Equipment

PIT Group studies the efficiency of refrigerated trailers and reefer units

Lined up side by side in a large courtyard of the Centre de formation en transport routier de Saint-Jérôme, eight refrigerated trailers are buzzing with technicians and researchers from PIT…

Hino debuts Class 8 fuel-cell-electric prototype

Hino Trucks is showcasing a Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., this week. The XL8 prototype was first teased last year. “It’s amazing what…

Thermo King commits to deploying full line of all-electric refrigeration units

Thermo King says it will invest more than $100 million over the next three years to produce a fully electric product for every segment of the cold chain by 2025…

Clifford came back!

After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Great Lakes Truck Club got approval just six weeks ago to stage their Antique & Classic Truck Show in Clifford, Ont.

ZF works with Locomation on autonomous truck tech

ZF and Locomation will collaborate on autonomous trucking technology, the companies announced today. As part of the arrangement, ZF will supply Locomation with Level 4 Redundant ReAX steering units and…

Goodyear working with Plus on autonomous trucking technology

Goodyear has announced it is working with Plus on autonomous trucking technologies. The company will provide its suite of services, including connected tires, to improve efficiency and safety of trucks…

Axele adds features to TMS

Axele’s transportation management system (TMS) has added new features that integrate more electronic logging devices, extract rate confirmation data from several fleets, and incorporate new mapping and routing tools.

Thermo King forms council to examine electrification of industry

Thermo King has formed an industry council to better understand the trucking industry’s coming shift to zero emissions transport and to develop a roadmap to an all-electric transport industry. “Reducing…

Ryder to maintain Waymo’s autonomous trucks

Ryder System and Waymo have formed a partnership that will see Ryder maintain its Class 8 autonomous trucks. The deal covers sites in Texas, Arizona, California, Michigan and Ohio, as…

Goodyear names Ewald VP of strategy, business development

Goodyear Thursday announced that Thad Ewald has been hired as vice-president, strategy and business development, reporting to executive vice-president and chief financial officer Darren Wells, effective Aug. 23. Thad Ewald…

Stuebe named president of Jake Brake

Mark Stuebe, a 30-year veteran in the commercial vehicle and industrial manufacturing industries, was recently named president of Jacobs Vehicles Systems. He replaced Dennis Gallagher, who served as Jacobs’ president…

Eaton clutch actuators for automated manual transmissions

Eaton has unveiled two new concentric pneumatic clutch actuators designed for push-type diaphragm spring clutches. The actuators work with a vehicle’s automated manual transmission to determine the ideal release…

Donaldson previews new line of connected filters

It was only a matter of time before even the filters on your truck became connected. But keeping in mind that fleet managers are at risk of data overload, Donaldson…

Used truck prices continue to rise: Ritchie Bros.

Used truck prices continue to rise in Canada, according to the latest market update from auctioneer Ritchie Bros. In the second quarter, truck tractor prices sold by Ritchie Bros. in…

Lion Electric grows order book, delivers 61 vehicles in Q2

Lion Electric delivered 61 vehicles in the second quarter, up from 22 in Q2 2020, growing its revenue to $16.7 million. The fledgling electric truck and bus maker saw its…