Equipment

Pride Group opens U.S. HQ in Dallas

DALLAS, Texas – Pride Group Enterprises (PGE) has opened its American headquarters in Dallas. The Mississauga-based company said Wednesday the new location will also serve as its rental and leasing…

Hyundai takes step closer to North American launch of fuel cell trucks

SEOUL, South Korea – Hyundai has delivered its first seven hydrogen fuel cell Xcient Class 8 trucks to customers in Switzerland, and reaffirmed plans to bring the truck to the…

B.C. plans for vehicle width, length review

TORONTO, Ont. – A planned review of B.C. vehicle widths and lengths is on hold pending a provincial election, but the process is still scheduled to move forward this fall…

Republic Services takes delivery of first electric refuse truck

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Republic Services has taken delivery of its first Mack LR Electric waste collection truck. The keys were handed over during a virtual ceremony and press conference Oct.

Manac delivers 200,000th trailer

ST-GEORGES, Que. – Specialty trailer manufacturer Manac is celebrating a milestone – it has delivered its 200,000th trailer. The trailer was produced at the company’s main manufacturing facility in St-Georges.

TIP Canada names Jim MacIntosh VP

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Industry veteran Jim MacIntosh has joined TIP Group’s Canadian subsidiaries Trailer Wizards and Train Trailer Rentals as vice-president of central region, the two companies announced Tuesday. The…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Renewed fleet confidence fueling stronger Class 8 truck demand

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Fleet confidence has returned in the form of strengthening Class 8 truck orders, which surged in September to 32,000 units according to preliminary data from FTR. That’s…

ELD certification process coming in weeks, says OTA

TORONTO, Ont. – A third-party certification process needed to support Canada’s coming mandate for Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) is expected to be in place within weeks. “We expect this to…

Mack renovates assembly plant

MACUNGIE, Pa. – Mack Trucks has completed a US$84-million renovation project at its Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) in Macungie, Pa. The project, dubbed “Reborn,” revitalized the facility’s infrastructure, equipment, systems…

LaPrairie acquires Entrec subsidiaries

CALGARY, Alta. – LaPrairie Group of Companies has acquired Entrec Alberta and Capstan Hauling, the company announced Thursday. Both are divisions of bankrupt heavy equipment hauler Entrec Corp. The two…

Bendix takes over brake joint venture with Dana

ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has bought Dana out of their Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake (BSFB) joint venture. Dana had controlled a 20% interest in the joint venture.

ABB, Lion Electric announce partnership

MONTREAL, Que. – European technology giant ABB and Lion Electric have announced a partnership to sell and service electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment throughout North America. ABB will offer its…

App lets contractors find trucks

LONDON, Ont. – A former contractor has come up with an idea to ease the rampant equipment shortage at construction sites and farms. The solution is trucon.app, which matches…

Western Star takes wraps off all-new 49X vocational truck

PORTLAND, Ore. – A new Western Star, six years in the making, is joining the family, and the OEM boasts the truck is the organization’s most comprehensively tested vehicle ever.

Walmart Canada triples Tesla Semi order

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Walmart Canada is more than tripling its initial order for Tesla Semis, as the retailer looks to convert 20% of its fleet to electric vehicles by 2022.