Equipment

Work truck shipments to ramp up as parts shortages alleviated

Classes 7 and 8 tractor sales in Canada are expected to end the year down about 15% at 15,598 units, according to a North American Commercial Vehicle Business Update from…

Hydra teams with First Truck Centre for hydrogen retrofits

Hydra Energy has teamed with First Truck Centre for installations of its hydrogen/diesel retrofit systems. Hydra says the retrofits curb carbon emissions by up to 40% per truck without degrading…

Peterbilt promotes Blanchet to national sales role

Peterbilt Motors has promoted Martin Blanchet, district sales manager, Eastern Canada, making him responsible for medium-duty and alternative powertrain sales across Canada. Peterbilt also appointed Jim Wallace as director of…

Bridgestone, Pilot team up on tire monitoring service

Bridgestone Americas and Pilot Company are collaborating on an advanced tire monitoring and service network for commercial fleets at 200 Pilot and Flying J locations in the U.S. this summer.

ZF sets future course with new steer-by-wire systems

ZF is preparing for increasingly electric and autonomous commercial vehicles – and its path is now firmly established with help from new “steer-by-wire” systems that can replace traditional mechanical connections…

A look inside Peterbilt’s medium-duty trucks and the Quebec plant that builds them

Paccar operates one of Quebec’s industrial gems in Sainte-Thérèse — a 425,000 sq.-ft. facility that manufactures medium-duty Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. The location itself was built in 1998-99, employs…

Quebec updating PECVL truck safety rating system

Quebec will introduce several changes to its safety ratings system on Jan. 1, changing the province’s approach to critical defects and the way different trucking violations are weighed. “We have…

Used truck prices up 31% in Q2: Ritchie Bros.

The price of used tractors sold through Ritchie Bros. auctions continued to push higher in the second quarter of the year, reaching levels 31% above the same time frame last…

Trailer orders fell 21% in June

North American fleets ordered 15,300 trailers in June, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, down about 21% from May but up 33% year over year. “With 2023 order boards…

Cummins leader steps aside, promotes first female CEO as his replacement

Tom Linebarger has announced he is stepping down as CEO of Cummins Aug. 1, and has named ‘once in a generation talent’ Jennifer Rumsey as his replacement. Linebarger will stay…

Falcon Equipment doubling facility space in Alberta

Falcon Equipment is moving to a new location outside Edmonton on July 18. The facility in Nisku will be twice as large as the old space and will continue to…

Federal government commits up to $150,000 per Class 8 electric truck

Canada’s federal government says it will invest $550 million over the next four years to offset about half the price difference between electric and conventionally fueled trucks. The Incentives for…

Volvo, Daimler, Traton vehicle charging venture taking shape

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Traton Group are officially combining forces in a joint venture to establish electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe. Under the leadership of CEO Anja van…

Navistar delivers first International eMV electric trucks to Canada

Navistar has begun deliveries of its eMV electric medium-duty truck, and two of the first to be delivered are deployed in Canada. Canadian utility provider Enmax has purchased two of…

Supply chain shortages continue to limit Class 8 truck orders

North America’s Class 8 truck orders spiked 13% in June, but were down 36% year over year as OEMs continue to carefully manage order intake in light of uncertainty about…