Natural gas truck sales down in 2018 preview image Equipment Natural gas truck sales down in 2018 January 28, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 retail sales rose 13% in 2017, but slid 23% year-to-date through November 2018, according to a quarterly report from ACT…
OTA briefs Environment Minister preview image Sustainability OTA briefs Environment Minister January 25, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) recently met with Environment Minister Rod Phillips to discuss how the trucking industry can contribute to cleaner air and a reduction in…
Sustainability Truck convoys join Alberta rallies in support of oil and gas sector December 20, 2018 EDMONTON, Alta. – A series of truck convoys have taken part in recent rallies across Alberta in support of the province’s oil and gas sector. In Nisku, Alta., the group…
Freightliner delivers first electric truck preview image Equipment Freightliner delivers first electric truck December 20, 2018 CARSON, Calif. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has delivered its first electric truck, as part of its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet. The Freightliner eM2 was delivered to Penske Truck…
Continental experiments with dandelion truck tires preview image Equipment Continental experiments with dandelion truck tires December 20, 2018 ANLAM, Germany – Continental is experimenting with Russian dandelion rubber as a potential replacement raw material in truck tires to rubber from tropical regions. The work is being done at…
Sustainability CNG filling stations opened along Hwy. 401 December 14, 2018 LONDON, Ont. – Three trucks tops along Hwy. 401 in Ontario now have compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations for heavy trucks. The stations were installed by Union Energy Solutions…
Volvo to electrify VNR preview image Equipment Volvo to electrify VNR December 11, 2018 Volvo will commercialize VNR Electric by 2020
Ryder places order for 1,000 electric vans preview image Sustainability Ryder places order for 1,000 electric vans November 20, 2018 MIAMI, Fla. – Ryder System announced today it has placed the largest commercial electric vehicle order in the U.S. The company ordered 1,000 medium-duty electric panel vans from Chanje Energy,…
Sustainability New report paves way to net-zero carbon emissions November 19, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has suggested the heavy-duty transport industry can achieve net-zero carbon emissions at minimal costs to the global economy,…
Nikola claims US$12 billion in hydrogen truck pre-orders preview image Equipment Nikola claims US$12 billion in hydrogen truck pre-orders November 15, 2018 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Hydrogen truck maker Nikola says it has raised another US$210 million and now boasts US$12 billion in pre-orders. About $380 million of those were for the recently…
Image can be everything preview image Business Management Image can be everything October 29, 2018 Panel says industry must step up to attract more people into trucking
Natural gas truck sales down preview image Equipment Natural gas truck sales down October 22, 2018 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada have declined 28% this year through August, according to a new report from ACT Research. They were up…
OTA offers to help build carbon reduction plan preview image Sustainability OTA offers to help build carbon reduction plan October 17, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) wants to work with the province to develop a “made-in-Ontario” carbon reduction solution. The OTA says the industry must continue to do…
Electric medium-duty trucks a good fit for some applications: NACFE preview image Equipment Electric medium-duty trucks a good fit for some applications: NACFE October 17, 2018 NEW YORK, N.Y. – A new Confidence Report on the viability of electric-powered medium-duty trucks found they are a “real solution, for some specific applications.” Mike Roeth, executive director of…
More needs to be done to attract women to industry, says WBF panel preview image Business Management More needs to be done to attract women to industry, says WBF panel October 4, 2018 EDMONTON, Alta. – Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) president Chris Nash believes companies that do not embrace diversity and inclusiveness will soon struggle to find talent. “Diversity will bring more…
