Equipment

Autocar delivers first DC-64D dump truck to Canada

LMA LaPointe Construction in Quebec has taken delivery of the first Autocar DC-64D dump truck to hit – or haul – Canadian soil. The truck features a SPIF-compliant 20k Simard…

Refocused Nikola details plans for 2021

A more focused Nikola Corporation is moving forward with plans to bring the Tre cabover battery-electric truck to the North America, to be followed by fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

Bring on ELDs, but delay the enforcement

Canada is marching ever closer to mandated electronic logging devices (ELDs), and that’s a good thing. The digital tools bring the tracking of Hours of Service into a modern age,…

Answers to 4 baffling truck brake violations

Brake-related problems continue to dominate violations during roadside inspection blitzes. They accounted for 32% of the vehicle violations recorded during the most recent Roadcheck inspection blitz alone. Some of the…

Peterbilt upgrades Model 567, 520

Peterbilt has introduced several upgrades to its vocational Model 567 and 520 trucks – including a new VMUX electrical system to offer added functionality that can be leveraged by…

Grote shines light on 90-mm LED headlamps

Grote Industries is shining a light on its newest headlamps — the 90-mm LED High Beam and Low Beam, and the 90-mm Combination High Beam / Low Beam LED…

Exact-a-Track adds flexibility to logistics posts

Exact-A-Track brackets offer a tool that offers more flexibility when attaching load bars and straps inside a standard van trailer. The brackets span the distance between trailer logistics posts,…

Answering your top 15 questions on the Canadian ELD Mandate

The Canadian Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate is drawing nearer every day. To continue preparing our customers and prospects, I hosted an online event — or webinar — on Wednesday,…

Nikola details plans for fuel cell electric truck rollouts

Nikola has released details for its planned rollout of hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV). It will first launch North American production of its Tre cabover battery-electric truck, followed by a…

Xantrex inverters shed pounds, pack power

Xantrex has added a new lightweight sine wave inverter to its Freedom X lineup. The Freedom XC Pro inverter/charger comes in 2,000- and 3,000-watt models, and weighs in at…

Truck-Lite shines light on new LEDs

Truck-Lite has unveiled a line of heated stop/turn/tail lamps and two lines of high-output LED work lamps. The stop/turn/tail lights are available in a four-inch round (Super 44) and…

Cummins signs MoU to become Daimler’s global medium-duty engine provider

Daimler Truck AG and Cummins have inked a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two companies work together globally on medium-duty commercial vehicle engines. Cummins will set up an…

New electrical connectors in the works for tractor-trailers

Another electrical connector may be in your future as manufacturers search for the best way to power and control an expanding array of trailer features. In the late 1990s, engineers…

From engineer to CEO, DTNA’s top boss looks back on fulfilling career

Roger Nielsen, Daimler Trucks North American’s (DTNA) operationally-minded, hands-on president and CEO is retiring. Just how hands-on was he? He once helped a truck driver repair an air leak under…

Goodyear to acquire Cooper Tire

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company will acquire the Cooper Tire and Rubber Company in a US$2.8-billion transaction. Cooper is North America’s fifth-largest tire manufacturer and has 10,000 employees in…