Sustainability

International TranStar now available with 13L SCR engine

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar has announced it has re-launched the International TranStar regional haul tractor with the MaxxForce 13 engine with SCR.

Tote refill DEF prices increase slightly in July

TORONTO, Ont. -- Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) via tote refills increased in price by an average of two cents per litre in July, according to the latest figures from DEF Tracker.

Eaton manual transmissions available with ISX12 G engine

GALESBURG, Mich. -- Eaton has announced its manual transmissions can now be ordered in Freightliner Cascadia trucks with Cummins Westport natural gas engines.

Clean diesel technology paying off: Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EPA10 generation engines now make up 11% of all heavy truck registrations in the US, and have reduced fuel consumption by as much as 560 million gallons while keeping 5.7 million tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.

Saddle Creek building fourth generation natural gas Freightliners; now has 12 million miles of nat-gas experience

NAPA, Calif. -- To say integrating natural gas trucks into your fleet involves a lengthy learning curve is an understatement. Just ask Mike DelBovo, president of Saddle Creek Transportation, which is currently designing its fourth generation...

Freightliner expands natural gas offerings

NAPA, Calif. -- Who says natural gas trucks can’t be aerodynamic? Freightliner has partnered with one of the most experienced natural gas fleets in the US to create a new 113-inch BBC day cab Cascadia with advanced aerodynamics.

Cummins Eastern Canada LP opens new Wabush, NL branch

 Wabush, NL-- Cummins Eastern Canada LP announced that service sales, parts and repairs for generators and Cummins engines are now available to its automotive, mining and industrial customers in the Fermont and Wabush areas of...

Biodiesel on pace for record year in the US

WASHINGTON,  DC -- Boosted by federal policy aimed at diversifying the transportation fuels market, the U.S. biodiesel industry reached a new production record for the first half of the year and is on pace for its best year ever, according...

Canadian Trucking Alliance announces Project Momentum cargo crime event

The Canadian Trucking Alliance, in partnership with Verisk Crime Analytics Canada - CargoNet, police agencies and the Ontario Trucking Association has announced the official launch of Project Momentum -- an initiative to raise awareness of the...

Reinvigorated Firestone brand targets small fleets and O/Os with fuel saving technology

AKRON, Ohio -- Firestone and North America’s owner/operators and small fleets have much in common: they’ve both been essential to getting trucking to where it is today, and they both deserve a lot more respect and attention than...

International WorkStar now available with 13L SCR engine

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar International’s vocational WorkStar is now available with the 13-litre MaxxForce engine with selective catalytic reduction (SCR), the company has announced.

Road Test: Kenworth updates natural gas offerings

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- According to Kenworth’s national sales manager for specialty markets, Andy Douglas, the third annual update on Kenworth’s natural gas progress has customers approaching the topic more proactively. Attitudes are...

Shell kicks off commercial LNG corridor in Alberta

CALGARY, Alta. - May 28 may have been a significant date in Canadian trucking history. That was when Shell fired a major shot in what many think is a fuel revolution, unveiling to the public the first of its commercial LNG refuelling stations.

Business owners oppose Metrolinx funding plan

TORONTO, Ont. -- The trucking industry is not alone in its criticism of Metrolinx’s Big Move plan to fund transit in the Toronto and Hamilton regions.

Bridgestone Commercial Solutions launches premium Ecopia drive tire

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has introduced the Bridgestone M760 Ecopia tire, a drive radial that is EPA SmartWay verified and CARB compliant. T