Equipment

Strong pricing at most recent Ritchie Bros. auction

Ritchie Bros. sold more than 8,100 pieces of equipment last week at an Edmonton-based auction. There were 15,200 online bidders from 62 countries registered at the company’s fourth Edmonton auction…

Navistar grows Fleetrite network

Navistar’s Fleetrite truck parts store network is expanding, with five new locations in the U.S., bringing its total to 11 retail locations in the U.S. and Canada. “The opening of…

Camionnage CP first Canadian fleet to order electric Kenworth T680E

Camionnage CP has become the first company in Canada to order an electric Kenworth T680E truck. It will be deployed in drayage operations at the Port of Montreal. “Camionnage CP…

Ritchie Bros. promotes Kessler to president

Ritchie Bros. on Wednesday announced that its chief operating officer, Jim Kessler, will take on the additional role of president, effective immediately. (Photo: Ritchie Bros.) “The president role will align our global revenue,…

Eaton to work with Ballard on fuel cell technology

Eaton will partner with Canadian fuel cell maker Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology. The partnership stems from a…

Lion Electric opens new Experience Centre in Terrebonne

Lion Electric has opened its flagship Experience Centre in Terrebonne, Que. Terrebonne mayor Marc-Andre Plante was on hand for the opening, along with Lion founder Marc Bedard. It is the…

Truck orders surge as OEMs open 2022 order boards

Class 8 truck orders came in at 39,400 units in August, according to preliminary data from FTR, which was a 51% spike from July and up 91% year-over-year. FTR attributes…

Goodyear names Jones chief sustainability officer

Goodyear on Thursday announced that Ellis Jones has been named vice-president and chief sustainability officer, reporting to Chris Helsel, senior vice-president, global operations and chief technology officer, effective Sept. 2.

Bison running electric trucks on cross-border route

Bison Transport has taken delivery of two battery-electric Freightliner eCascadias, which are deployed on a cross-border regional route. The trucks are running between Bison’s Delta, B.C., terminal and a customer…

NACFE kicks off Run on Less Electric to evaluate electric truck capabilities

Beginning today, all across the U.S. and Canada, 13 truck fleets in a wide array of diverse applications will begin running their electric trucks in a brand-new scientific and engineering…

Hendrickson CEO announces retirement

Gary Gerstenslager, president and CEO of Hendrickson on Wednesday announced his retirement at the end of the year.  Gerstenslager joined Hendrickson – a designer and manufacturer of air suspension systems…

CityFreighter introduces electric van for final mile deliveries

Startup electric vehicle maker CityFreighter introduced its all-electric last-mile delivery box van this week at ACT Expo, and plans are in the works to bring it to Canada. A beta…

Hino, Allison to collaborate on electric axles

Allison Transmission has been selected to work with Hino on development of its e-axle for Classes 6-8 battery-electric vehicles. Hino will integrate Allison’s eGen Power 100D e-axle into its electric…

Navistar introduces International eMV electric truck

Navistar introduced a new electric International eMV Series truck at ACT Expo. Built on the MV platform, it’s suited for any straight rail application, the company says, and comes with…

Two more ELDs achieve Canadian certification

Two more electronic logging devices (ELDs) have been added to Transport Canada’s list of third-party-certified devices. Diesel Tech Industries’ Guardian E-log and Pedigree Technologies’ Cab-Mate One have joined Hutch Systems’…