Equipment

PIT Group studies the efficiency of refrigerated trailers and reefer units

Lined up side by side in a large courtyard of the Centre de formation en transport routier de Saint-Jérôme, eight refrigerated trailers are buzzing with technicians and researchers from PIT…

Purolator secures fleet honor at ACT Expo

Purolator has secured the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Fleet Award for leadership in clean transportation. “We’re integrating sustainable practices into all areas of our business, and part of this is…

Hino debuts Class 8 fuel-cell-electric prototype

Hino Trucks is showcasing a Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., this week. The XL8 prototype was first teased last year. “It’s amazing what…

Thermo King commits to deploying full line of all-electric refrigeration units

Thermo King says it will invest more than $100 million over the next three years to produce a fully electric product for every segment of the cold chain by 2025…

Clifford came back!

After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Great Lakes Truck Club got approval just six weeks ago to stage their Antique & Classic Truck Show in Clifford, Ont.

Toyota to assemble fuel cell modules for heavy trucks

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky will begin assembling integrated dual fuel cell modules for heavy-duty fuel-cell-electric trucks by 2023. “We’re bringing our proven electric technology to a whole new class of…

ZF works with Locomation on autonomous truck tech

ZF and Locomation will collaborate on autonomous trucking technology, the companies announced today. As part of the arrangement, ZF will supply Locomation with Level 4 Redundant ReAX steering units and…

Goodyear working with Plus on autonomous trucking technology

Goodyear has announced it is working with Plus on autonomous trucking technologies. The company will provide its suite of services, including connected tires, to improve efficiency and safety of trucks…

Brake Safety Week inspections run Aug. 22-28

North American enforcement teams will focus the spotlight on braking systems this week, as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recognizes Brake Safety Week. This year’s event, which runs Aug.

Thermo King forms council to examine electrification of industry

Thermo King has formed an industry council to better understand the trucking industry’s coming shift to zero emissions transport and to develop a roadmap to an all-electric transport industry. “Reducing…

Shell explores new frontiers in fuel economy with Starship 2.0

Shell is returning with a new and improved Starship in its decidedly terrestrial goal of inspiring fuel-efficient trucks. The Starship 2.0 demonstration vehicle admittedly looks much like its predecessor, and…

Ryder to maintain Waymo’s autonomous trucks

Ryder System and Waymo have formed a partnership that will see Ryder maintain its Class 8 autonomous trucks. The deal covers sites in Texas, Arizona, California, Michigan and Ohio, as…

Goodyear names Ewald VP of strategy, business development

Goodyear Thursday announced that Thad Ewald has been hired as vice-president, strategy and business development, reporting to executive vice-president and chief financial officer Darren Wells, effective Aug. 23. “Thad brings…

Stuebe named president of Jake Brake

Mark Stuebe, a 30-year veteran in the commercial vehicle and industrial manufacturing industries, was recently named president of Jacobs Vehicles Systems. He replaced Dennis Gallagher, who served as Jacobs’ president…

Quebec’s Micro Bird acquires Ecotuned, looks beyond electric buses

Micro Bird – a joint venture between Blue Bird and Girardin, a Quebec-based school bus distributor – has secured a 70% stake in Ecotuned, a maker of electric powertrains. And…