Custom Truck Sales celebrates 50th anniversary preview image Business Management Custom Truck Sales celebrates 50th anniversary July 1, 2015 REGINA, Sask. — Custom Truck Sales recently celebrated its 50th anniversary as a Kenworth dealer, inviting nearly 1,000 customers to five events at its Manitoba and Saskatchewan dealerships. The five…
Equipment This will be trailer market’s best year since late ’90s: ACT June 24, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ind. — Trailer net orders were down 10% in May, however ACT Research remains confident the trailer market is in for a strong year. “Freight volumes at advantageous rates…
Cummins’ Redefining Tour rolls into Canada preview image Equipment Cummins’ Redefining Tour rolls into Canada June 23, 2015 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Cummins’ North America-wide Redefining Tour rolled into Canada for the first time Tuesday, setting up camp at Cummins Eastern Canada in Mississauga. The first Canadian…
MAINTENANCE MANAGER OF THE YEAR: ‘DRIVERS ARE OUR CUSTOMERS’ preview image Business Management MAINTENANCE MANAGER OF THE YEAR: ‘DRIVERS ARE OUR CUSTOMERS’ June 23, 2015 The other day I spent some time with Chris Iveson, director of maintenance for Challenger Motor Freight and the 2015 Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year. We had a…
Equipment PC-11: WILL IT BE BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE AFTER ALL? June 19, 2015 It wasn’t all fun and games in San Antonio with Shell. In addition to checking out the beautiful iron at SuperRigs, we had important work to do! Shell gave us…
VISITING SHELL SUPER RIGS preview image Equipment VISITING SHELL SUPER RIGS June 19, 2015 It’s always a pleasure to take in the Shell SuperRigs truck show, wherever in the US it happens to be held. There’s nothing else quite like this roving truck beauty…
SAF-HOLLAND BRINGS AIR RIDE TREND TO MECHANICAL TRAILER SUSPENSION preview image Equipment SAF-HOLLAND BRINGS AIR RIDE TREND TO MECHANICAL TRAILER SUSPENSION June 19, 2015 Air ride trailer suspensions are often ordered as a complete system, with one supplier providing the axle, suspension and brakes. But for whatever reason, this hasn’t been commonplace on mechanical…
Equipment Class 8 truck orders to remain soft for next few months: ACT Research June 19, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ind. — Class 8 net orders for May were just over 20,500 units, while Classes 5-7 orders totalled 19,900 units, according to the latest data from ACT Research. The…
Equipment Trailer orders continue to slow but backlogs remain June 19, 2015 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trailer orders have continued to slow, in the wake of last year’s torrid pace. Trailer net orders in May were for 15,200 units, 14% lower than April…
Best-dressed fleets awarded by PMTC, 3M Canada preview image Business Management Best-dressed fleets awarded by PMTC, 3M Canada June 18, 2015 KING CITY, Ont. — The flashiest Canadian fleets were recognized today as part of the Private Motor Truck Council’s long-running Vehicle Graphics Design competition. The contest, co-sponsored by 3M Canada,…
Equipment Dealing with the unexpected June 18, 2015 My trials and tribulations as an owner/operator have continued. When I took my truck to the dealer for its annual service and general check-up, an oil leak was…
Equipment Automation has its limits June 18, 2015 Is automation levelling the playing field between drivers when it comes to performance? The notion that advanced engines and automated drivetrains can nullify a driver’s lack of experience…
Equipment Cummins kicks off coast-to-coast road show June 16, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ind. — Cummins has hit the road with its 2017 ISX15 engine and will bring it to 34 cities in the US and Canada during a coast-to-coast road show.
1985 Peterbilt 359 wins Shell SuperRigs preview image Equipment 1985 Peterbilt 359 wins Shell SuperRigs June 16, 2015 Event attracts some of the best-kept working trucks from the US and Canada
Equipment GM getting back into medium-duty truck business June 15, 2015 DETROIT, Mich. — Chevrolet announced today it will re-enter the US medium-duty truck market through a partnership with Isuzu. GM exited this segment in 2009, terminating a partnership with Isuzu…
