Equipment

Stolen Alberta plates must be reported before replacing

Lost or stolen Alberta licence plates will need to be reported to police before replacements will be issued, under a change announced Jan. 18. The missing plates can create challenges…

ZF North America joins SmartWay

ZF North America is joining the SmartWay Transport Partnership, establishing the groundwork to identify and collect data needed to quantify emissions-related benefits. The partnership builds on the manufacturer’s recent enrolment…

Cummins completes acquisition forming natural gas JV with Rush

Cummins has completed its 50% acquisition of Momentum Fuel Technologies, bolstering its natural gas offerings in the North American market. It purchased its stake from Rush Enterprises, forming a joint…

Mack mDrive now comes with left and right dual PTO

Mack Trucks’ mDrive automated manual transmission (AMT) now features a left and right dual power takeoff (PTO) option for highway and vocational customers. Available in Mack Granite, Anthem and…

Trucker invents trailer cleaning system

A longtime trucker has invented what he feels is a better mousetrap, or at least a better way to keep the insides of trailers clean enough to satisfy discriminating food…

Brakes have evolved, but not every fleet uses the right friction

Tractor-trailers don’t stop on a dime. You can blame the realities of physics for that. But a standard 6×4 tractor traveling at highway speeds still needs to stop within 250…

Maxim Truck & Trailer wins International dealer awards

Maxim Truck & Trailer has been recognized as top International truck and bus dealer. It won both the International Truck Presidential Award for truck sales, and the IC Bus Diamond…

Test Drive: Kenworth showcases its zero-emissions truck lineup

The Paccar Innovation Center sits in a quiet California neighborhood in the heart of Silicon Valley within a stone’s throw of the some the biggest names in automotive design and…

Volvo updates VNR Electric, adds new configurations

An 85% increase in range, faster charging, and additional configurations are part of an update to Volvo’s VNR Electric, which will enter production in the second quarter. Volvo has been…

Kenworth rolls out battery-electric, fuel-cell-electric trucks for demonstrations

A Paccar technical center in the heart of Silicon Valley is proving valuable, as Kenworth continues development of battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric commercial trucks. “It allows us to bring our products…

Navistar program donates equipment to Canadian colleges

Navistar on Thursday announced its first equipment donation to Canadian technical programs through the TECH EmPOWERment initiative. While the program has already donated equipment in the U.S., the fourth quarter…

PacLease experienced strong growth in 2021

It was a year of growth for PacLease, which saw its U.S./Canada network expand to 467 locations. The nine new locations added in 2021 came during what PacLease describes as…

Cummins appoints Fetch as VP of global supply chain and manufacturing

Cummins on Wednesday announced that Bonnie Fetch has been named vice-president – global supply chain and manufacturing, effective Feb. 1. Fetch currently serves as vice-president – North America regional operating…

Could natural gas be the answer to decarbonizing trucking?

With all the buzz surrounding battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric trucks as the best ways to slash transport emissions, natural gas is once again emerging as a significant challenger to the clean…

Marathon Brake Systems names Simmonds as president

Marathon Brake Systems has appointed Scott Simmonds as its new president. Simmonds will be replacing Bob Hicks, who has served as the heavy-duty friction manufacturer’s president for the last 12…