Top 100: Pioneers Work-Truck Multiplexing

Sept. 28, 2010

International's Model 7700 brought multi-varied front leaf suspension and true multiplexed wiring to the vocational truck market. The 7700 targets on/off-highway applications where customers value lightweight components, federal-bridge-formula compliance, and/or other premium features such as 12-inch rails, polished aluminum fuel tanks and battery box, and clean packages to accommodate quad axles. Estimated list price: $95,000 to $125,000.

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