Equipment

Quebec dealer electrifies Western Star mine truck

Since CBC Eastern Townships reported on his all-electric mining truck in mid-March, Jean-Marc Tardif has been overwhelmed with requests for information on his unique project.  The president of Tardif Diesel,…

Kenworth Montreal opens new dealership in Mirabel

Kenworth Montreal Group has added a new full-service dealership in Mirabel, Que. The 26,800 sq.-ft. facility features 15 service bays, two-hour truck diagnosis, an 800 sq.-ft. parts display area, 3,500…

Volvo partners with Aurora to build self-driving trucks

Volvo has announced a partnership with autonomous vehicle developer Aurora to build on-highway autonomous trucks for the North American market. The trucks will first be used for hub-to-hub routes. The…

Kenworth Ontario named PacLease’s Canadian Dealer of the Year

Kenworth Ontario PacLease has been named the top PacLease dealer in Canada. It has eight locations in Ontario. Kenworth Sales Company was named North American Franchise of the Year. (Photo:…

ZF launches next-generation Maxxus L2.0 air disc brakes

ZF says 100 International LT Series trucks have been equipped with the fifth generation of its Wabco Maxxus L2.0 air disc brakes. The disc brakes are manufactured at a Charleston,…

Purolator deploys electric trucks, cargo bikes in Vancouver

Purolator has deployed electric delivery trucks and cargo bikes in Vancouver, claiming to be the first national courier to deploy fully electric delivery vehicles. The 18-foot delivery trucks are Ford…

Kenworth C500 adds Bendix stability

Kenworth C500 owners now have the option of ordering the Bendix ESP electronic stability program with their trucks. Equipped trucks come with the Bendix 6S/6M configuration, which includes six…

B.C. Truck Museum keeps running behind the scenes

Though the doors may be closed to the outside because of Covid-19 restrictions, the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum remains active inside. “In a way, the pandemic has sort of been…

Waymo autonomous truck demo

Waymo — a business that emerged from Google’s self-driving car project — is actively testing autonomous trucks in the southwestern U.S. And it recently demonstrated its Waymo Driver system…

Lion Electric lands largest order with Pride Group

Pride Group Enterprises has placed an order for 100 trucks from Lion Electric, representing the OEM’s largest ever truck order. The Lion6 and Lion8 trucks will be delivered this year…

Waymo demonstrates autonomous truck tech

It looks like a beautiful day for a drive on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona – even if the Waymo Via truck driver is lifting his hands off the Peterbilt’s…

Trailcon mourns passing of fleet manager John DeJong

Trailcon Leasing is mourning the passing of its fleet manager, John DeJong, who passed away March 21 after a battle with cancer. DeJong joined Trailcon in 1999 after a dozen…

Surfsight video comes to Geotab Marketplace

Geotab is partnering with Lytx to provide an integrated Surfsight camera on the Geotab Marketplace. The Surfsight AI-12 camera will leverage live video, machine learning, and artificial intelligence as…

Focus truck video systems on unique fleet needs

Dashcams have been recording close calls for years. But the latest generation of video-based telematics systems offers deeper insights into truck driver actions – supporting coaching and risk management opportunities…

8 quick telematics takeaways from Geotab executives

If you want to manage it, you have to measure it, and advances in vehicle telematics are giving fleets an opportunity to manage more processes than ever before. Geotab…