Lonestar Trucks
Brand history and 1 model in the catalog, with specifications, photos and brochures.
USA:
2014 -
2023Lonestar Specialty Vehicles, also known as Lonestar SV, is a commercial vehicle builder based in Texarkana, Texas. The company was founded in 2014 and specializes in final-stage assembly and refurbishment of commercial vehicles. It began by assembling Class 8 glider-kit trucks and tractors. According to the company, it assembled and deployed more than 2,800 Class 8 trucks and tractors between 2014 and 2019, and its customers include fleets that placed orders for 100 or more units.
In 2018 Lonestar SV added truck body installation, mainly roll-off hoist bodies and dry van boxes, and it became a certified Galfab body installer. It also remanufactures terminal tractors (yard spotters), and the company says that it has refurbished more than 350 of them. It says a remanufactured tractor costs about 70% less than a new one and carries a warranty comparable to a new vehicle’s. The company site describes an 11-acre production facility and about 100 employees.
In October 2019 Lonestar SV and Dana presented a fully electric terminal tractor at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta. It used Dana’s Spicer Electrified e-Powertrain, and Lonestar SV completed the integration in-house. It was offered as the T22 and S22 with up to 22 hours of operation, and as the T12 and S12 with 12 hours. The company says it deployed its first electric T22 on 25 November 2019, and it later delivered a tandem-axle electric terminal tractor. The electric tractors reportedly have 13.2 kW on-board charging and a lithium-ion battery of 112 or 220 kWh, depending on the version. The company describes its mission as providing turnkey electric vehicle solutions for the commercial vehicle market.
In August 2023 Kalmar, a division of Cargotec, agreed to acquire the product rights to Lonestar SV’s electric terminal tractor line in the United States. The tractors were to be sold as the Kalmar TX in the Americas, and the deal was planned to close on 1 September 2023. Lonestar SV was to act as Kalmar’s contract manufacturing partner for the line.
In 2018 Lonestar SV added truck body installation, mainly roll-off hoist bodies and dry van boxes, and it became a certified Galfab body installer. It also remanufactures terminal tractors (yard spotters), and the company says that it has refurbished more than 350 of them. It says a remanufactured tractor costs about 70% less than a new one and carries a warranty comparable to a new vehicle’s. The company site describes an 11-acre production facility and about 100 employees.
In October 2019 Lonestar SV and Dana presented a fully electric terminal tractor at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta. It used Dana’s Spicer Electrified e-Powertrain, and Lonestar SV completed the integration in-house. It was offered as the T22 and S22 with up to 22 hours of operation, and as the T12 and S12 with 12 hours. The company says it deployed its first electric T22 on 25 November 2019, and it later delivered a tandem-axle electric terminal tractor. The electric tractors reportedly have 13.2 kW on-board charging and a lithium-ion battery of 112 or 220 kWh, depending on the version. The company describes its mission as providing turnkey electric vehicle solutions for the commercial vehicle market.
In August 2023 Kalmar, a division of Cargotec, agreed to acquire the product rights to Lonestar SV’s electric terminal tractor line in the United States. The tractors were to be sold as the Kalmar TX in the Americas, and the deal was planned to close on 1 September 2023. Lonestar SV was to act as Kalmar’s contract manufacturing partner for the line.
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Lonestar SV T22 / S22 / T12 / S12
2019 -
2023