Equipment

Goodyear launches Fleet Central portal

AKRON, Ohio – Goodyear has launched a Fleet Central interactive portal to allow fleets to purchase tires, activate service and gain insights into their tire program. The portal will allow…

Lion Electric to offer ChargePoint charging stations

MONTREAL, Que. – Lion Electric has entered into a reseller agreement with ChargePoint, one of the world’s largest electric vehicle charging networks. Lion will offer ChargePoint’s full line of commercial…

Used truck price increases in U.S. outpace Canada

BURNABY, B.C. – Canadian used truck prices were relatively flat when comparing the three months ending in November to the same period last year, the latest Ritchie Bros. data suggests.

B.C. fleets continue adopting natural gas

SURREY, B.C. – At least 13 B.C. transportation organizations have put 144 natural gas-fueled vehicles into service this year, FortisBC reports. While the biggest adopter was BC Transit, with 78…

Steve Taylor retires from Rush Enterprises

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Rush Enterprises announced Friday that Steve Taylor, vice-president of medium-duty truck and bus sales, will retire Dec. 31. He will be replaced by Scott Chowaniec, who…

B.C. truckers face massive change, challenge in 2021

LANGLEY, B.C. – British Columbia’s trucking industry faces an array of changes and challenges in the coming year, as it prepares for mandatory entry-level driver training, ELDs, the dawn of…

Volvo rolls forward with VNR Electric trucks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag449gVwNFw&feature=youtu.be TORONTO, Ont. – Volvo Trucks North America is powering ahead with plans to roll out a battery-electric truck, officially launching production of the VNR Electric in early 2021. “It’s…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Class 8 orders surge as fleets lock in 2021 build slots

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – November was the third best month ever for Class 8 truck orders at 52,600 units, according to preliminary data from FTR. It was the strongest month since…

More ELD questions emerge ahead of mandate

TORONTO, Ont. – Electronic Logging Device (ELD) suppliers continue to await answers for some key questions as they prepare for a pending Canadian mandate that takes hold June 12. In…

Paccar celebrates 10 years of North American engine production

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Paccar is celebrating 10 years of North American engine manufacturing. The company began planning to produce engines in its Columbus, Mississippi factory in 2006, bringing in a…

Ritchie Bros. sells equipment worth $82M

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Ritchie Bros. has set an auction record at Grande Prairie sales. The auctioneer said Monday it sold more than 4,900 pieces of equipment worth $82 million…

Cyber attack takes Rand McNally ELDs offline

TORONTO, Ont. – Rand McNally’s DriverConnect ELD platform is not working, following a cyber attack affecting the company’s hosted and network systems. It is instructing affected fleets and drivers to…

DTNA’s Mount Holly truck plant celebrates milestones

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – Daimler Trucks North America’s Mount Holly truck plant recently celebrated its 41st anniversary, and production of its 700,000th truck. The M2 106 extended cab went to…

Truck OEMs charting course to ‘ultra-clean’

TORONTO, Ont. – The path to ultra-clean truck transportation begins with clean diesel engines today, but will eventually be dominated by electric trucks. But on that journey, truck manufacturers must…

XL Specialized expanding production capacity

MANCHESTER, Iowa – Specialty trailer manufacturer XL Specialized Trailers is planning a US$6- to $7-million expansion, increasing its production capacity by more than 30%. The expansion will begin in late…