Equipment

P.S.I. recognizes top trailer manufacturers

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) has awarded six trailer manufacturers for their role in advancing the penetration rates of its Meritor Tire Inflation System. Momentum Awards, given…

Alliance Truck Parts continues to expand

PORTLAND, Ore. – Alliance Truck Parts continues to expand its retail footprint, opening six new Canadian locations as well as its 100th store, located in Lexington, S.C. “Alliance Parts is…

Hyliion finds partner, will list on NYSE

AUSTIN, Texas – Electric powertrain specialist Hyliion has merged with Tortoise Acquisition Corp., and will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HYLN. Hyliion says the move…

Tri Truck Centre named Hino Canada Dealer of the Year

BARRIE, Ont. – Tri Truck Centre has once again been named Hino’s 2019 Canadian Dealer of the Year. It won the award every year from 2014 to 2017, inclusive. “I…

ECONOMIC WATCH: ‘Signs of life’ in trailer market, FTR says

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Final net trailer orders for May totaled just 4,300 units, up 1,200% from “dismal” April activity but down 64% year-over-year with elevated cancelations, FTR reported. All segments…

Volvo deploys first electric VNR

FONTANA, Calif. – Volvo Trucks North America has deployed its first VNR electric truck as part of the Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solution (LIGHTS) project. TEC Equipment’s Fontana, Calif.,…

Canada’s first natural gas-electric hybrid to be demonstrated

AYR, Ont. – Hiller Truck Tech has taken delivery of the first natural gas-electric hybrid Class 8 tractor, which it plans to demonstrate June 18-19. The 2015 Freightliner Cascadia has…

Regional fleets missing out on billions in truck fuel economy savings: NACFE

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Many regional fleets are missing out on the truck fuel economy and environmental benefits made possible by today’s technology. The challenge is making the right business…

Bendix’s online brake school reaches milestone

ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix says its Brake-School.com online training platform has been in operation for seven years and now has 100,000 registered users. The online platform offers nearly 90…

PacLease celebrates 40 years of success

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Paccar Leasing Co., or PacLease, has turned 40. The full-service truck rental and leasing company started operations in 1980, offering service at 17 locations. Today, it operates…

BFGoodrich introduces Route Control regional tires

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Responding to market trends that have seen regional haul and urban delivery tire demand outpace longhaul, BFGoodrich has introduced two new regional tires. The Route Control S…

Dennis Mooney joins Plus.ai

CUPERTINO, Calif.– Self-driving truck technology provider Plus.ai has appointed Dennis Mooney to its advisory board, the company announced Monday. It said Mooney will leverage his decades of expertise in global…

Navistar earnings hit by Covid-19

LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International reported a Q2 loss of US$38 million, on falling revenues of $1.9 billion, a 36% decline year-over-year. The company said the decrease was primarily due…

DTNA’s North American production resumes

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has resumed production at all nine of its North American manufacturing operations. The latest to reopen were the Saltillo and Santiago, Mexico…

They sell trucks against all odds

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Longtime truck salesman Kevin MacDonnell was blunt in his assessment of the current situation. “To do sales and deliveries, and keep social distancing (at the same time)…