Equipment

Waste hauler takes delivery of first Autocar DC-64R

HOUSTON, Texas – Autocar has delivered its first DC-64R conventional roll-off waste truck to WCA Waste Corporation. The company says WCA helped develop specific features and benefits during the product…

Ritchie Bros.’ first online-only auction a success

EDMONTON, Alta. – Ritchie Bros.’ transition to online-only auctions didn’t dampen business at its very first online-only auction in Edmonton, Alta., May 11-15. A total of 10,700 pieces of equipment…

Daimler updating e-commerce parts platform

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America is launching a new e-commerce platform known as Excelerator, replacing the existing Pinnacle Truck Parts platform by this fall. “Excelerator connects our customers…

Kriska acquires Wills Transfer’s drayage operation

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Wills Transfer has sold its intermodal division to Kriska Transportation Group, the companies have announced. Wills Intermodal offers drayage services between Eastern Ontario and the Port…

ECONOMIC WATCH: April trailer orders set historic low

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – April trailer orders plunged to 300 units, the lowest level in the modern era, according to preliminary data from FTR. Orders are from U.S. manufacturers, and include…

Truck-Lite Holdings rebrands as Clarience Technologies

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. —    Truck-Lite Holdings, the parent company of Truck-Lite, has a new corporate identity — the company announced Monday that it has changed its name to Clarience Technologies.

ECONOMIC WATCH: April Class 8 orders plummet 46% from March

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 net orders plummeted to 4,100 units in April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, down 46% from March and 72% year-over-year. “April represents the…

DTNA partners with, invests in Platform Science

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has partnered with Platform Science to advance its on-vehicle software capabilities, and has invested into the company via its Series B funding…

Volvo, Mack offer new finance programs

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Volvo and Mack are offering special finance deals to customers in the U.S. and Canada. Volvo Financial Services is offering the Spring into Action program in Canada,…

Vision Truck Group named top Canadian Volvo dealer

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Vision Truck Group has been named Volvo Trucks’ 2019 Dealer of the Year. The awards were presented virtually over Skype, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

ACT Research slashes forecast for nat-gas truck sales

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 natural gas truck sales are expected to nosedive, after a strong start to 2020, according to ACT Research’s Alternative Fuels Quarterly report. Retail sales were…

B.C. wants feedback on ELDs, speed limiters, trip inspections

VICTORIA, B.C. – British Columbia wants commercial vehicle drivers, owners and owner-operators to weigh in on electronic logging devices (ELDs), trip inspections, and speed limiters within provincial borders. Federally…

Daimler, Volvo shed light on new fuel cell joint venture

NABERN, Germany – Longtime truck-making rivals Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group announced the formation of a joint venture this morning, which will see them jointly develop hydrogen fuel cells…

New Daimler-Volvo venture to produce fuel cells in Canada

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group have signed a preliminary agreement to establish a new joint venture for large-scale production of hydrogen fuel cells, the two companies…

Goodyear to phase-in restart of production

AKRON, Ohio – Goodyear plans to phase in a restart of production in the second quarter, beginning in April with some of its commercial truck tire facilities in the U.S.