Technology

Loop Energy promotes George Rubin

Loop Energy has appointed George Rubin chief commercial officer, the company announced Tuesday. He will also become a member of the executive management team, it said. Loop, based in Burnaby,…

GM bringing electric commercial vehicle plant to Ontario

General Motors has announced it will build BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicles at its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ont. – part of a $1 billion investment to bring the…

Navistar to shut down Melrose Park facility

Navistar International is selling its Melrose Park, Ill., facility to a developer, who will turn it into an industrial busines park. The truck maker says half its employees at the…

Drivers can control Mack OTA updates

Driver-activated Mack Over the Air (OTA) updates are now standard fare on all new Anthem, Pinnacle, and Granite models. Retrofits for 2019 Model Year and newer models are also…

Run on Less demo will put electric trucks to the test

Battery-electric trucks will be put through their paces during a coming North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and Rocky Mountain Institute Run on Less demonstration. And Canadians are being…

Decisiv integrates SRM with Navistar dealer network

GLEN ALLEN, Va. – Decisiv has integrated its service relationship management (SRM) platform with Navistar, allowing more than 30,000 fleet users of SRM to connect with International dealers across North…

Top 10 trucking products of the decade

A new year represents a fresh start. (Good riddance, 2020. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.) Expanding on Today’s Trucking’s tradition of selecting the Top 10…

Retail freight continues to surge this holiday season: FourKites

FourKites, a business that offers real-time visibility into the supply chain, is reporting a surge in activity as trucks scramble to keep shelves stocked this holiday season. Shipping volumes in…

Read the fine print when buying telematics apps

MONTREAL, Que. — Who takes the time to read the fine print at the bottom of contracts? Not you? Me neither. Vehicles generate a lot of data. Telematics systems know…

Aero Mag unveils hybrid de-icing truck

MONTREAL, Que. – The world’s first hybrid de-icing truck has been deployed at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. The Elephant Beta electric-diesel truck was unveiled Thursday by Aero Mag, which specializes in…

Hours of service, brake systems top Roadcheck violations

GREENBELT, Md. – Canadian inspectors placed 817 vehicles and 135 drivers out of service during this year’s international Roadcheck inspection blitz. More than 50,000 inspections were conducted across North America…

Device senses driver drowsiness, distraction

Cipia, once known as Eyesight Technologies, has unveiled the Fleet Sense driver monitoring system. The tool powered by artificial intelligence issues real-time safety alerts to drivers, and customized alerts…

Canada lays out $1.5-billion strategy to develop hydrogen economy

ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. – The federal government has released an in-depth hydrogen strategy it says will position Canada as a global leader in the emerging clean fuel industry. The feds…

Challenges remain in path for fuel cell electric trucks

TORONTO, Ont. – Hydrogen fuel cells have a future in trucking, but the pace of that future will have more to do with the creation and distribution of hydrogen than…

Haven’t heard of ZF? That’s about to change.

TORRANCE, Calif. — ZF hasn’t had a large presence in the North American commercial vehicle market, but expect that to change. The coming year will bring a new “game-changing” automatic…