Sustainability

BISON REACHES LNG MILESTONE, PUBLISHES WHITE PAPER

Speaking of natural gas, Bison Transport has reached a milestone with the technology, accumulating its first million miles with its fleet of 15 LNG-powered Peterbilts. These trucks are used to pull double-53s between Edmonton and Calgary. Bison...

DEF prices remain stable

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) prices remained steady in December, with Canadian prices for tote refills increasing an average of cent to 55 cents per litre compared to November, according to DEF Tracker.

PIT to conduct first-ever US Energotest trials

MONTREAL, Que. -- FPInnovations’ Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) is bringing its popular Energotest concept to the US, with trials slated to take place Feb. 3-7 in Texas.

Trailer Tails may soon be allowed in Canada: CTA

TORONTO, Ont. -- Full-length trailer tails may finally get the green light in Canada.

Dual fuel CNG trucks coming to Ontario through supplier partnership

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The makers of an alternative fuels management system, a truck rental chain and a natural gas supplier have come together to bring the Ontario trucking industry an opportunity to enjoy the cost savings of natural gas, with...

Bison reaches LNG milestone

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Bison Transport says it has now accumulated a million miles with its liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered trucks.

Carrier Transicold’s engine emissions system for California gets CARB approval

ATHENS, Ga. -- Carrier Transicold says its optional engine emissions system (EES) designed to comply with California’s stringent emissions standards has been CARB-approved.

Tallman Truck Centre produces how-to video for parked re-gens

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Tallman Truck Centre has released an interactive training video outlining the best practices for performing a parked regeneration on an EPA10-compliant International truck.

ANOTHER WORD ON ONTARIO’S FLAWED BIODIESEL MANDATE

In the last edition of Hooked Up, I complained that Ontario was moving ahead with a biodiesel mandate to be implemented over an impossibly quick timeline that provides little opportunity to consider input from industry. Yep, biodiesel....

Ferus, ENN form joint venture to build LNG liquefaction plants

CALGARY, Alta. -- Ferus Natural Gas Fuels and ENN Canada have created a joint venture that will see them own and operate together two liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction plans in Canada.

Webasto says pre-heating engine reduces emissions at start-up

FENTON, Mich. -- Pre-heating diesel engines reduces emissions and improves the performance of the diesel particulate filter (DPF), according to independent testing conducted for Webasto.

E-learn how to get the most out of every drop of fuel

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) launched the e-learning edition of its SmartDriver for Highway Trucking in 2011, and is now redeveloping the learning materials, with the support and guidance of numerous trucking industry stakeholders, to meet...

Glasvan Great Dane introduces a CNG truck built by Autocar

Glasvan Great Dane has announced that they will be carrying the Autocar shunt tractor featuring a natural gas Cummins ISL-G engine at all their locations.

BIODIESEL, ONTARIO? REALLY?

Just last week came news that the province of Ontario is considering a biodiesel mandate, that will see diesel contain a 2% biofuel blend by April 2014, ramping up to 4% in 2015. My first thought on this is, why? Why biodiesel and why at all?...

BRINGING GAS TO THE ISLAND

Speaking of cleaner fuels, there has been so much talk about natural gas of late, and it’s mostly the big fleets that get all the attention. However, out west, little Cold Star Freight, which runs about 35 trucks, is getting involved in a...