Equipment

Westport sees HPDI as faster, less expensive path to hydrogen adoption

Westport has adapted its high-pressure direct injection (HPDI) fuel system used for bio-methane and natural gas, to also work with hydrogen. The company says this will provide a faster, more…

Lion Electric ramps up deliveries

Lion Electric delivered 84 vehicles in the first quarter, up from 24 over the same period last year, and grew its Q1 revenue by US$16.4 million to $22.6 million. The…

Truck builders to see ‘lower-for-longer’ order levels into 2023: ACT Research

Class 8 orders were “subdued” in April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, due to constrained production levels and long backlogs. The industry analyst reported 15,800 Class 8 orders…

Drivewyze adds two more states to electronic inspection pilot

California and Nevada are the latest jurisdictions to sign on to Drivewyze’s electronic inspections pilot program, to help expedite trips through weigh stations. The states join Kansas, Maryland, Maine, New…

Canada further delays GHG standards for trailers

Canada’s federal government is once again delaying plans to apply greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards to trailers, in the face of challenges to companion rules in the U.S. The fourth…

Wilks elected MEMA board vice-chairman

Kurk Wilks, president and chief executive officer of Mann+Hummel, has been elected vice-chairman of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) board of directors. Wilks joined the board in 2021.

Dayco serpentine belt kits designed for quicker installation

Dayco’s new line of heavy-duty serpentine belt kits feature a two-piece tensioner designed to reduce installation time. The kits are specifically designed for Detroit DD13, DD15, and DD16 engines,…

Roadcheck’s wheel focus is as timely as ever

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) referred to it as a disaster waiting to happen. Even the uninitiated could see something wrong with the wheel held in place by little more than…

Hydra Energy lands another Alberta fleet

Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is committing to hydrogen, and one of the trucking firms that serves it is jumping aboard, too. Hercules Logistics will convert a Class 8 Western Star…

9 cool facts about refrigerated trailers

Refrigerated trailers offer plenty of opportunities to introduce technologies as diverse as telematics, sensors, and electric power. But what do you know about these units that are designed to keep…

Vanguard unveils all-Canadian refrigerated body

There’s a new kid on the refrigerated truck body block. At Truck World, CIMC Vanguard introduced its exclusively Canadian Polar Globe refrigerated truck body, expanding customer choices in an extremely…

Ontario programs see early wins in towing battle

Just months since being established, a pair of programs designed to clean up Ontario’s towing sector appear to be realizing some early gains. Across the province, towing companies that respond…

Truck World: A show in pictures

The trucking industry came together as promised during the Truck World trade show in Mississauga, Ont., from April 21-23 — marking the return of an event last hosted in 2018.

BrightDrop electric van sets range record

BrightDrop and FedEx have secured a Guinness World Record for the longest distance traveled by an electric van on a single charge, in a trip that saw a BrightDrop Zevo…

Natural gas continues to post sales gains

Natural gas truck sales were on the rise in Canada and the U.S. during the first two months of 2022, up 21% compared to the same period in 2021. The…