Equipment

Truck and trailer dealer welcomes return to normal

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Stoops Freightliner and its network of truck and trailer dealers isn’t sensing that the drop in new equipment orders is anything to lose sleep over. Instead, Brian…

Fleets say reliability, safety top priorities when spec’ing equipment

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Reliability and safety systems are two priorities for fleets when spec’ing new trucks, according to a panel of fleet executives speaking at the FTR Transportation Conference here…

Volvo to offer fatigue-reducing VDS as option

Volvo Dynamic Steering is designed to help reduce driver fatigue and increase road safety. Chris Stadler DUBLIN, Va. – Volvo Trucks  North America plans to offer its Volvo…

Truck and trailer orders normalizing, not crashing: FTR

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Class 8 truck orders have fallen sharply in recent months, but FTR forecasters aren’t sounding any alarms, and say the drop marks a return to more normal…

Volvo Trucks rides high on innovation, investment

Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America is on a roll. In the year since Peter Voorhoeve took over as president of…

Connectivity revolutionizing cargo tracking, trucking

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – There are more than 10 billion devices connected throughout the world, and this rapidly growing Internet-of-Things will change how product is tracked through the supply chain. Bill…

Electric trucks are coming, says Meritor CTO

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – John Bennett, the vice-president and chief technology officer at Meritor, says exact predictions about the growth of electric trucks are not important. “Everybody is at least predicting that it’s higher than today,” he says.

TIP Trailer Services acquires Trailer Wizards

    AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — Equipment service provider TIP Trailer Services has signed an agreement to acquire Trailer Wizards, a leading supplier of trailer rental and leasing services…

CTA unveils trucking wish list for federal election

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canada's federal election is officially underway, and the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) wants several trucking-related issues to be reflected in party platforms.

Class 8 truck market ‘at a turning point’: FTR

Class 8 truck orders in Auust were 80% lower than a year ago, but up 4% from July, according to preliminary data from FTR. Orders totaled 10,400 units, and have…

Smaller displacement engines, gasoline increasing in popularity

COLUMBUS, Ind. – A new report from ACT Research and Rhein Associates indicates lower-displacement engines in Class 8 trucks and gasoline engines in medium-duty trucks are gaining favor. The report,…

Canadian tech wins Navistar Technician Rodeo

WOODBRIDGE, Ill. – Brandon Wesselius of Lewis Motor Sales in Owen Sound, Ont., won Navistar’s 2019 Technician Rodeo in the truck category. He competed against technicians from across the Americas.

Lewis Trailers offering Fontaine products

LA PRESENTATION, Que. – Lewis Trailers has announced it is now representing Fontaine semi-trailers. “This company manufactures state-of-the-art aluminum flatbed trailers using the StirLite friction-stir welding process used by the…

Arrow Truck Sales to host customer appreciation day

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Arrow Truck Sales will host a customer appreciation day at its Mississauga location on Sept. 13. The event is to thank owner-operators, fleet recruiters, vendors, and OEM…

No rush for 2020 trailer build slots: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Trailer manufacturers have opened their 2020 orderboards, but fleets are reticent to invest in new equipment. That’s according to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Trailer…