Equipment

Bendix’s online brake school reaches milestone

ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix says its Brake-School.com online training platform has been in operation for seven years and now has 100,000 registered users. The online platform offers nearly 90…

BFGoodrich introduces Route Control regional tires

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Responding to market trends that have seen regional haul and urban delivery tire demand outpace longhaul, BFGoodrich has introduced two new regional tires. The Route Control S…

Portable jack ready for heavy lifting

Stertil-Koni has unveiled a portable air-over-hydraulic jack that has a first-stage lifting capacity of 25 metric tons, with a final stage of 10 metric tons. The Model SKB25-2 jack…

Canada further delays GHG rules for new trailers

OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada has for the second time delayed new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for trailers, which had originally been proposed to take hold on Jan. 1 of…

Navistar earnings hit by Covid-19

LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International reported a Q2 loss of US$38 million, on falling revenues of $1.9 billion, a 36% decline year-over-year. The company said the decrease was primarily due…

Composite tubing replaces metallic material

Polygon Composites Technology’s PolySlide Composite Tubing for pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders will replace metallic material in a variety of applications. PolySlide – made from continuous filament-wound glass fiber and…

Vehicle-mounted handwashing stations from National Fleet Products

National Fleet Products is now offering portable and vehicle-mounted hand washing stations, allowing water and hand sanitizer to be dispensed just about anywhere. The mounting hardware works on an…

DTNA’s North American production resumes

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has resumed production at all nine of its North American manufacturing operations. The latest to reopen were the Saltillo and Santiago, Mexico…

Cummins designs MD propane engine with ‘diesel-like’ performance

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Cummins, working with the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), has developed a medium-duty propane demonstration engine that it claims will outperform diesel in key areas. Based…

ECONOMIC WATCH: May Class 8 orders remained subdued

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Preliminary data from FTR and ACT Research point to May Class 8 orders of 6,600 and 6,700 units respectively, marking continued subdued activity from fleets. May orders…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Class 8 production to drop 66%, ACT predicts

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 production this year will plummet about 66%, according to a prediction from industry analyst ACT Research, published in its North American Commercial Vehicle On-Highway Engine…

Nikola, Ryder terminate exclusive partnership

PHOENIX, Az. – Nikola and Ryder System have terminated an agreement that was to see Ryder exclusively support Nikola’s hydrogen electric semi trucks. “Ryder has been incredible to work with…

ZF finalizes Wabco acquisition

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – ZF has announced it has closed its acquisition of Wabco, forming a global integrated systems provider for commercial vehicle technologies. With the acquisition complete, ZF’s focus will…

Brake condition, poor maintenance blamed for fatal truck crash

MAGOG, Que. – A combination of high speeds and poor maintenance contributed to a workplace accident that claimed the life of Les Sciures Jutras truck driver Sylvain Ferguson, Quebec’s occupational…

Canadian cargo control online store launched

BRANTFORD, Ont. – Shur-Co Canada has announced the launch of an e-commerce website, which will allow Canadian customers to purchase ShurTite-branded cargo control products from its Brantford, Ont., distribution center.