Equipment

Biodiesel targets fuel debate in trucking industry

The race to slash greenhouse gas emissions is on, and it’s extending beyond the promise of future battery-electric trucks or hydrogen fuel cells. Look no further than the fuel in…

Repair shop revenue hit by pandemic

Fifty-four per cent of heavy-duty repair shops suffered a decline in repair revenues in 2020, according to a new report from the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) and Fullbay. The…

ELD suppliers say their devices will be ready

Several ELD suppliers have issued announcements to assure Canada’s trucking industry that they will have devices ready to comply with a federal mandate scheduled to take effect June 12. All…

ABS unveils lighter live bottom trailers

ABS Trailers’ LRC product line is coming in lighter than the RC model of live bottom semi-trailers, and the company says the change has come without sacrificing robustness or…

Hexagon Agility combines fuel businesses

Agility Fuel Solutions, a supplier of onboard high-pressure cylinders and natural gas fuel systems, is joining forces with Hexagon Mobile Pipeline – a business that supplies cylinders and tanks to…

Auburn University opens autonomous vehicle lab

Auburn University, a school that has been involved in platooning tests here in Canada, has opened a new autonomous vehicle research facility – and it will be able to leverage…

Bridgestone, Michelin to increase commercial tire prices

Suppliers of commercial truck and trailer tires are notifying customers about coming price increases that could go well above the rate of inflation this year. Bridgestone announced today that its…

Redhead Equipment named top Canadian Mack dealer

Redhead Equipment in Regina, Sask., was named Mack Trucks Dealer of the Year for the Canada region. Bergey’s Truck Centers in Pennsauken, N.J., won the 2020 North American Dealer of…

Isaac looks to expand in U.S. market

Isaac Instruments has added three transportation veterans to its board of directors, while eyeing growth in the U.S. market with the opening of a Cleveland, Ohio, office. The company says…

Isuzu adds Cummins diesel, ventures deeper into Class 6/7 trucks

Isuzu Commercial Truck is venturing into heavier territory, introducing Cummins diesel engines to support Class 6 and 7 applications. The OEM’s F Series low cab forward trucks will now come…

Vehicle inspections? There’s an app for that

DataDis has released MIRCheck, an app designed to eliminate paper documents surrounding circle checks – and speed up the all-important inspections in the process. The app automatically saves the…

Kenworth reveals T680 Next Gen

Kenworth drew inspiration from racecars, iPhones and fine-crafted watches when designing its T680 Next Gen. That according to chief engineer Joe Adams, who revealed the upgrades during an online launch…

Auburn researchers out to prove platooning truck benefits

Researchers at Auburn University continue to report the benefits of platooning trucks, and not just on paved highways. The application of autonomous truck technology makes it possible to run a…

Trailer order strength carries over to 2021

Net trailer orders for January were up 94% year-over-year at 29,100 units, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. They were down 33% from December 2020 bookings. “The year-over-year gain,…

ELD suppliers face steep certification costs ahead of mandate

Certifying an electronic logging device comes at a cost, and no one knows that better than the ELD suppliers themselves. But as Canada’s federally regulated fleets move ever closer to…