion's share of the overall market, prompting Peterbilt to rethink how these trucks can better service end users.
