Equipment

Cummins signs MoU to become Daimler’s global medium-duty engine provider

Daimler Truck AG and Cummins have inked a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two companies work together globally on medium-duty commercial vehicle engines. Cummins will set up an…

Hydra, Chemtrade promise low-cost hydrogen for fleets

Hydra Energy Partners is joining forces with a Chemtrade plant in British Columbia to offer commercial truck fleets access to hydrogen at a lower price than diesel. Hydra is offering…

New electrical connectors in the works for tractor-trailers

Another electrical connector may be in your future as manufacturers search for the best way to power and control an expanding array of trailer features. In the late 1990s, engineers…

From engineer to CEO, DTNA’s top boss looks back on fulfilling career

Roger Nielsen, Daimler Trucks North American’s (DTNA) operationally-minded, hands-on president and CEO is retiring. Just how hands-on was he? He once helped a truck driver repair an air leak under…

Repair shop revenue hit by pandemic

Fifty-four per cent of heavy-duty repair shops suffered a decline in repair revenues in 2020, according to a new report from the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) and Fullbay. The…

ELD suppliers say their devices will be ready

Several ELD suppliers have issued announcements to assure Canada’s trucking industry that they will have devices ready to comply with a federal mandate scheduled to take effect June 12. All…

Truck lightweighting options continue to evolve

The options that shed unwanted pounds from tractor-trailers continue to evolve, and bulk haulers may not be the only fleets that would benefit from the lighter equipment weights. “Lightweighting makes…

Bridgestone, Michelin to increase commercial tire prices

Suppliers of commercial truck and trailer tires are notifying customers about coming price increases that could go well above the rate of inflation this year. Bridgestone announced today that its…

Redhead Equipment named top Canadian Mack dealer

Redhead Equipment in Regina, Sask., was named Mack Trucks Dealer of the Year for the Canada region. Bergey’s Truck Centers in Pennsauken, N.J., won the 2020 North American Dealer of…

Isuzu adds Cummins diesel, ventures deeper into Class 6/7 trucks

Isuzu Commercial Truck is venturing into heavier territory, introducing Cummins diesel engines to support Class 6 and 7 applications. The OEM’s F Series low cab forward trucks will now come…

Kenworth reveals T680 Next Gen

Kenworth drew inspiration from racecars, iPhones and fine-crafted watches when designing its T680 Next Gen. That according to chief engineer Joe Adams, who revealed the upgrades during an online launch…

Auburn researchers out to prove platooning truck benefits

Researchers at Auburn University continue to report the benefits of platooning trucks, and not just on paved highways. The application of autonomous truck technology makes it possible to run a…

Trailer order strength carries over to 2021

Net trailer orders for January were up 94% year-over-year at 29,100 units, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. They were down 33% from December 2020 bookings. “The year-over-year gain,…

ELD suppliers face steep certification costs ahead of mandate

Certifying an electronic logging device comes at a cost, and no one knows that better than the ELD suppliers themselves. But as Canada’s federally regulated fleets move ever closer to…

Weigh in motion on the go in B.C.’s Lower Mainland

Registered and approved truckers are now bypassing the Nordel Inspection Station in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, thanks to Weigh2GoBC infrastructure improvements. The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure installed weigh-in-motion sensors…