Sustainability

Meritor presents remanufacturing as a way to reduce costs, go green

PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- Going green may be fashionable right now, but sooner or later everyone will be doing it - not through choice, but through necessity. The thing is, going green is not just about social responsibility; if it’s done...

Pete’s 579 gains SmartWay approval

DENTON, Texas -- Peterbilt has announced its new Model 579 has been SmartWay-certified.

COMPETITION WATCH: TransForce to convert methane into electricity

MONTREAL, Que. -- TransForce’s environmental services division has formed a partnership with Quebec-based Terreau Biogaz to convert methane to electricity from its Granby and Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Que. landfill sites. The...

UPDATED: Navistar to combine advanced EGR with SCR in 2013

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar announced this morning it is working with the EPA and CARB to transition to a combination of advanced exhaust gas recirculation (A-EGR) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR).

DEF Tracker adds Montreal market to price monitoring service

MONTREAL, Que. -- DEF Tracker, an online service that reports on diesel exhaust fluid pricing across North America, has added Montreal, Que. and Tampa, Fla. to its pricing information service.

Volvo launches I-See ‘autopilot’ fuel-saving technology in Europe

GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Volvo Trucks in Sweden has developed a new I-See feature that uses a truck’s kinetic energy to reduce fuel consumption by as much as 5%.

ATA to host “historic” summit on natural gas in trucking

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The unrelenting buzz about natural gas as a viable fuel for the trucking industry has prompted the American Trucking Associations (ATA) to announce a “historic” summit on natural gas in trucking.

OTA applauds MTO’s move to extend tractor wheelbases

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association has applauded the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s first big step to allow the use of tractors with longer wheelbases. The province has passed a regulatory amendment, which will take...

Carrier Transicold names new reefer line ecoForward

ATHENS, Ga. -- Carrier Transicold has named its new platform of “ultra-efficient” trailer refrigeration units.

Peterbilt to offer ISX12 G

DENTON, Texas -- Peterbilt has announced it will offer the natural gas Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine when it becomes available in 2013.

This is Detroit

DETROIT, Mich. -- A sign posted in the office proclaims ‘This is Detroit,’ and it is right in every sense of the word. This is the home of a brand that shares its name with America’s motor city, and the Detroit name is...

The TRUth about Tier 4

Owners and managers of refrigerated fleets are approaching the EPA Tier 4 emissions deadline for trailer refrigeration unit (TRU) engines with some trepidation. And after what they’ve gone through with the EPA emissions mandates for big...

ONLINE SPECIAL: Early spring increases urea demand, drives up DEF prices

TORONTO, Ont. -- April showers bring…higher diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) prices? An early end to winter across much of North America has driven up agricultural demand for urea – the key ingredient in DEF – and in many cases has...

US court vacates rule that allowed Navistar to build non-compliant engines

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A US appeals court has denied Navistar International the ability to pay non-conformance penalties (NCPs) and continue selling non-compliant engines into the North American market.

Mack to introduce natural gas versions of two trucks in 2013

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack has announced it will be offering natural gas-powered versions of its Pinnacle and Granite models in 2013. Both models will utilize the Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine. Customer testing is scheduled to begin this year....