Truck News

CarriersEdge adds drug and alcohol courses to online training library

MARKHAM, Ont. -- CarriersEdge has announced the addition of two new modules to its library of online training courses: Drug and Alcohol Testing Overview; and Drug and Alcohol: Reasonable Suspicion Testing.

Volvo takes out the trash, achieves zero landfill status

DUBLIN, Va. -- Volvo’s New River Valley truck plant has achieved zero landfill status, meaning all waste produced at the facility is now recycled, composed or converted to electricity.

Mack adds seven new Canadian leasing locations

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack has added 11 new leasing locations to its network, including seven in Canada.

TMTA donates funds to City Kidz

HAMILTON, Ont. -- The Transportation Maintenance and Technology Association (TMTA) recently teed off for City Kidz, a Christian organization that works to inspire low-income urban children.

Trucking Safety Council of B.C. names new COR advisor

LANGLEY, B.C. -- The Trucking Safety Council of B.C. has announced the appointment of Hardeep Sarai as its new COR (Certificate of Recognition) advisor.

OOIDA continues push for better-trained drivers

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo.- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is looking for a swift implementation of minimum training standards for new CDL holders.

Atlas Van Lines survey indicates drivers more connected, environmentally conscious

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- An annual survey of Atlas Van Lines drivers has revealed they are more environmentally conscious and staying more connected through technology than ever before.

National Truck Driving Championships to be held Saturday

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- Some of Canada’s most skilled professional drivers will face off this weekend at the National Professional Truck Driving Championships, hosted by the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA).

Clean energy consortium to develop LNG fuelling network

HOUSTON, Texas -- A foursome of clean energy companies have teamed up to form Eagle LNG Partners, which will expand the growing network of liquefied natural gas fuelling stations in the US.

PIT shares test results for trailer side skirts, undercarriage devices

MONTREAL, Que. -- After five years of testing trailer side skirts and undercarriage fairings, the results are in, and the fuel savings are real.

Bill that would require formal rulemaking for sleep apnea screening advances

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A bill that would prevent the Obama Administration from using an informal guidance to introduce sleep apnea screening requirements for professional drivers, has been passed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure...

August truck orders good, but slow economic growth limiting Class 8 demand: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Final numbers are in and August was a good month for Classes 5-8 truck orders, ACT Research reports.

Detroit expands telematics offerings with launch of Detroit Connect, integrated tablet

DETROIT, Mich. -- Detroit Diesel Corp. has taken a huge leap forward with its telematics capabilities, launching Detroit Connect, bundling its existing telematics programs and bringing to market a fully-integrated tablet.

DT12 transmission now available with DD13 engine

DETROIT, Mich. -- The DT12 automated manual transmission (AMT) is now available for the Freightliner Cascadia equipped with the Detroit DD13 engine, Detroit Diesel Corp. announced.

Detroit’s Virtual Technician eliminates downtime in 80% of incidents

DETROIT, Mich. -- Since introducing its Virtual Technician remote diagnostics program in 2011, Detroit has deployed 60,000 vehicles with the technology and logged more than two million incidents.