Equipment

Cummins Westport natural gas engines meet low-NOx standards

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Cummins’ commitment to deliver sustainable products and lower NOx emissions continues with certification of the Cummins Westport B6.7N natural gas engine. It recently received certifications from…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Covid-19 hits intermodal hard

Eric Starks, chairman and CEO of FTR. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The global coronavirus epidemic will have a profound impact on the intermodal sector in the short term…

Volvo Trucks launch goes online amid coronavirus concerns

Volvo has updated the FH, FH16, FM, and FMX models, which collectively account for 70% of global sales. (Volvo photo) GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Imagine you were hosting the biggest truck…

Meritor to host training sessions in Edmonton

EDMONTON, Alta. – Meritor will hold a series of aftermarket product training events in Edmonton, Alta., later this month. The sessions are geared toward those in parts and sales, as…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Truck orders plunge as fleet uncertainty rises

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Orders for Class 8 trucks fell sharply in February to a total of 14,100 units, according to preliminary data from FTR. That marked an “unexpected” 20% drop…

Capacity glut challenging truck market: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind.  – Key truck transportation metrics continue to give mixed signals in early 2020, according to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest. The report said that the total…

DTNA launches CX fleet for electric truck program

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is launching a customer experience (CX) fleet for its electric truck program, the company said Tuesday. The Freightliner Customer Experience Fleet…

Focus On: Stoneridge swaps mirrors for monitors

From the driver's perspective, Stoneridge's MirrorEye system is simple enough, but there's a lot going on in the background of this technology designed to replace traditional mirrors.

Rush Truck Centres names Richard Shortt president

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Rush Truck Centres of Canada has appointed Richard Shortt president and chief operating officer following the departure of Roger Poirier on Friday, the company said. Shortt…

MirrorEye wins technical achievement award

Jim Park, chairman of the Technical Achievement Award committee (l) and Kenneth Calhoun, general chairman of TMC (r) present Stephen Fox, vice president of business development at Stoneridege with…

Emissions tampering enforcement ramps up in Ontario

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) has deployed its Vehicle Emissions Enforcement Unit to target trucks and shops that bypass emissions rules, and a…

Ritchie Bros.’ first Edmonton auction of 2020 sees increase in bidders over previous year

EDMONTON, Alta. – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ first Edmonton, Alta., auction of the year netted more than $59 million in sales. The event took place Feb. 25-27, and saw nearly 11,500…

Communication, honesty keys to driving uptime

ATLANTA, Ga. – Working closely with your dealer and being honest about when repairs are actually needed are a couple ways fleets and service providers can work together to improve…

FCCC comes out with all-electric MT50e truck chassis

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) announced it’s partnering with Proterra to bring to market an all-electric MT50e truck chassis. The Proterra system powering the truck will feature 226 kWh of…

Paccar Parts names 2020 Peterbilt Parts Council

RENTON, Wash. – Paccar Parts has appointed the 2020 Peterbilt Parts Council. There are two Canadians in the panel. The council empowers Peterbilt dealerships across Canada and the U.S.