Equipment

Allison’s new environmental test center to open July 8

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Allison Transmission is developing a 60,000 sq.-ft. Vehicle Environment Test (VET) Center in Indianapolis. It’s currently under construction, with the official opening scheduled for July…

Trudeau visits Lion Electric, calls electric vehicles ‘economy of the future’

Lion Electric president Marc Bedard (left) discusses electric vehicles with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and MP Stépahne Lauzon. SAINT-JEROME, Que. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a point of demonstrating…

Cummins Westport natural gas engines meet low-NOx standards

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Cummins’ commitment to deliver sustainable products and lower NOx emissions continues with certification of the Cummins Westport B6.7N natural gas engine. It recently received certifications from…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Covid-19 hits intermodal hard

Eric Starks, chairman and CEO of FTR. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The global coronavirus epidemic will have a profound impact on the intermodal sector in the short term…

Volvo Trucks launch goes online amid coronavirus concerns

Volvo has updated the FH, FH16, FM, and FMX models, which collectively account for 70% of global sales. (Volvo photo) GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Imagine you were hosting the biggest truck…

ELD certification process coming in March, Transport Canada says

All ELDs used in Canada will need to comply with a new third-party certification process. (Photo: Isaac Instruments) OTTAWA, Ont. – The application process to certify electronic logging devices…

Capacity glut challenging truck market: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind.  – Key truck transportation metrics continue to give mixed signals in early 2020, according to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest. The report said that the total…

Hyndman trucks go under the hammer in Bolton

BOLTON, Ont. – Row upon row of heavy-duty trucks owned by the now-defunct Hyndman Transport are on display in Bolton, where Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is holding its…

Ford betting big on electric vehicles

Ford’s electrification plans include the popular Transit. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Ford Motor Co. is investing invest more than US$11.5 billion into vehicle electrification by 2022 to capitalize on the growing…

Startup looks to tether truck wheels in place

TetherTech Safety uses a thick steel cable running through the axle tube that is tethered to a pair of wheel-end caps to prevent the wheel assembly from separating in the…

MirrorEye wins technical achievement award

Jim Park, chairman of the Technical Achievement Award committee (l) and Kenneth Calhoun, general chairman of TMC (r) present Stephen Fox, vice president of business development at Stoneridege with…

Ritchie Bros.’ first Edmonton auction of 2020 sees increase in bidders over previous year

EDMONTON, Alta. – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ first Edmonton, Alta., auction of the year netted more than $59 million in sales. The event took place Feb. 25-27, and saw nearly 11,500…

Communication, honesty keys to driving uptime

ATLANTA, Ga. – Working closely with your dealer and being honest about when repairs are actually needed are a couple ways fleets and service providers can work together to improve…

4 ways to realize an ROI from truck upgrades

ATLANTA, Ga. – Every truck option comes at a cost, but with some careful planning those costs can transform into investments and deliver true financial returns. Here are four ways…

New technologies driving fuel economy gains

ATLANTA, Ga. – Diesel exhaust aftertreatment initially brought plenty of headaches to the trucking industry’s maintenance managers, but the systems have improved in reliability and fleets are now enjoying the…