Sustainability

Meritor extends PlatinumShield coating to lined aftermarket brakes

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Meritor has announced it’s making its PlatinumShield II coating available on lined aftermarket brakes.

Meritor introduces two new product lines

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Meritor announced this week it is launching two new product series: an all-makes parts family dubbed AllFit and a line of remanufactured products named Meritor Green.

Virtual Driver Interactive introduces Semi-Truck Safety solution

El Dorado Hills, Calif.-- Virtual Driver Interactive (VDI) announced it has added expanded lesson plans for semi-trucks and other large vehicles as part of its Virtual HD corporate fleet driver safety system.

Allison Transmission introduces enhanced electronic controls

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Allison Transmission has come out with its fifth generation electronic controls, which the company says have been designed to improve performance.

DEF to be available at the pump at 1,000 N.A. truck stops by mid-February

TORONTO, Ont. -- It’s expected the number of North American truck stops offering diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) at the pump will reach 1,000 by mid-February, according to the latest issue of DEF Tracker.

First Bison Transport LNG tractor hits the road in Calgary on Friday

CALGARY, Alta. –  The first of 15 BisonTransport  LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tractors will roll out of its Calgary terminal Friday morning, a development the company believes marks “a turning point in creating...

Excellence Peterbilt now offering LNG-fuelled rental truck

SAINTE-JULIE, Que. -- Excellence Peterbilt is now offering what it claims to be Canada’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled Class 8 rental truck.

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Navistar’s ‘SCR War Room’

LISLE, Ill. -- The International ProStar and Cummins ISX engine - at one time one of the best-selling truck and engine combinations in the North American Class 8 market - are officially back together.

Canadian DEF supply network accelerating

TORONTO, Ont. -- Four more Canadian truck stops began offering diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) at the pump in November, according to DEF Tracker.

LEADERS: Day & Ross’s Doug Harrison on reducing waste and growth in a tough market

Q: You were named president of Day & Ross General Freight about a year ago and later COO of the Day & Ross Transportation Group. You have extensive experience on both the carrier side and the shipper side. What is your vision for the...

Natural gas presenting new opportunities for Vedder Transport

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- Being an early adopter of liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered trucks has landed Vedder Transportation Group some new business opportunities, including the formation of a new solid waste division, which seems an unlikely fit...

The 6x2s are coming

FLETCHER, N.C. -- Truck, engine and component manufacturers have exhausted almost all the simplest ways to improve productivity for fleet owners and owner/operators. With the low-hanging fruit harvested, what will be the next big breakthrough...

Walmart’s supercube gets warmer reception after permit conditions revised

TORONTO, Ont. -- Walmart Canada’s controversial ‘supercube’ configuration, consisting of a cabover tractor with dromedary box pulling a 60.5-ft. drop-deck semi-trailer will operate under revised permit conditions that reflect...

SmartWay program expands into Canada

Thousands of trucking companies across Canada and the United States are partners of the SmartWay Transport Partnership. This partnership is a public/private collaboration between Natural Resources Canada, the U.S. Environmental Protection...

ready for the three-quel?

Mark Dalton rides again in “On Ice”, the third and final full-length novel which is now available free from Natural Resources Canada's FleetSmart program (as of November, 2013). Mark Dalton is the trucker-private detective character...